Poppalarge

Ooot.

I had the afternoon off today so I thought I'd give a beer kit a whirl.

I used the Coopers Lager kit from Wilkinsons but I added some Goldings hops which I'd boiled up before hand.

Here's to waiting.....

So I made some rolls today:

They taste even better than they look. Holy moly.

These rolls look great

Not personally. But a couple of my friends have done it. One with BBQ and one with Ice cream. They both do farmers markets and such.

Got a whole shoulder, bone in, smoking now. Been in for 4 hours smoking with Oak and Grape wood. Will stick in in the oven until morning to finish

McGee for sure

Got a whole shoulder, bone in, smoking now. Been in for 4 hours smoking with Oak and Grape wood. Will stick in in the oven until morning to finish

I use Franks Wing Sauce.

Melt butter, blob of, add wing sauce.

Coat wings in seasoned flour. Deep fry or oven roast at 190, 45 mins. Add wings to bowl. Add sauce and butter, toss.

Eat

Wise from your gwave!

Must try the Dunns stuff..

I have a Krups burr grinder. It seems to do a great job

I made the brioche buns, except the recipe said seperate into 10 pieces, and now they look tiny

I'm going to give the 'semi-brioche' buns a go as well

My coffee machine died this morning. It's a Krups combi, drip and espresso.

I'm especially annoyed since the it's the second one ive had of the same model.

I rushed out to John Lewis to pick up a new one, but I wasn't really inspired by what they had on offer.

I bought a moka pot as an interim measure, and partially as an experiment to see if I could produce a decent cup.

1) can anyone reccomend me a new machine. I dont want a 'stylish' one, just a decent functional one.

2) any tips on using the moka pot?

Went to Almost Famous last night, it a great little place.

Had the "Smoky and the Bandit" Burger. Along with some sides.

The burgers were great, cooked well, and surprisingly not really heavy and stodgy.

The various types of fries were great, and the wings were good even if the sauce was a bit too tart. I like tart, but my friends weren't so keen.

Yeah I'm gonna give Almost Famous a whirl

inspire by this thread alone I have just ordered one of these to have my own adventures in deep dish pizza

http://www.lakeland....ish-Pizza-Stone

Good call, I'll have to get one of those.

The book was great, the movie less so. This has potential

I've made this once before but your effort looks grand. It's fairly difficult to execute so hats off to you.

Hi I'm not available tonight. Stuck in London

I went to Bodeans tonight. Amazing wings, ribs and burnt ends!

The only downside was that the Sam Adams on draft came in a 2/3 pint glass?!

Yeah I had grand ideas so I reckon I'll go with the basic stuff first ( from a beer kit) and build fom there if I want to continue.

They're the best for certain types of burger. I think a brioche bun lends itself better to the thicker, 'chef-y' burgers though, ie Ad Cod, Wenlock & Essex.

Did you use actual mashed potato, or just instant mash powder?

I used mash powder (smash) , much to the disgust of my wife, but Cooks Illustrated said there was no discernible difference and I decided to go against my usual leanings

I've read a lot about potato rolls being the best buns for burgers. When I saw a recipe in Cooks Illustrated I decided to I've it a go.

But they turned out a bit like ciabatta but a bit lighter, so I was a bit 'meh'

WISE FWOM YOUR GWAVE!

I've been toying with this for ages and I got hold of a great book "The complete joy of home brewing" which has been very interesting.

I wanted to go the whole hog and start from scratch but the book recommends using a Kit for the first time as least, just to get used to the process.

Where's the best place to buy online?