Where Smoke Meets Sear, and Flavour Rules.
Smoke & Sear – BBQ Recipes, Tips, and Outdoor Cooking Inspiration
Where Smoke Meets Sear, and Flavour Rules.
Smoke & Sear – BBQ Recipes, Tips, and Outdoor Cooking Inspiration
Where Smoke Meets Sear, and Flavour Rules.
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BBQ Enthusiast and Technology Geek
Meet Lee, the BBQ enthusiast behind Smoke & Sear. His passion for outdoor cooking ignited during the lockdown in 2020-2021, when he upgraded from £5 disposable BBQs to a ProQ Frontier. Since then, Lee has embarked on a journey to master the art of grilling and smoking, sharing his discoveries with the community. Whether experimenting with new recipes, testing the latest BBQ gear, or supporting the UK BBQ community, Lee is dedicated to bringing people together over great food.
I’m one of the people behind FOURGE — a new UK BBQ brand built around proper fire cooking, bold flavour, and products with a job to do.
That starts with our Pass the Flame rub range: FIRE, FLAME, EMBER, SPARK and TEMPER. Different blends. Different cooks. Same goal — better BBQ.
Put the @ninjakitchenuk FlexFlame through its paces with this one 🔥
Low and slow beef short ribs, thick sausages running alongside, then finished off hot with some charred corn for a fresh kick — all on one grill. Proper easy cook and came together beautifully.
Meat from @thecateringbutcher as always 👌
What should I cook next?
FlexFlame provided by Ninja for content creation.
Also . . . seen a lot of chat about AI in content lately — all my food and footage is 100% real . . . but yeah, I do use AI for the audio. Trust me, you don’t want the alternative 😉
🔥 Reverse Seared Picanha on the Ninja FlexFlame
Ran a full picanha cook on the Ninja FlexFlame this weekend and it turned out seriously good.
Dry brined overnight, scored the fat cap, then smoked low at 115°C before finishing with a hot reverse sear to crisp up that fat cap and build a proper crust.
The beef came from @thecateringbutcher and I seasoned it with @fourge.bbq FIRE rub, which worked perfectly with the smoke and flame on this cook.
If anyone wants to try it themselves, I’ve written up the full step-by-step guide here 👇
https://www.smokeandsear.world/BBQ-recipes/the-ultimate-whole-picanha-on-the-ninja-flexflame/
Massive flavour from a brilliant cut of beef.
Disclaimer: Lucky enough to be sent the FlexFlame by the legends at @ninjakitchenuk
🔥 PASS THE FLAME GIVEAWAY 🔥
The FOURGE Founders Box was created to mark the beginning — for the first 50 people backing what FOURGE is building.
We’ve only been live 2 weeks and just under half have already gone.
From the start, we decided Founders Box No. 50 would not be sold — it would be given away.
Why? Because Pass the Flame is bigger than a slogan. It’s about backing people, supporting people, and helping others get started on their outdoor cooking journey.
WHAT’S UP FOR GRABS 👇
🔥 1 x FOURGE Founders Box – No. 50
🔥 The final Founder number in the set of 50
🔥 Founder recognition as part of FOURGE history
And there’s more…
Tag someone you believe should be supported through Pass the Flame — someone who deserves a push, a start, or a bit of encouragement with outdoor cooking.
If you win, you get Founders Box No. 50.
We’ll also choose one person you tagged and send them a separate FOURGE starter prize to help get them going.
HOW TO ENTER:
1️⃣ Follow @fourge.bbq
2️⃣ Tag someone you believe should be supported through Pass the Flame
3️⃣ Every tag counts as an extra entry — so nominate as many as you like
Founders Boxes remain available to buy separately while stock lasts. No. 50 has simply been held back for this giveaway.
See what’s inside: fourge.uk/product/founders-box/
📅 Entries close at 6:00 PM, Sunday 22nd March
Winner chosen at random and announced on our page.
⚠️ Winner will only be contacted by @fourge.bbq
This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by Instagram or Facebook.
Pass the Flame. 🔥
Porchetta and a whole roast chicken cooked on the Ninja FlexFlame 🔥
Roast mode holding steady and delivering some seriously crispy crackling.
The real star though is this beautiful porchetta from @thecateringbutcher — absolutely spot on.
What should I cook next?
FlexFlame provided by @ninjakitchenuk for content creation.
Two big @thecateringbutcher tomahawk steaks cooked hot and fast on the Ninja FlexFlame 🔥🥩
High heat, flames rolling, proper crust.
What should I cook next?
#steak #tomahawksteak
Note: FlexFlame sent by @ninjakitchenuk for content creation.
Massive thank you to everyone who’s backed the @fourge.bbq Founders Box so far.
The support has been incredible.
A special shout to the FOUNDERS who stepped up early and got behind this from day one. That kind of support means a lot. Not just for FOURGE, but for everything we’re building around it.
We can’t wait to get your boxes out to you shortly. We’re just waiting on a couple of final bits to arrive because we want these to be perfect. No rushing. No cutting corners. Just making sure everything lands exactly how it should.
The Founders Wall has already been updated, so if you’ve jumped in, go have a look here:
https://www.fourge.uk/story/founders/
And if you’ve been thinking about it, the Founders Box is a true limited run.
There will only ever be 50.
Once they’re gone, they’re gone.
You can see the box here:
https://www.fourge.uk/product/founders-box/
And another big thank you to everyone who’s been backing the first rub collection too — we’re seriously grateful for that support. It’s brilliant to see people already cooking with it and getting behind what we’re building from the start.
We’ve got so much more planned.
This is only the start.
🔥 WE’RE LIVE 🔥
www.fourge.uk
It’s official.
FOURGE is live.
From four lads with an idea . . .
To a registered company.
Rubs crafted and manufactured.
Merch designed.
Festivals booked.
Foundations built.
And this is only the beginning.
On the site right now:
🔥 Our story
🔥 Events (with a sneak peek menu)
🔥 The Journal
🔥 The Shop — our first rub collection, merch and a couple of bundles to get you started
But make no mistake . . .
We’re already working on a serious range of products behind the scenes.
Every order fuels Pass The Flame.
Every step pushes UK BBQ forward.
Go have a look.
Back it if you believe in it.
United by Flame.
Andy, Ben, Liam & Lee
#Fourge #UnitedByFlame #UKBBQ
For the past few days I’ve been glued to the forecast like some obsessed weather nerd . . .
Low cloud.
Wind.
Rain.
Cancelled. Cancelled. Cancelled.
But today . . . blue skies 😎
Being half term, I grabbed my two youngest and headed straight for the fence line with cautious optimism . . .
And boom 💥
First display @raf_typhoondisplayteam practice of the season, and it did NOT disappoint.
Huge moment seeing DRAGON01 tear up the Lincolnshire sky 🔥
Flight Lieutenant Tom Nation absolutely sending it.
Some things are just worth the wait.
✈️🇬🇧
#TyphoonDisplayTeam #RAF #DRAGON01 #HalfTermWin