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Welcome to the home of the realest BBQ chat in the UK. No filters, no over-polished foodie nonsense β€” just proper people talking fire, meat, gear, wins, fails, and everything in between.

We’re now 450+ members strong, with more groups being added as the community grows.

How to Join

To keep the community genuine and spam-free, everyone starts in the Holding Pen.

Before getting access to the sub-groups, all I ask is that you introduce yourself properly. Tell us what kit you’re cooking on, what sort of food you like to cook, or anything else BBQ-related. It doesn’t need to be fancy β€” I just want to know you’re a real person who’s actually into UK BBQ.

Once that’s done, and it’s clear you’re here for the right reasons, you’ll get access to the rest of the community.

What to Expect

Inside, the community is split into smaller groups to keep things organised and stop everyone’s phones going into meltdown. Join the chats that suit you, ignore the ones that don’t. Simple.

You’ll find chats around cooks, recipes, BBQ gear, events, regional banter, buying and selling, collaborations, and plenty more besides.

The Only Real Rule

Don’t overthink it β€” just be genuine.

If you’re into BBQ, want to chat with like-minded people, and fancy being part of a proper UK community, you’ll fit right in.

Start in the Holding Pen, introduce yourself, and we’ll take it from there.

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DRAGON, edge of the sky.

Flt Lt Tom Nation, the 2026 RAF Typhoon Display Pilot, putting the Typhoon through its paces over Coningsby.

Tom’s name is now on the jet, the black flying suit is on, the helmet has been unveiled, and the 2026 display season is starting to feel very real.

The aircraft, the pilot, the team behind it β€” all coming together for what looks like it’s going to be an unbelievable season.

Fast, precise, aggressive, controlled . . . and absolutely breathtaking to watch.

@raf_typhoondisplayteam 
@eurofighter.typhoon 

#RAFTyphoon #TyphoonDisplayTeam #EurofighterTyphoon #RAFConingsby
Dirty-Seared CΓ΄te de Boeuf with Cowboy Butter πŸ”₯

Picked up this absolute beauty from @mountainsfarmshop in East Heckington, Lincolnshire β€” proper local butcher, proper bit of beef.

This is the way I like to cook a big thick steak like a CΓ΄te de Boeuf / bone-in ribeye.

Cooked in the @kamadojoeuk over @bigkproductsltd lumpwood β€” and this bit matters: use good quality lumpwood, fully lit and burning clean. You want heat and crust, not a steak that tastes like a shed fire.

I also used some @fourge.bbq whisky oak we’re currently testing.

Temps tracked with the @meatermade , because guessing on a steak like this is how you turn dinner into financial regret.

Finished with cowboy butter, rested, sliced, juices back over the top.

Simple process. Big flavour. No bollocks.

Comment COWBOY and I’ll send you the link to my website with the full step-by-step guide for how I cook a steak like this, plus how I make the cowboy butter.

Hope this new step-by-step, no-bollocks format helps. πŸ”₯
Spatchcock chicken on the Ninja FlexFlame πŸ”₯

Kept it simple, kept it juicy, and hit it properly with SPARK rub by @fourge.bbq β€” bright, herby, lemony, and bang on for chicken.

Barbecue without the bollocks.

What should I cook next? πŸ‘€
This was, I believe, the last @raf_typhoondisplayteam display practice before Flt Lt Tom Nation’s PDA at RAF Coningsby later this week . . . and what a display to watch.

If all goes well, this is the final step before Tom begins public Typhoon displays around the country and beyond for the 2026 season. Living near RAF Coningsby means I’ve been lucky enough to watch so many of these Typhoon display practices and workups as they’ve built towards this point, and honestly, seeing the progress, precision, confidence and sheer power of the jet has been incredible.

So Flt Lt Tom Nation – DRAGON01, if you ever happen to see this, go absolutely smash your PDA mate. You’re a legend. Go DRAGON.

#raf #raftyphoondisplayteam
Welcome to what’s more than likely my first and last attempt at doing unplanned face-to-camera content . . . and episode one of β€˜BBQ Ain’t F*****G Difficult’ πŸ˜‚

The kids wanted pulled pork, so I stuck a shoulder on, used @fourge.bbq EMBER rub β€” best there is, obviously β€” and talked my way through the cook without overcomplicating it.

Because that’s the point really. Pulled pork is forgiving, BBQ doesn’t need gatekeeping, and not every cook needs to be made out like some pitmaster secret.

After @chumsbbq kept dropping edits of my β€œinterview” from The Big Community Cookup last week, I thought any video I made myself couldn’t be more embarrassing than that . . . jury’s still out.

P.S Sorry Mum, I’ll rinse this potty mouth out soon. Blame the nerves . . .
Oh good f*****g lord . . . I think I’ve just witnessed the best Typhoon display I’ve seen yet.

Today was proper grim as well β€” cold, windy, dark moody skies, low cloud cover β€” but somehow that just made it even better. The whole thing felt more dramatic, more aggressive, more powerful. That sky absolutely set the mood.

And Flt Lt Tom Nation – DRAGON01 . . . good lord mate. How the hell he went straight from take-off into that display is on another level. That was unreal.

#raf #typhoondisplayteam

@raf_typhoondisplayteam @planetom91