Monday 8 December 2008

New Website

Please take time to browse through our newly designed website, with loads of tips, recipes and more.
Home of ProQ products
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ProQ Videos

Have a look at the how to videos, including assembly instructions, recipes and more!
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Tuesday 12 August 2008

Battle For Bullet Smoker Supremacy.

Jim 'Rhino' Reincke from the Illinois BBQ Association and a good friend of his Jason (smokey J's BBQ Team), a self confessed Weber fan held a side by side cook-off between the Weber Smokey Mountain (WSM) and our ProQ Excel 20 water (bullet) smokers, to find out how these cookers compare take a look at the videos below.

Part 1



Part 2


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Friday 8 August 2008

Chris Allingham of The Virtual Weber Bulletin Board Reviews The ProQ WSM Stacker by ProBBQ Ltd

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Mack’s Potato Bombs

Great for using up left over mash, but I’ve found that there’s seldom any “left over’s” in our house, so I have to make them from scratch.

Ingredients:

10 medium sized potatoes (makes about 35 – 40 1.5 inch diameter balls).

Fillings – Whole olives, salmon, chilli, strong cheese (Danish Blue).

Crust - Bread crumbs, dried herbs, sesame seeds, finely chopped nuts, or any mixture of these.

Method:

Make up some mashed potatoes, remembering to make them a bit drier than usual, as this will make the mixture easier to work with. Let the mash cool. Take a small amount out, roll it between your palms to form balls that are about 1.5 inches (35mm) in diameter.

Make a hole, using your finger, in the middle of the ball (this is where your choice of filling will go, I’ve used good quality olives for this tutorial), insert the filling and close the hole.

Spread your choice of coating for the crust on a chopping board, I wanted a Mediterranean “feel” for these, so I used a mixture of bread crumbs and herbs de Provencal on these. Gently roll the potato balls in the coating mix until they are covered.

Herbed Potato Bomb ready to cook.

Refrigerate the completed “bombs” overnight (this allows the filling to infuse the potato).

Place some non-stick baking paper on the grill of your BBQ or smoker, if you don’t mind missing out on the smokey flavour these can even be done in the oven.

You will want to cook them at around 250°F - 300°F (120°C - 150°C) for 25 – 30 minutes adding your choice of wood for smoke flavour to the fire.

Enjoy!

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Friday 18 July 2008

ProQ Excel 20 and WSM Stacker arrive in the USA.

After what must seem a very long wait (I know it's been frustrating for us too) the newest additions to the ProQ range have finally arrived in the USA and are available from Fred's Music & BBQ
ProQ Excel 20 - Click HERE to see all the features

Stacker for the Excel 20 - More details HERE
WSM (Weber Smokey Mountain)Stacker - More details HERE

A few lucky people have already received theirs, this is what's being said so far...

"All in all I'm pleased with this purchase. A nice addition to my "Q" lineup". Full story here.

"All in all the WSM operated the same as she always does with the stacker". Full Story here.

Don't forget, the Illinois BBQ Society will be running "The Battle for Bullet Smoker Supremacy" a head to head comparison between the ProQ Excel 20 and the WSM (Weber Smokey Mountain) on the 9th of August 2008. Keep up to date HERE!

To read more about these products visit www.probbq.co.uk, or why not come along to our FORUM.
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Monday 16 June 2008

A Great Event!

The British BBQ Championships held last weekend (14th June) was a great success.
The Winning Team - Dr Sweetsmoke's Smooth and Slow BBQ Team.

Thanks to all the teams, judges and organisers for making this an event to remember.
More pictures and info will be available at www.probbq.co.uk soon.
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Thursday 22 May 2008

Unique Eco Rotisserie

This has got to one of the "must have" BBQ gadgets of all time!
The Kipgrill (translates to Chicken Grill) us the rising heat created by the fire to turn a space age rotor which then spins the spit rod. Totally Eco-friendly, as it doesn't require batteries, electricity or nuclear power to work. Click HERE to see more info.
Make your dad happy this Father's Day!

The Movie


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Tuesday 20 May 2008

BBQ Championships come to the UK!

Finally it's being organised, the 1st ever British BBQ Competition.
This event will be held on the 14th June in the quaint town of Ilminster, Somerset. All are welcome to attend, but if you are wanting to compete, there are only a few places left, so hurry.
ProBBQ Ltd are proud sponsors of this event, for more details please click here or on the logo.
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Smoked Foods

There are 2 types of smoking, Hot and Cold. These processes are 2 completely different methods for preparing food. Hot smoking cooks the food, whilst Cold smoking is a part of the process designed to cure food that will, in most cases, be cooked at a later stage. No one can be sure of when it all started, but it was probably discovered, by accident, sometime during the Stone Age. In the case of Hot Smoking, you can imagine a group of hunters bringing meat back to their cave and hanging it above the fire they used for warmth. Cold Smoking/ Curing may have been discovered in this manner... picture freshly caught sea fish, being filleted on site and then left to soak in a rock pool for a few hours, before being returned to the cave where it was hung further away from the fire, possibly nearer to the roof, where the smoke gathered. In both scenarios, man might have been pleased with the resulting flavour (he may even have been given a hearty smack on the back, known as a pat, from the people sharing the meal, to show their approval). He may have also noticed, in the case of the fish, that the food lasted a lot longer, without spoiling. As with most men, he more than likely got impatient, whilst waiting for his meal and ended up by first moving the meat closer to the fire (Barbecuing) and finally, by throwing meat directly onto the fire (Grilling).