I don’t think that a day goes by now without someone mentioning the phrase “carbon footprint” and we all know that this is not a fad, it is here to stay. It is a continuous source of concern to me that even in this consumer society that we live in that we all do our [...]

I made a fatal mistake last week when I told my wife that I had been researching dining sets for my BBQ website. First of all she wanted to know exactly what I meant my a dining set and once I’d explained that I was referring to tables and chairs it was at that point [...]

It all started over two hundred years ago with oppression and taxation by the British crown and ended up with a war. I am not sure why the American nation chooses to celebrate its separation from the British on July 4th but as a barbecue enthusiast I can really see the benefits.
Being a native of [...]

In the summertime there’s nothing like lazing around in the back garden and having an afternoon nap under the shade of a tree swinging gently in a hammock. I’ve tried to make hammocks in the past and they’ve never worked very well and all because of one simple design flaw called the spreader bar.
The spreader [...]

If you’re not familiar with a kamado it’s a derivation of an ancient Chinese clay cooking pot that was later adapted by the Japanese (who named it Mushikamado) and it finally made it to the western world in the middle of the last century. Nowadays the clay has been replaced by high performance ceramic, it [...]

Chicken is my nations most popular meat however when it comes to the barbecue it’s probably less popular because people are more concerned to ensure that the meat is properly cooked. I’ve known some even to pre-cook chicken in the microwave first but this really isn’t necessary if you follow the basic rules that I’ve [...]