For the past two years we have had a Sage Barista Express and a Sage Barista Express Impress as our demo systems at The Coffee Shack but we have now made the move to the Sage Barista Pro. Why? I hear you ask. Two reasons, firstly we can no longer sell the Express range as […]
I stand by my statement that a Chuck Roast or Rib Roast is the beef joint to cook low and slow in the UK but this weekend I nailed a brisket purchased at a local supermarket. How? I hear you cry so I will tell all. Firstly I looked for a brisket that had fat […]
Take a look at the Gozney Tread, not just a portable pizza oven but a whole ecosystem designed for you to get the most out of your pizza experience.
In this video Chris takes you through the features and benefits of the Gozney Dome Dual Fuel Outdoor / Pizza Oven. If you are thinking about getting an oven for your garden this video is well worth a watch.
Local business The Old Quarry Farm in Kingskerwell has introduced a new bread making course to teach people the art of traditional bread making. The art and science of traditional real bread-making should be (and used to be) at the heart of every home kitchen. It is satisfying, nutritious and of course extremely tasty. They […]
We sell a lot of BBQ’s & smokers here at The Shacks and when I ask what’s the first cook going to be I cringe when I hear “I’ve got a brisket ready to go”. Why? Well mainly the UK butcher has no idea what a BBQ brisket is. Of course they know what a […]
As with many things in life you can delve deeply into whatever interests you and sometimes get carried away with doing what you believe is the right thing. Coffee is definitely one of those areas where you can get lost in the technicalities and the search for that perfect espresso or flat white. To me […]
It’s autumn and traditionally smoker time though like most of you I use my BBQ’s all year. Still the offset smoker needs to be mastered and last week I smoked some beef silverside and a haunch of venison on our Cactus Jack offset smoker for our Fire Shack event. I must have done a good […]
Primeval cooking over a live fire
Something I hear a reasonable amount is “I haven’t barbecued much this year as it hasn’t really been sunny”. As someone that not only enjoys the process of creating marvellous food I enjoy consuming it more and I’m not waiting for the sun to do that! Us Brits need to expand our culinary horizons as […]
