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EasyKabob Review

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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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EcoFlares

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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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Changes at UK BBQ Review

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Welcome to Artust

Ok so I’ve been running UK BBQ Review for over 4 years now, it’s great work being able to share my thought on the ever growing amount of stuff that is available to UK BBQ’ers these days, so much more than when I started over 4 years ago. [Read more…]

Meat Church Rubs

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Meat Church Rubs

If you have ever ventured into the world of buying a rub that has been imported from America, then you may well be familiar with the Meat Church brand. They long been a favourite of many a BBQ team and backyard BBQ fan and have seen their range expand year on year with new products.


Amongst the favourites are Honey Hog which puts down the best colour and sweet flavours onto your chosen meats, and they there is Honey Hog Hot which takes the same rub and kicks it up a little with some heat too. If Beef is your thing then Holy Cow is the one for you, taking its inspiration from Texas style BBQ which is where Meat Church are based, but also building on that and adding a little more to make it a competition level rub too.

A few years back a Bacon BBQ rub was added to the line-up and proved very popular, but the end of 2018 saw a limited edition Honey Bacon BBQ rub added to their line up and I knew I had to try it before it disappeared. Luckily in September last year I managed to get my hands on some, and taking no risks I made sure it was a 1lb bag to give me plenty of uses.

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So let me start by saying this. It’s good. If you are into the sweet & salty thing that’s popular at the minute, then you need to give this a try. Luckily for us the rub is now available in the UK and Europe via www.bbqgourmet.co.uk in a generous 14oz shaker size for £11.95. I’ve used this rub on a few cooks now including some bacon wrapped meatballs and more recently on some bacon cinnamon rolls.

Yes, I rolled up some bacon into some cinnamon rolls and added in a shake of the rub too and cooked them on the BBQ. It was a taste sensation and a perfectly balanced and healthy breakfast. Proven to be at least 3 of your 5 a day. Go look up the Meat Church range and let us know what you think in the comments below.

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Meater + Bluetooth Thermometer Review

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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…]

Weber Summit Charcoal – Grill Center

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Weber Summit Charcoal - Grill Center

Weber Summit Charcoal

I was very fortunate to have been sent a Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center by the kind folks at Weber and Riverside Garden Centre to review and get to grips with. It’s a beast of a kettle BBQ but with the insulation of a ceramic kamado style, sitting beautifully between the two. Still relatively lightweight that it can be moved around on the cart with ease, and yet sturdy enough to make you realise this is definitely a premium grill.

Weber Summit Charcoal - Grill Center

Cooking direct and Indirect (using the substantial baffle) and swapping between the two is very easy, lighting made simple with the gas starter canister under the coals, you really feel like there is nothing that you can’t cook with ease on this grill. The best thing of all is the level of control that can be achieved by using the air inlet, because it doesn’t have the thermal mass of a ceramic grill, it’s quick and responsive to ramp the heat up or cut it back.

I’ve really been able to achieve some great results with this grill. Here’s a video of my first impressions of the weber summit charcoal.

 

Electric Charcoal Starters

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Electric Charcoal Starters

If you want to cook with charcoal on your BBQ but you want to get things going quickly, then you need an electric chimney starter.

The 3 here have a heat source and a fan to get the charcoal lit in super quick time.

Check out the video for my thoughts, all three of these charcoal starters will do a great job to get you going.

https://shop.americanbbq.co.uk/electric-charcoal-fire-starter-wand-210-p.asp

https://www.bigfire.co.uk/product/airlighter-420/

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