I would love to get started with Smoking BBQ at home and I’ve been interested for some time. What type of BBQ would be good equipment to get me up and running from a beginner level? I’m in the UK if that helps.
Brisket is very forgiving and you can get greatness out of a range of styles.
If you want to get started tomorrow for like 100 pounds, search youtube for clay pot smoker.
If you want to get it right the first time and you don't want to work hard, just buy a good quality electric smoker. Like the large (22 inch) Weber Smokey Mountain. The others are too small for whole briskets.
If you want to earn your stripes as a pitmaster, buy an offset smoker. They're cheap, but don't cheap out. Get a heavy one. Someone else mentioned Oklahoma Joe's - that's my smoker. Prepare to spend a lot on charcoal and wood. If you want to throw huge bbq parties this is your best option because it's big enough for multiple briskets.
A great option is a Big Green Egg or a knockoff. Expensive to buy but cheap on charcoal and wood and holds temperature all day.
Salt and pepper rub. Oak or hickory or pecan wood. Get a good grilling thermometer.
I've had Franklin's. You can make it just as good with any of the above options.
Oaklahoma Joe's Highland BBQ. It's an offset smoker BBQ which can also be a grill. Got one a few weeks ago and it's incredible. Built like a tank. 3mm cold rolled steel.
You can get really awesome pork ribs by just baking them in a plastic baking bag in the oven at 250F for a few hours then finishing them on a charcoal grill with hickory chips on the coals and brushing on sauce. I’ve been eating bbq my entire life and all these people smoking for hours and hours generally end up with nasty tasting jerky. Its not hard to get incredible ribs, the meat itself is delicious.
If you want to get started tomorrow for like 100 pounds, search youtube for clay pot smoker.
If you want to get it right the first time and you don't want to work hard, just buy a good quality electric smoker. Like the large (22 inch) Weber Smokey Mountain. The others are too small for whole briskets.
If you want to earn your stripes as a pitmaster, buy an offset smoker. They're cheap, but don't cheap out. Get a heavy one. Someone else mentioned Oklahoma Joe's - that's my smoker. Prepare to spend a lot on charcoal and wood. If you want to throw huge bbq parties this is your best option because it's big enough for multiple briskets.
A great option is a Big Green Egg or a knockoff. Expensive to buy but cheap on charcoal and wood and holds temperature all day.
Salt and pepper rub. Oak or hickory or pecan wood. Get a good grilling thermometer.
I've had Franklin's. You can make it just as good with any of the above options.