The Official Braai Thread

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Sards wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 10:37 am
handyman wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 10:33 am
Boet, I think I've said it before, for me this is a risky move, but I wish you every success. Good luck.

Thats it exactly...you have to try..and give it everything. A half try is a half success or failure...a full try is either a full success or failure.
Ultimately Sreel-line our factory will subsidise it till its running at a profit so really cannot lose.
Its also a full on operating showroom of what we can do. So its marketing for Steel-line and Diablo
Just don't hang saarks flags and caps etc in the shop. You want to lure customers, not chase them away.
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handyman wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 10:49 am
Sards wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 10:37 am
handyman wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 10:33 am
Boet, I think I've said it before, for me this is a risky move, but I wish you every success. Good luck.

Thats it exactly...you have to try..and give it everything. A half try is a half success or failure...a full try is either a full success or failure.
Ultimately Sreel-line our factory will subsidise it till its running at a profit so really cannot lose.
Its also a full on operating showroom of what we can do. So its marketing for Steel-line and Diablo
Just don't hang saarks flags and caps etc in the shop. You want to lure customers, not chase them away.
Putting that pic with Rassie and I up...
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Sards wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 11:52 am
Putting that pic with Rassie and I up...
This one?

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Sandstorm wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 12:17 pm
Sards wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 11:52 am
Putting that pic with Rassie and I up...
This one?

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Change that ball into an egg with photoshop and it wil be kak funny!
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Was invited to a pommie braai at the weekend. The host tells me after one hour of being there that I'll be doing the cooking. Hadn't even started the coals. But I took the reigns like the hero that I am, and delivered an outstanding meal.
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assfly wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 12:56 pm Was invited to a pommie braai at the weekend. The host tells me after one hour of being there that I'll be doing the cooking. Hadn't even started the coals. But I took the reigns like the hero that I am, and delivered an outstanding meal.
Awesome. I always took control at a braai. If the host allow me. I grew up in a big family and done the braai sweat from a young age. My dad use to kak on me when I licked my fingers while braaiing. Use to turn over the wors by hand (we dont had the fancy knyp tange like today). Told me I touch a lot of gif goed.
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OomStruisbaai wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:11 pm Awesome. I always took control at a braai. If the host allow me. I grew up in a big family and done the braai sweat from a young age. My dad use to kak on me when I licked my fingers while braaiing. Use to turn over the wors by hand (we dont had the fancy knyp tange like today). Told me I touch a lot of gif goed.
We didn't use a grill. We were so tough we used to just hold the wors directly over the flames with our hands.
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assfly wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:18 pm
OomStruisbaai wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:11 pm Awesome. I always took control at a braai. If the host allow me. I grew up in a big family and done the braai sweat from a young age. My dad use to kak on me when I licked my fingers while braaiing. Use to turn over the wors by hand (we dont had the fancy knyp tange like today). Told me I touch a lot of gif goed.
We didn't use a grill. We were so tough we used to just hold the wors directly over the flames with our hands.
Pffffft!

Sards skewers the wors with his cock and then chucks them in the Diablo.
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We had an awesome braai yesterday, just avoided the rain.

Lamb chops
Pork Steaks
Whole Fillet @ R99.99 per kg
Bacon wrapped cherries [from Checkers]
and mielies
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Chilli wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 2:01 pm We had an awesome braai yesterday, just avoided the rain.

Lamb chops
Pork Steaks
Whole Fillet @ R99.99 per kg
Bacon wrapped cherries [from Checkers]
and mielies
Without any booze on your weekly shopping lists, you guys are eating like kings at the moment! :thumbup:
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Sards, good luck with finding a decent bun. I dislike burgers from most fast food places because of the buns.
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what do you think..

