Tag Archives: charcoal

A Combined food dehydrator and smoker

Posted on August 4, 2017 by

Finally my combined food Dehydrator and Smoker is ready for its test run. The principle behind it is you place the food you want to smoke in the chest on the table which for the purposes of my public demonstration … Continue reading →

Posted in bake, baking, barbecue, bbq, Cooking, craft, design, Diy, family, food, Garden, heritage craft, heritagecraft, hobby, home, kitchen, leisure, old blokes kitchen, tom green, tradition, trend, Uncategorized, wood, work, youtube | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The First Cuckoo

Posted on February 19, 2017 by

Its often said that one of the first signs of spring is hearing a cuckoo, which I suppose depends upon where you live, whereas in our world the first sign of spring is the first day  we light the bread … Continue reading →

Posted in bake, baking, books, Cooking, craft, Diy, Garden, heritage craft, history, hobby, home, leisure, publishing, Uncategorized, wheelwright, work | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment
Posted on December 26, 2014 by

Christmas was a little different this year, or should I say Christmas dinner had a slight twist. This year we cooked the turkey in the smoker and what a difference it made. Earlier in the year I had constructed a … Continue reading →

Link | Posted on December 26, 2014 by | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

After years of trying

Posted on November 24, 2014 by

  For some time now I have been trying to make shoe polish, which seems a ridiculous ambition really when you consider how cheap it is to buy ready made in the supermarket, and really as more and more people wear … Continue reading →

Posted in craft, Diy, fashion, heritage craft, Leather work, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Smoking Food The video

Posted on July 9, 2014 by

Its always interesting to see the progress of a project which is where video comes into its own, but it reminds me how exhausted I was after a day and half being a bricklayer. Im used to physical work but … Continue reading →

Posted in craft, food, heritage craft | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Smoking food – The Magnificent Conclusion

Posted on July 7, 2014 by

Its annoying when the real world and the need to earn a living gets in the way of finishing a project, but finally a weekend clear to finish the food smoker in the garden. Having constructed a brick box, fitted … Continue reading →

Posted in craft, food | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Smoking Food

Posted on May 28, 2014 by

Some time in the last century I managed to buy a Barbecue food smoker, which over the years has performed sterling service as a hot food smoker. It takes Outdoor Blokes Cooking to a new level, enabling the cook to look busy adjusting complicated things, … Continue reading →

Posted in food, heritage craft | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment