Good evening,

Bloody friends. At a Grand Final BBQ last weekend a friend slow roasted a leg of pork on his (hooded) BBQ and it was magnificent. I do like a good BBQ but don't have the weapon to perform this task. So on Sunday Robin and I headed to the local 'outdoors' shop and ordered a Weber 'Q'.

It has a great reputation in print and from people I know, so we were happy to take the plunge. And it was a lot cheaper than a full blown 'hooded' Weber which includes wok burner etc. These are awesome devices but just overkill.

The Weber was picked up and I unpacked both the 'Q' and it's optional trolley today. Obviously assembling them both is not a complex task if I could get it done in under an hour.

And tonight was the first test, a 750g corner topside of beef with baked potato. After much weighing, planning, clock watching and fretting, the meat and potatoes finally went on. An hour later, the finished product was on the table. The verdict? Frankly the beef was a little too well cooked so it was firm, but had great flavour. The baked potatoes were a resounding success when topped with cheese and home-grown chives.

Several lessons were learned today but the 'Q' was a cinch to set up and completely works as advertised. Thanks 'Q'!, and roll on the next meal!

Bye for now, BomberBoy