My beautiful Weber!
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Cracking performance from my AWT Mk2a BBQ this weekend ... 
First ... a surprise 50th Birthday Party for Mrs Coff at a local hostilary Saturday evening ... which finished back at Coffman Towers @ 03:30 Sunday morning. We kicked off again bright eyed and bushy tailed at 08:30 Sunday morning. Fired up the BBQ for the first session ... Breakfast Bacon Rolls, which required 4 Kilos of prime smoked back bacon, for all those staying with us and invited guests (everybody who came to Mrs C's Bash).
The BBQ then performed perfectly from 11:00 through to 15:00 cooking the majority of the local butchers shop. We finally finished at 18:00 Sunday evening ... out of respect to some of our friends who still had to work Monday morning
Perfect weather and a great time had by all along with enough aluminium in my recycle bin to re skin a F4 and enough glass to re glaze the local church.
Best ...
Coff.
First ... a surprise 50th Birthday Party for Mrs Coff at a local hostilary Saturday evening ... which finished back at Coffman Towers @ 03:30 Sunday morning. We kicked off again bright eyed and bushy tailed at 08:30 Sunday morning. Fired up the BBQ for the first session ... Breakfast Bacon Rolls, which required 4 Kilos of prime smoked back bacon, for all those staying with us and invited guests (everybody who came to Mrs C's Bash).
The BBQ then performed perfectly from 11:00 through to 15:00 cooking the majority of the local butchers shop. We finally finished at 18:00 Sunday evening ... out of respect to some of our friends who still had to work Monday morning
Perfect weather and a great time had by all along with enough aluminium in my recycle bin to re skin a F4 and enough glass to re glaze the local church.
Best ...
Coff.
Last edited by CoffmanStarter; 12th Aug 2013 at 18:07.
I'm a tad late to the barbie, but last years missed summer was my opportunity to relieve B&Q of a really big Weber at a really low price.
I'd always coveted my USAF brother in laws machine and finally I got there. Love it.
Far cry from a 30 plus barbie at the old MQ at Lyneham. Cheapo great mills job just didn't cut it, so I went down the Oil Drum route. With no cooking grill, I visited the BDR store and got a big sheet of mesh used to patch up the reflector on Watchman RADAR head.
Folk arrived, beer flowed, we're cooking on gas (well charcoal actually..)
The more knowledgeable among you may now be thinking 'Whats the melting point of Dural mesh as used to repair the RADAR antennas'?
I don't know, but I do know that it melts about 5 minutes after you put the food on it.
I'd always coveted my USAF brother in laws machine and finally I got there. Love it.
Far cry from a 30 plus barbie at the old MQ at Lyneham. Cheapo great mills job just didn't cut it, so I went down the Oil Drum route. With no cooking grill, I visited the BDR store and got a big sheet of mesh used to patch up the reflector on Watchman RADAR head.
Folk arrived, beer flowed, we're cooking on gas (well charcoal actually..)
The more knowledgeable among you may now be thinking 'Whats the melting point of Dural mesh as used to repair the RADAR antennas'?
I don't know, but I do know that it melts about 5 minutes after you put the food on it.
Originally Posted by Roland
That isn't a BBQ. That is a kitchen where someone has knocked the walls down!!
Anyway, my next house move is certainly going to feature a custom built barbecue area - clearly not as grand as that one, so any ideas gratefully received.
Courtney
I wouldn't have a 500 watt stereo with tons of knobs that never do anything useful
He didn't ask the most important question.
"How many KPD does it have?"
"KPD, Sir?"
"Knobs per Deuchmark, ol' Son."
"Why do you want lots of knobs?"
"Because I'm paying for it."
"How many KPD does it have?"
"KPD, Sir?"
"Knobs per Deuchmark, ol' Son."
"Why do you want lots of knobs?"
"Because I'm paying for it."
Oh dear: SWMBO conned me along to some show or other and bought a BabyQ for the motor home.
I suppose I'll get my own back with a Summit 6: it is summer, after all.
I suppose I'll get my own back with a Summit 6: it is summer, after all.
How appropriate that such a piece of gas-faggotry is available in the relevant colour:
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Completely agree BEagle ... anything PINK connected with BBQ'ing is wrong on so many levels ... unless it's the beef being cooked that is
Anyway my Gas powered AWT Mk2a is currently in for it's 5th annual 3rd line service and will remain on QRA over the winter months
I guess our chums in the southern-hemisphere are fast approaching their BBQ season ... but honestly motor homes and caravans
Anyway my Gas powered AWT Mk2a is currently in for it's 5th annual 3rd line service and will remain on QRA over the winter months
I guess our chums in the southern-hemisphere are fast approaching their BBQ season ... but honestly motor homes and caravans
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you mean you don't do the Christmas turkey on it? Big JHQ tradition, and brought back after tourex by more than a few, and indeed my offspring now do the same.
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Nothing wrong with Weber Qs, in the correct environment of course. That one's a Q100, although you can't buy them new in pink. There's a cottage industry customising the things. Yes, pun was intentional.
We have a Q120 for the boat. Almost the same, but with side tables and a thermometer to take the guesswork out of it to a degree(!). And a nice dull shade of grey.
I don't expect a charcoal beastie would be the best idea on the boat!
But the Green Egg will be in full force tonight, sirloin for dinner.
We have a Q120 for the boat. Almost the same, but with side tables and a thermometer to take the guesswork out of it to a degree(!). And a nice dull shade of grey.
I don't expect a charcoal beastie would be the best idea on the boat!
But the Green Egg will be in full force tonight, sirloin for dinner.
LangleyB.
I often do our Christmas turkey on our Weber. I too caught the habit while at JHQ. I caught it in the mid eighties from the american wife of a harrier pilot (Bill W.) did you catch it from the same source perchance?
I often do our Christmas turkey on our Weber. I too caught the habit while at JHQ. I caught it in the mid eighties from the american wife of a harrier pilot (Bill W.) did you catch it from the same source perchance?
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Interesting to see mention of "Webering" the Christmas turkey, as I'd been considering it for this year, as likely we'll be entertaining some Teeterettes and some grand-Teeters, the latter of whom will be on solids and in need of education.
Never having enjoyed a posting to JHQ, what tips/pitfalls to avoid can the team provide?
(Milady Teeters thinks I'm barking; no change there then!)
Never having enjoyed a posting to JHQ, what tips/pitfalls to avoid can the team provide?
(Milady Teeters thinks I'm barking; no change there then!)
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Never done it ... But my guess, based on the usual +15lb monster destined for Coffman Towers, would be to give it a good start in the domestic oven first and then finish on a BBQ spit/rotisserie ... with occasional basting so the bird (Turkey) remains moist 
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You can do up to a 13 to 14 lb one on a 22 1/2 in Weber. I never stuff it and I use the indirect method (catch some juices for gravy etc. in the middle). My record on a windy Christmas morning is 1 1/4 hours (I couldn't believe it either!), but usually 2 to 2 1/2 hours gives you a well cooked bird.