Thats a prototype. Hangs from a chain and has a huge round LED bulb that only uses 3 W inside the cage.
Like 100mm in Diameter.
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Fangle wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 2:39 pm Sards, good luck with finding a decent bun. I dislike burgers from most fast food places because of the buns.
Got an awesome local baker with the best bun I have ever seen.
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Sards wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 2:43 pm Image

what do you think
What is it? Cross between a lantern and a braai grid?
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Sandstorm wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 2:46 pm
Sards wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 2:43 pm Image

what do you think
What is it? Cross between a lantern and a braai grid?
Thats the light fitting I am designing to hang above the front counter. Braai grid below for the vibe and heavy industrial look.
The size of the bulb forced me to only have 4 down poles. bulb gives out a soft glow. The grid below shines a lovely pattern down .
Hangs on a heavy industrial chain. Obviously when the fittings arrive I will put in the lamp holder and the Bulb....Just cannot decide whether to keep it Stainless or coat it....

this came out of mind when I was goofed so I know its going to look vokken awesome above the counter.
Not bad progress after a day of conceiving it.

cheap as chips....R 150.00 per lamp as is...maybe R20.00 more if coated
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Sards wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 2:47 pm The grid below shines a lovely pattern down .
Sounds cool, great idea. :thumbup:
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Sandstorm wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 2:26 pm
Chilli wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 2:01 pm We had an awesome braai yesterday, just avoided the rain.

Lamb chops
Pork Steaks
Whole Fillet @ R99.99 per kg
Bacon wrapped cherries [from Checkers]
and mielies
Without any booze on your weekly shopping lists, you guys are eating like kings at the moment! :thumbup:
I drank my last beer and wine out on Sunday.
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So who has started brewing their own?
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Fangle wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 5:00 pm So who has started brewing their own?
milkshakes are the new after work glass....its not going to end well. I could end up looking like Nips
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Sards wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 5:31 pm
Fangle wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 5:00 pm So who has started brewing their own?
milkshakes are the new after work glass....its not going to end well. I could end up looking like Nips
There’s a gap in the market for you. Mini moonshine kits! You should have no trouble in knocking up those.
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Fangle wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 6:16 pm
Sards wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 5:31 pm
Fangle wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 5:00 pm So who has started brewing their own?
milkshakes are the new after work glass....its not going to end well. I could end up looking like Nips
There’s a gap in the market for you. Mini moonshine kits! You should have no trouble in knocking up those.
Doubt its going to last long.
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Has anyone used the 6 Gun Braai Spice? It is nice, but pretty powerful so be careful.
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Got a pork shoulder in the oven. 1.5 kgs so probably an hour. Surrounded by roasties. Veg on the stove.
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Sards wrote: Sun Aug 02, 2020 2:03 pm Got a pork shoulder in the oven. 1.5 kgs so probably an hour. Surrounded by roasties. Veg on the stove.
Nice Sards. I did roast beef.
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Chilli wrote: Sun Aug 02, 2020 5:16 pm
Sards wrote: Sun Aug 02, 2020 2:03 pm Got a pork shoulder in the oven. 1.5 kgs so probably an hour. Surrounded by roasties. Veg on the stove.
Nice Sards. I did roast beef.

Oh man it was good.
Has seconds which is unusual for me. Those roasters were in the whole process from raw. Normally I add them halfway after microwaving them half cooked. This time they sat for the full hour soaking up the juices from the shoulder and I removed the meat and put them in the pan on the coals for literally a few minutes a side to brown. Remember there are 3 sides so a bit of skillful turning without it sticking to the pan or burning. The meat was sensational. I had inserted thinly sliced garlic into the meat. I cant handle those chunky garlic cloves. There was a literal spot of pink on the bone but the rest was done to perfection. Juicy and tender. Soaking up the gravy my wife made from the juices. This was a R70 piece of meat and it filled us all up with absolutely nothing left over.
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Tonight we are doing tuna on the griddle. Eldest has been craving it and I got a few pieces yesterday which look amazing.


