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Bits of advice needed on a couple of things.
We're doing goose for christmas this year instead of turkey. I do a pretty mean turkey but have never cooked a goose before. Any advice/recipes or ideas welcomed.
Secondly, my dad used to cook a christmas ham covering it with a flour and water paste and cooking it slowly - used to love cracking open the covering. Think it's an old NZ recipe, but I can't seem to find it.
Any help appreciated.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Recipes, home grown goodness, BBQing and food stuff:
Bits of advice needed on a couple of things.
We're doing goose for christmas this year instead of turkey. I do a pretty mean turkey but have never cooked a goose before. Any advice/recipes or ideas welcomed.
Secondly, my dad used to cook a christmas ham covering it with a flour and water paste and cooking it slowly - used to love cracking open the covering. Think it's an old NZ recipe, but I can't seem to find it.
Any help appreciated.
I would expect you cook goose in similar manner to duck. Lots of fat under the skin that needs proper rendering
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@canefan said in Recipes, home grown goodness, BBQing and food stuff:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Recipes, home grown goodness, BBQing and food stuff:
Bits of advice needed on a couple of things.
We're doing goose for christmas this year instead of turkey. I do a pretty mean turkey but have never cooked a goose before. Any advice/recipes or ideas welcomed.
Secondly, my dad used to cook a christmas ham covering it with a flour and water paste and cooking it slowly - used to love cracking open the covering. Think it's an old NZ recipe, but I can't seem to find it.
Any help appreciated.
I would expect you cook goose in similar manner to duck. Lots of fat under the skin that needs proper rendering
And a lot less meat than a turkey.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Recipes, home grown goodness, BBQing and food stuff:
Secondly, my dad used to cook a christmas ham covering it with a flour and water paste and cooking it slowly - used to love cracking open the covering. Think it's an old NZ recipe, but I can't seem to find it.
Try searching for "baked ham". Have had it and think that it is what is called.
In fact here you go:
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Something like that?
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I nailed a lamb shoulder on my gas weber last night...didn't take images, but was stoked with it.
Went perfectly with the avocado salad and holoumi.
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@taniwharugby said in Recipes, home grown goodness, BBQing and food stuff:
I nailed a lamb shoulder on my gas weber last night...didn't take images, but was stoked with it.
Went perfectly with the avocado salad and holoumi.
Do you use a smoker box as well? Small metal box filled with wood chips, it will give the meat a little smokey flavour
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@canefan nah, but was thinking about getting one.
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@taniwharugby said in Recipes, home grown goodness, BBQing and food stuff:
@canefan nah, but was thinking about getting one.
It doesn't beat charcoal, but definitely adds something
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@taniwharugby instructions say to wet the chips, I didn't used to do that, just let them burn I say!
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@canefan I had been thinking about making one, but thats cheap enough not to bother!
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@taniwharugby said in Recipes, home grown goodness, BBQing and food stuff:
@canefan I had been thinking about making one, but thats cheap enough not to bother!
Been using smoker boxes for years. Work pretty well.
You can get a weber one that is built for their BBQ, will fit the Genesis, but cost a lot more and not really worth it. The summit has one built in which does actually work extremely well.
As for soaking - depends what you are using for mine. Manuka "sawdust" (really small) will just catch fire and give more flame than smoke. Hickory or the bigger manuka chips - not so much. A quick rinse will do it normally depending on the cook time.
Now that I think about it, I should make my own wood chips. I have a manuka patch and a chipper. Anyone tried that?
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@Crucial said in Recipes, home grown goodness, BBQing and food stuff:
A tin foil tray does the same thing
Yep, did that for a while too. Had one break up and set everything on fire which wasn't ideal. No idea why it fell apart, same product that I had been using for a long time and same technique ending in a different result.
I prefer the more eco friendly options anyway.
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@Snowy said in Recipes, home grown goodness, BBQing and food stuff:
@taniwharugby said in Recipes, home grown goodness, BBQing and food stuff:
@canefan I had been thinking about making one, but thats cheap enough not to bother!
Been using smoker boxes for years. Work pretty well.
You can get a weber one that is built for their BBQ, will fit the Genesis, but cost a lot more and not really worth it. The summit has one built in which does actually work extremely well.
As for soaking - depends what you are using for mine. Manuka "sawdust" (really small) will just catch fire and give more flame than smoke. Hickory or the bigger manuka chips - not so much. A quick rinse will do it normally depending on the cook time.
Now that I think about it, I should make my own wood chips. I have a manuka patch and a chipper. Anyone tried that?
Definitely want chunks as opposed to fine stuff
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@canefan said in Recipes, home grown goodness, BBQing and food stuff:
@Snowy said in Recipes, home grown goodness, BBQing and food stuff:
@taniwharugby said in Recipes, home grown goodness, BBQing and food stuff:
@canefan I had been thinking about making one, but thats cheap enough not to bother!
Been using smoker boxes for years. Work pretty well.
You can get a weber one that is built for their BBQ, will fit the Genesis, but cost a lot more and not really worth it. The summit has one built in which does actually work extremely well.
As for soaking - depends what you are using for mine. Manuka "sawdust" (really small) will just catch fire and give more flame than smoke. Hickory or the bigger manuka chips - not so much. A quick rinse will do it normally depending on the cook time.
Now that I think about it, I should make my own wood chips. I have a manuka patch and a chipper. Anyone tried that?
Definitely want chunks as opposed to fine stuff
The fine stuff works O.K. on BBQ if soaked and it is a quick cook, like fish.
It's great on my little hot smoker (not the wife) one of these:
Anuka - Hydraflow
Anuka: a world-first electric food hot smoker appliance If you want to learn more about us, you’re in the right place. An exciting new concept Whether you are a fisherman or a chef, a hunter or a housewife — the variety and choice of smoked foods is now yours with the arrival of Anuka — […]
Probably been bought up before on here, but it is a great little machine, not too expensive, and I have had mine for quite few years
Otherwise, agreed about fine smoking material. Although I have had some fine smoking material in my time...
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@taniwharugby said in Recipes, home grown goodness, BBQing and food stuff:
I nailed a lamb shoulder on my gas weber last night...didn't take images, but was stoked with it.
Went perfectly with the avocado salad and holoumi.
When you visit UK, you definitely shop at Waitrose
