XL BGE First Cook

[JEC]

Here's the pics from my first cook, a 325 chicken thigh cook to help cure the gasket

Nice and white, doesn't look like this inside any more



Charcoal in



Only a few tiny bits fell through, impressed with BGE Lump



BGE Fire starts in and lit







Lid down



Already getting near 200



Nearly at cooking temp



Adjust the vents





Apple chips on



Meat on



Chicken done and snuffed fire out





Didn't use much lump at all in 1.5 hours



Well impressed, chicken was tender and lightly smoked, perfect

[bencops]

Nice!!! Good work and thanks for posting the pics.

[keith157]

Doesn't look like 325 chicken thighs to me

[KamadoSimon]

It still amazes me how little charcoal these things use. Have you found a good mail order place for the lump or do you have a local store?

Chicken looks good - we did legs last night - so cheap & really tasty.

[BigM]

Nice first cook mate think u should put foil on inside ti keepit clean
did u find keepin temp easy?

@simon find someone with makro card
12kg restrant grade charcoal 8.99 tis good stuff.

[JEC]

Nice first cook mate think u should put foil on inside ti keepit clean
did u find keepin temp easy?

@simon find someone with makro card
12kg restrant grade charcoal 8.99 tis good stuff.

Thanks, had a foil tray in there to catch the worst of the fat, not too worried about general spitting as ceramics grills self clean if you get the temperature up.

[KamadoSimon]

Not got a Macro or CostCo that near me - live out in the sticks so rely on mail order - when I can get to one I will stock up on this.

Used these guys for the last lot: http://barbequick.net/store/index.php?m ... ucts_id=88

Half way through the first bag & it is good stuff - large chunks & very little ash. Had some good temperatures out of it too.

[JEC]

Not got a Macro or CostCo that near me - live out in the sticks so rely on mail order - when I can get to one I will stock up on this.

Used these guys for the last lot: http://barbequick.net/store/index.php?m ... ucts_id=88

Half way through the first bag & it is good stuff - large chunks & very little ash. Had some good temperatures out of it too.

If you need mail order charcoal try the below, loads of people on here rate them highly

http://www.liverpoolwoodpellets.co.uk/ourshop/cat_282866-Buy-Barbecue-and-Cooking-Charcoal.html

Luckily for me I live 4 miles from a local charcoal producer who I get mine from, picked up 3 12kg bags of oak and ash lumpwood, really good stuff with not many small bits or dust.