National Homebrew Club Ireland

Anyone interested in putting together a team to enter in the big grill BBQ comp http://www.biggrillfestival.com/cook-off-competition.html (http://www.biggrillfestival.com/cook-off-competition.html) ?
4 man team, 150 euro entry fee..need to do ribs, brisket, shoulder, chicken and another cut of you choice...I've a webber smokey mountain smoker i'm handy enough with and i'd put my ribs up with anyones, my shoulder is fairly good and i smoke a turkey pretty well too...Anyone interested ?? I know there are a few handy cooks among the clubs

I'd be interested but don't have a smoker myself, that kinda limits my practising possibilities.

I did do a whole goat in a pit roast recently for a friends 50th birthday which I catered mostly by myself for 22 people :)


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It was delicious by all accounts, this is my second time to do such a roast and it won't be the last.

The whole goat and two extra legs got about 7 hours in the pit once the fire died down and the bones slipped right out of the joints.

Quote from: lordstilton on July 23, 2014, 08:33:11 PM
Anyone interested in putting together a team to enter in the big grill BBQ comp http://www.biggrillfestival.com/cook-off-competition.html (http://www.biggrillfestival.com/cook-off-competition.html) ?
4 man team, 150 euro entry fee..need to do ribs, brisket, shoulder, chicken and another cut of you choice...I've a webber smokey mountain smoker i'm handy enough with and i'd put my ribs up with anyones, my shoulder is fairly good and i smoke a turkey pretty well too...Anyone interested ?? I know there are a few handy cooks among the clubs

I think I'd be up for that. I'll send you a mail. Want to chat before I commit 100%
@Eoin, isnt that an offset smoker in the pics?

Quote from: RichC on July 24, 2014, 10:48:44 AM

Quote from: lordstilton on July 23, 2014, 08:33:11 PM
Anyone interested in putting together a team to enter in the big grill BBQ comp http://www.biggrillfestival.com/cook-off-competition.html (http://www.biggrillfestival.com/cook-off-competition.html) ?
4 man team, 150 euro entry fee..need to do ribs, brisket, shoulder, chicken and another cut of you choice...I've a webber smokey mountain smoker i'm handy enough with and i'd put my ribs up with anyones, my shoulder is fairly good and i smoke a turkey pretty well too...Anyone interested ?? I know there are a few handy cooks among the clubs

I think I'd be up for that. I'll send you a mail. Want to chat before I commit 100%
@Eoin, isnt that an offset smoker in the pics?

That it is, but it's not my back garden :)

Eoin you mad pig tackling something like that. ...you don't need a smoker for the plan I have in my head...first day is the teams choice so I reckon do a turkey in my smoker..Second day is Brisket/ribs/chicken/shoulder...could do the ribs/brisket in my smoker, If Richie joins us he could do the shoulder in his smoker so all thats left is a chicken which we could do in a kettle, I have one of them...surely you could do a bit of practice to perfect a chicken..I have a shit load of good chicken recipes

Quote from: lordstilton on July 24, 2014, 01:02:07 PM
Eoin you mad pig tackling something like that. ...you don't need a smoker for the plan I have in my head...first day is the teams choice so I reckon do a turkey in my smoker..Second day is Brisket/ribs/chicken/shoulder...could do the ribs/brisket in my smoker, If Richie joins us he could do the shoulder in his smoker so all thats left is a chicken which we could do in a kettle, I have one of them...surely you could do a bit of practice to perfect a chicken..I have a shit load of good chicken recipes

As said I did it first about 8 years ago, that time it was a full lamb, this time a full goat.

It's actually very easy once you have someone to dig the hole :)

It's an absolutely fantastic way to do a whole beast by the way and no doubt I will do it again at some  point.

The key is to have burlap sacks, hay is also good if you have it, i didn't have hay this time. Lots of water from a watering can over the sacks and bobs your uncle.

I do a pretty good spatchcock hen on my hotplate....but not sure about how I'd practise chicken recipes for the amount of time needed, I could ask Bernhard, whose back garden it is if I can use his smoker maybe.

I should have guessed that there were plenty of nhc lads with an interest in proper bbq/smoking! Have wanted to get into this stuff for ages now - googling smokey mountains and big green eggs. I've only recently bought a weber smokey joe grill to get a bit of grilling experience before I graduate to smoking.


Best of luck with the competition lads. Can't wait to see what ye produce.

Just started smoking myself recently, have only done a chicken so far, waiting for a free weekend to do some airflow modifications smoke some ribs. Can't join your competition group even if I had more experience just in case someone from diageo asks "Isn't your smoker just two kegs welded together?".

I'll certainly be on for that

Quote from: lordstilton on July 24, 2014, 01:02:07 PM
Eoin you mad pig tackling something like that. ...you don't need a smoker for the plan I have in my head...first day is the teams choice so I reckon do a turkey in my smoker..Second day is Brisket/ribs/chicken/shoulder...could do the ribs/brisket in my smoker, If Richie joins us he could do the shoulder in his smoker so all thats left is a chicken which we could do in a kettle, I have one of them...surely you could do a bit of practice to perfect a chicken..I have a shit load of good chicken recipes

Id be happy to do the shoulder!

Hi GUys,
I have a smoker (self made) if you want to pick it up, In Rush, North Dublin, You'd need a Trailer. But it's a good size and could smoke a lot.

I have a second baby on the way at the end of August so can't really volunteer to get involved  ::) you know the madness of Pregnant women  :-X

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A Pork Shoulder I did for the young lads first Birthday, last Month.

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A photo to show the width
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Proper cooking... with hammers.

Nice one magnethead, but it looks like this is a dead duck...only richieC was up for it...maybe next year!!

No Bother Lordstilton, I think it's a great idea, Hopefully we can get a good crew together for next year...I'm still new to all this smoking but the guys in the states say they pick up their best tips at these events  ;D Until then.

Anyone going along to this at the weekend?

I'll be there sat

I should be there on Friday.

Heading Friday with the misses and young lad

Heading one of the days depending on the weather.

Friday too.. Good group deal of 30 euro for 6 tickets..

Anybody know where one could get wood chunks for smoking?

the orchard in celbridge does chunks..or amazon if your looking for some thing like pecan wood

So this is on again. Anyone want to be on a team with me?


http://www.biggrillfestival.com/competition.html

Here is my portfolio haha   http://imgur.com/a/3dpTD

By jesus those ribs look good.

Midlands BBQ clashes with it so myself and a few other smoke hounds will be at that....maybe next year!!