The BBQ thread

Natasha Whittam wrote:

Haven't touched a dog since.

Not even once? Not even when you're alone in bed at night....

The thing about BBQs is to cook stuff properly without cremating it or serving it raw - which is best achieved by a long slow cook to render fat and get the juices flowing. I prefer to have 2 wire racks so there's plenty of room to shuffle stuff on and off the heat as required, so I've built a brick barbie at the new place.

The only time I effed up with a barbie was cooking a dozen fresh mackerel on a campsite in France. Absolutely stunk the whole place out and sent clouds of fishy smoke everywhere as the fish oil dripped into the charcoal. Impossible to control but it tasted superb with a salsa verde, crusty bread and a very dry Chablis so was well worth the hassle. Got a few complaints from some nearby Germans but we were just passing through so they didn't have to put up with us for long.

Lusty you couldn't sound any more middle class if you tried

Today - although not a scorcher - is as good as it's gonna get all weekend.

I've bought a new BBQ, just a small portable one for £15 and I'm throwing a few skewers on there tonight.

Anybody else been tempted?

I thought about it, and then, being a lazy git, decide not to.

doffcocker wrote:Today - although not a scorcher - is as good as it's gonna get all weekend.

I've bought a new BBQ, just a small portable one for £15 and I'm throwing a few skewers on there tonight.

Anybody else been tempted?

No!! Big style NO! I'm up in Scotland for a weeks break and although the suns out its still bloody freezing. I'm having an M&S pizza tonight with some apple crumble after.

As it's Fish Friday and I don't fancy going to hell for eating meat, we're having fish finger (battered) butties.

Amen.

Breadman wrote:As it's Fish Friday and I don't fancy going to hell for eating meat, we're having fish finger (battered) butties.

Amen.

Have you got the old rolling pin ready then?

We are on the usual fish, chips and peas this evening.

Not from the chippy though.

Did you know that Bennetts Lane chippy has won the award of best Bolton chippy that's in the BN?

Ah, but it's not, mate.

If you read it, it just says it's "one of the most popular" in Bolton.

They don't actually say which chippy is the best one in Bolton.

As for Dave and Bennett's Lane....his chips were hard and full of gritty black bits when I had them growing up in the 80's so I can only assume he's got his act together and learnt the importance of cleaning his fryers out regularly.

And it was cliquey as fuck.

If you were in with the "in crowd", you got served as soon as you appeared at the door, irrespective of how long the queue was.

Never liked the guy.

He's big mates with my Dad and goes fishing with him all the time.

I only gave a quick glance to the article to be fair.

Every chippy I have been to in Bolton has been disappointing, very tasteless fish with anaemic looking under cooked chips.

A lot of people recommend SU's (I think Amos did on here in the past?) on Belmont Road close to me but I find their food shite.

Bennetts Lane chippy will be another one to avoid on my travels especially with the way he treats customers in the queue with those who he knows well and only ever takes care of them.

In fact I would rather batter my own as having done in the past with a real ale for flavour or buy supermarket fresh as I find it much nicer.

doffcocker wrote:Today - although not a scorcher - is as good as it's gonna get all weekend.

I've bought a new BBQ, just a small portable one for £15 and I'm throwing a few skewers on there tonight.

Anybody else been tempted?

Glad people are still using a charcoal Barbie as its a much better experience.

You might as well grill the food in the kitchen if you are going to use a gas bbq and it takes the fun out of it.

You can't beat the smell from a charcoal one either.

It's the smell of good times.

I've been going to Bennetts Lane chippy for years, although I wouldn't recommend it if you like a proper fish, i.e. cod or haddock.

Either way, congratulations to them, putting Halliwell on the map....

doffcocker wrote:I've been going to Bennetts Lane chippy for years, although I wouldn't recommend it if you like a proper fish, i.e. cod or haddock.

Either way, congratulations to them, putting Halliwell on the map....

What kind of fish do they serve if it isn't cod or haddock?

Is it not pollock?

karlypants wrote:Is it not pollock?

Jamie?

It's Carp and Roach.

Told you.....he goes fishing with my old man.