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The Mysteries of Charcoal Lump Charcoal is carbonised wood, it’s made by super-heating wood and driving the moisture out. The actual carbon content of charcoal varies with the manufacturing process and the wood used. Lump charcoal is typically 65-75% carbon, High-end charcoal like Japanese Binchotan can be as high as 95% carbon. [...]

The FUSE or SNAKE method is a great way to control heat in your BBQ or Smoker The idea is to arrange your briquettes or charcoal so that only a small amount is lit at one time. This will control the heat that is available for cooking Lets have a [...]

Prime Rib the Big Green Egg Kamado Dwelling Method Dwelling is an advanced Big Green Egg (Kamado) cooking technique, not difficult, it just requires a little thinking, and planning.  It is a great technique to have in your repertoire! In this technique you allow an extremely hot fuel load to develop, then close [...]

Fermenting your own chilli sauce is dead easy, a bit scary and totally rewarding, with a little effort you can end up with your own signature chilli sauce and you’ll never buy Tabasco or Cholula again! Scary, because it grows really wild looking stuff on the top, Easy because the hardest part is designing [...]

Home Made Sriracha Sauce You can do this with fresh chillies but I’m using up the leftover pulp from my Smoky Fermented Chilli Sauce. It’s quick and easy, and another recipe you can fiddle with to make your own. 350grams Serrano chillies (substitute red Jalapeños, Cayenne or Fresno), I’m just using the Pulp I [...]