Winter with Weber®

Christmas dinner cooked on a barbecue? Why would you want to? Who would do such a thing? How do you do it? What does it take?

All questions we get throughout the year whenever we say you can cook the Christmas turkey on a Weber. While there is undoubtedly an element of ‘showmanship’, there are also some practical reasons too.

Using your covered barbecue to roast on helps to keep joints of meat moist due to the barbecue drawing in damp air that is generally outside our homes in the cooler months of the year. People we meet regularly tell us that the same roast off their barbecue is juicier than it would be if they roasted it in the oven.

Space is also a premium on the big day because that bird takes up all the room! Most people would give their right arm to have a second oven on Christmas day, but if you have a Weber in the garden you already have one. A standard 57cm Weber Kettle will hold up to a 9kg turkey (that’s 19lb in old money!) without any modifications, and you know with that size of bird there will be a mammoth tray of roasties to cook somewhere!!

Cooking the turkey on the barbecue may not be the traditional thing to do in this country, but does that mean we shouldn’t give it a go? Starting this week Dan, Jamie and I are touring around England and Ireland putting on demonstrations showing people exactly how they can use their barbecues over the Winter.

While a small number of Christmas demos have been done in the past, we have never ventured North or across to Ireland but the interest is there. Jamie and I did the first event at Langlands Garden Centre in Shiptonthorpe, North Yorkshire on Tuesday night and a 40 something strong crowd turned out on a real pea-souper to see what we were cooking up. From a prawn cocktail with a twist to the traditional roast turkey and even mince pies, you can create anything you want so long as you Always Cook With The lid Down.

Dates for where we will be can be found on our website in the Events section (https://www.weberbbq.co.uk/events/) Weber Chef Jamie will be online for a 2 hour Facebook chat Weber Grills – UK from 12-2pm on Wednesday 10^th December.

I hope you haven’t put your Webers away for the Winter thinking they can’t cope with the conditions. They are built to live in the great outdoors and cook up great food regardless of the weather. Check out the website for more information on Direct and Indirect cooking methods (https://www.weberbbq.co.uk/cookingmethods/) , post us a question via one of our many social media channels, and give it a go for yourself.

Just do yourself a massive favour though and practice roasting something before December 25^th because that is just unnecessary pressure; for you and your family!! J

Happy Winter Barbecuing!

Richard