| Do we believe the hype? I've read the brochure, visited | | | | use of ingredients and just the right amount of chili. The |
| the website and watched all the DVDs. In fact if | | | | best bit of all is that I get the last laugh as the smoke |
| there's any piece of promotional material for the Big | | | | rises over the fence into my neighbors garden and |
| Green Egg that I haven't read I'd be surprised and it all | | | | they get the aroma full on! |
| sounds too good to be true. That is of course if you | | | | I do my ribs for about an hour per pound at a |
| are a barbecue nutcase like me! | | | | temperature of 225°F with the plate setter in |
| If you're lucky enough to live in North America (and to | | | | place for indirect cooking. To maintain a constant |
| some extent in Europe) you've probably heard of a | | | | temperature I find that leaving the bottom draft door |
| Big Green Egg but I have to confess that it wasn't until | | | | open half an inch and the small vents on the top daisy |
| I started to publish my smoker grill recipes that I | | | | wheel open half is about right but once you're in the |
| actually discovered the Egg and it's humble origins in | | | | vicinity use the daisy wheel to fine adjust for the final |
| the Orient. I was intrigued, but living in the UK, how do I | | | | preferred temperature. |
| get hold of one? I phoned Big Green Egg in the US, | | | | There's a couple of things that I found out using the Big |
| they were really helpful and everyone that I spoke to | | | | Green Egg that I'd like to share with you and the first is |
| said they cooked on an Egg and all year round at that! | | | | the economy and thorough burning of the charcoal. |
| OK I'm sold, I've gotta have one to see what all the | | | | Compared with a conventional BBQ grill the |
| fuss is about. | | | | consumption is so low and any charcoal not burnt just |
| To be fair, it was a big decision because these | | | | stays in the firebox until next time. The other point is do |
| ceramic barbecues aren't cheap and by the time it | | | | take care to clean out the ash on a regular basis |
| landed at my door in England it has cost me the best | | | | otherwise this will prevent you getting up to the higher |
| part of $2000. It had better be good. So am I | | | | temperature ranges. I clean mine out after every third |
| happy?........ABSOLUTELY! | | | | cookout but I guess this depends on how much ash |
| It's the middle of winter and I'm outside preparing the | | | | you're generating. |
| charcoal, my neighbors are looking at me as if I'm | | | | So should you believe the hype? In my view, the |
| demented but my kids are so excited when I tell them | | | | answer has to be yes. It's everything that they say it is |
| that it's ribs for supper. I have my own favorite | | | | - and more (I use it as a tandoor and do Indian cooking |
| barbecue sauce recipe which I use first as a marinade, | | | | on it too!) so I'm going to be cooking on mine for many |
| then as a mop and finally I warm it up for sauce. Good | | | | years to come. |