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Knife Sharp

January 31, 2021 by admin · Leave a Comment

Over the years I have tried to sharpen my kitchen knives using a variety of methods, with varying degrees of success.  I know some obsess over the process of using a whetstone to achieve that perfectly razor sharp edge.  So, when I saw a new service from KnifeSharp, available nationwide, I jumped on it. 

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Audew Vacuum Sealer

August 7, 2020 by admin · Leave a Comment


If you are cooking big cuts of BBQ frequently it’s likely you will end up with leftovers, and I used to stuff these into freezer bags and stick them in the freezer ready to reheat.

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Blazaball

March 20, 2020 by admin · 1 Comment

Blazaball

Ever lit a fire and in your usual way using wax coils or firelighters just to come back and find it’s snuffed out? Especially if you are dumping more unlit fuel on top which can just starve all the oxygen and suffocate the flames. Well there is an answer and you’d be surprised how simple it is but, as with many simple things it’s also super effective. Well let us introduce you to the Blazaball.

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Meater Top Tips

February 16, 2020 by admin · Leave a Comment

There are now 3 Meater products, the original Meater, Meater + and the Meater block. Here I give some tips to help you get the best out of your Meater, perhaps you have lost connection or the Meater isn’t charging, you can speak to the helpful Meater customer services, but using this checklist, you can work through some of the common problems some users have experienced.

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La Hacienda Swing Grill

February 7, 2020 by admin · Leave a Comment

La Hacienda Swing Grill
La Hacienda Swing Grill

Get Swinging…

A swing grill is a very useful bit of kit to cook with, you can cook over a range of heat sources, a firepit as above, a campfire, or a grill, having a good height makes all the difference and gives you plenty of options for cooking at a range of heights.

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Meater Block Review

October 27, 2019 by admin · Leave a Comment

Meater Block

Meater Block Review – A wireless thermometer

The Meater Block is a 4 probe wirefree thermometer, it works as a great bbq thermometer, either hooking up to wifi so you can monitor your cook, or in stand alone mode. [Read more…]

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EasyKabob Review

September 27, 2019 by admin · 2 Comments

Easy Kabob

Easy Kabob Review

Kabob? Or is it kebab, kebap or even kofte/kofta? Either way I had seen the EasyKabob being used by a whole bunch of the US BBQ folks but just couldn’t see it available in the UK market. Initially I thought the same as you may be thinking ‘I can make them by hand’, but then I saw some videos, showing how easy it is, as well as the results. Now, I’ve made kebabs (that’s the name I’m going to stick with for this review) many times for the BBQ at home and they are simple enough.  However, have you also had the panic face appear as you watch them fall though the bars of your grates onto the coals where they haven’t held together well enough? Not much fun is it?  Perhaps you’ve even been to a friend’s BBQ and they pull out the sad looking supermarket kebabs that are so dense you could break your teeth on them?

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JohnJoe Extender for Ooni 3

July 9, 2019 by admin · Leave a Comment

Ooni 3 Hopper Extender

Sometimes a piece of kit comes along in the BBQ world and makes a huge amount of difference and makes your cooking a lot easier. [Read more…]

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EcoFlares

June 24, 2019 by admin · Leave a Comment

Lighting BBQ’s and fires always used to be about pieces of scrunched up newspaper and lighter fluid or even those little white cubes you got from the petrol station. But, things have changed in recent years with new ways of getting the BBQ going including electric gadgets to fan hot air onto the coals. But just as all these things became popular people also started looking for cleaner and more eco friendly ways to light the fires.
So along comes Ecoflares. Essentially small strips of wood wool wound together into a sort of coil shape and then covered in wax to help with both ignition and to make them semi waterproof. Similar products have popped up in a few stores now under different brand names but with little detail on origin etc but, Ecoflares could be considered to be a kind of premium version. I’ve opened other brands bags before and found some coils that have unraveled and some that look like they have been put on a diet and are too small. And a lot that have completely fallen apart and sit in the bottom of the bag as unusable strips of wood.
With Ecoflares you get nice big fat bundles mostly of a similar size and you can see immediately that you are going to get a better burn time from them which is what it’s all about. The longer and bigger the initial flame the quicker the fuel around them will ignite and the fire will spread. I have used these for a number of cooks now and have been impressed with the way they burn and how long for. They even burnt for long enough to get some briquettes going in a chimney starter which I was really pleased with. Ecoflares are a UK based company and they use locally sourced FSC certified wood from renewable and sustainable sources and their product is 100% biodegradable. 
The guys at Ecoflares have been very kind in offering a discount code for anyone who wants to give them a try and, at time of writing, there is already a reduction on the boxes of 200 on their site whilst they wait for stock of the small pack; but the code ECOFLARES110 will bag you an additional 10% off the already reduced price. Not bad. Head over to their website for more information and to take advantage of the discounts www.eco-flares.com
All codes live at time of writing. The Ecoflares product was supplied free of charge to be used and reviewed but I am free to voice my own and honest opinions on them.
Artust
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Meater + Bluetooth Thermometer Review

February 4, 2019 by admin · 1 Comment

luetooth Thermometer

Meater + Bluetooth Thermometer

I’ve been trialling both the Meater and Meater + bluetooth thermometers over the last year, and have been very impressed on the whole. They are a wirefree probe type thermometer that you leave in the meat as you cook it. It then sends the temperature of both the meat and the BBQ/Cooker temperature. Giving an all in one solution to monitoring your BBQ temperatures. [Read more…]

Filed Under: BBQ Accessory Reviews · Tagged: Bluetooth Thermometer, Meater +

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