Graham Timson
New member
It just great when everything comes together and the result can be a day to remember, it rarely happens but when it does it can be very poignant. Monday just gone was just such a day, it was Whitsun bank holiday in the UK so it was a public holiday; most people me included spent it with friends and family. For once the weather was great. Chance to entertain and get the Smoker out, plenty of BBQ style meat available in the supermarkets and sourced locally. I choose a 10 Ilb packer and 3 racks of loin back ribs from local pig farm up the road, the Beef was also local. Ever since the BSE health scare here some years ago, all meats but particularly beef are absolutely traceable right down to the place and time of slaughter.
I used Oak wood over Weber Briquettes, the water pan used as intended and full, just salt and pepper on the beef, TexasBBQ Championship rub on the ribs. Grate temp was 250F for most of the cook. On this occasion the food came out wonderful.
Us men folk were clustered around the smoker and drinking ales as always happens. All of a sudden there was an unmistakable roar overhead, we looked to the sky and a WW2 vintage B17 Flying Fortress Sally B soared overhead so low you could almost see the pilot. Minutes later it was followed by a Spitfire, a Hurricane, a P-47G Thunderbolt and a P-51C Mustang. What a sight (I only know the techy stuff regarding model numbers through reading up later)and what a surprise. I should say at this point I live in a village called Martlesham Heath, which was once an RAF wartime airbase, and home to Spitfires and later towards the end of the war the USAF who were then flying Mustangs.
As it later transpired the flypast was by a specially formed group named Eagle squadron, apparently a memorial flight recognising the American airman who signed up to fight alongside the RAF before America entered the war. American pilots served and in some cases lost their lives flying from Martlesham Heath airfield all those years ago. It was an unforgettable moment at my BBQ, which excited everyone present, a moment that I wanted to share with you guys; sorry I know it is slightly off topic.
For anyone interested in such things here is a link
http://www.mhas.org.uk/history/index.html
I used Oak wood over Weber Briquettes, the water pan used as intended and full, just salt and pepper on the beef, TexasBBQ Championship rub on the ribs. Grate temp was 250F for most of the cook. On this occasion the food came out wonderful.
Us men folk were clustered around the smoker and drinking ales as always happens. All of a sudden there was an unmistakable roar overhead, we looked to the sky and a WW2 vintage B17 Flying Fortress Sally B soared overhead so low you could almost see the pilot. Minutes later it was followed by a Spitfire, a Hurricane, a P-47G Thunderbolt and a P-51C Mustang. What a sight (I only know the techy stuff regarding model numbers through reading up later)and what a surprise. I should say at this point I live in a village called Martlesham Heath, which was once an RAF wartime airbase, and home to Spitfires and later towards the end of the war the USAF who were then flying Mustangs.
As it later transpired the flypast was by a specially formed group named Eagle squadron, apparently a memorial flight recognising the American airman who signed up to fight alongside the RAF before America entered the war. American pilots served and in some cases lost their lives flying from Martlesham Heath airfield all those years ago. It was an unforgettable moment at my BBQ, which excited everyone present, a moment that I wanted to share with you guys; sorry I know it is slightly off topic.
For anyone interested in such things here is a link
http://www.mhas.org.uk/history/index.html