Tomorrow we are doing steak. I will look for a decent piece. I managed to get hold of some great marrow bones which I am going to grill and then take that cooked marrow juices and suck it into a syringe and inject it into the steak before we grill it. My butcher says it's the bomb and my wife is surprised I took so long to do it. I just felt it might be a bit rich but am ready for it. I can just imagine that marrow juice cooking inside the meat taking it to another level.
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Sards wrote: Mon Aug 03, 2020 4:28 am Tonight we are doing tuna on the griddle. Eldest has been craving it and I got a few pieces yesterday which look amazing.


Tomorrow we are doing steak. I will look for a decent piece. I managed to get hold of some great marrow bones which I am going to grill and then take that cooked marrow juices and suck it into a syringe and inject it into the steak before we grill it. My butcher says it's the bomb and my wife is surprised I took so long to do it. I just felt it might be a bit rich but am ready for it. I can just imagine that marrow juice cooking inside the meat taking it to another level.
Checkers has good deals on steak, if you buy 1 kilo or over.
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Chilli wrote: Mon Aug 03, 2020 4:47 am
Checkers has good deals on steak, if you buy 1 kilo or over.
Visited Paarl on friday and stock up T Bones R80 per kg and fillet @ R129 per kilo from my usual butcher. Cut it 3 cm thick.

Also had kreef stert from the braai on the week end from the best Sharks supporter (Mrs nephew) on the planet.
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Chilli wrote: Sat Aug 01, 2020 6:57 pm Has anyone used the 6 Gun Braai Spice? It is nice, but pretty powerful so be careful.
I use it every now and again. It's good. I prefer to make my own dry rubs, but 6 Gun works well when you're a bit lazy.
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Sards wrote: Mon Aug 03, 2020 4:21 am
Chilli wrote: Sun Aug 02, 2020 5:16 pm
Sards wrote: Sun Aug 02, 2020 2:03 pm Got a pork shoulder in the oven. 1.5 kgs so probably an hour. Surrounded by roasties. Veg on the stove.
Nice Sards. I did roast beef.

Oh man it was good.
Has seconds which is unusual for me. Those roasters were in the whole process from raw. Normally I add them halfway after microwaving them half cooked. This time they sat for the full hour soaking up the juices from the shoulder and I removed the meat and put them in the pan on the coals for literally a few minutes a side to brown. Remember there are 3 sides so a bit of skillful turning without it sticking to the pan or burning. The meat was sensational. I had inserted thinly sliced garlic into the meat. I cant handle those chunky garlic cloves. There was a literal spot of pink on the bone but the rest was done to perfection. Juicy and tender. Soaking up the gravy my wife made from the juices. This was a R70 piece of meat and it filled us all up with absolutely nothing left over.
Microwaving :lol:
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handyman wrote: Mon Aug 03, 2020 7:17 am
Microwaving :lol:
Indeed! Par-boil them FFS, Sards.
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Microwaving? surely that must merit his Braai membership card being removed for a week.
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ASMO wrote: Mon Aug 03, 2020 1:18 pm Microwaving? surely that must merit his Braai membership card being removed for a week.
It's not a braai @ Sard's, just a big oven.
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ASMO wrote: Mon Aug 03, 2020 1:18 pm Microwaving? surely that must merit his Braai membership card being removed for a week.
Only a week. Generous...
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My daughter sent me piccies of them visiting Seoul's Braai Republic.

https://www.facebook.com/BraaiRepublic/
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Sandstorm wrote: Mon Aug 03, 2020 1:28 pm
ASMO wrote: Mon Aug 03, 2020 1:18 pm Microwaving? surely that must merit his Braai membership card being removed for a week.
It's not a braai @ Sard's, just a big oven.
surprise surprise. Google Avin pizza ovens.
He moved in next door. My old factory. His name is the same as mine. Has been doing Avin for the same time I have been with my Diablo. Its lovely to have him and his wife...another working marital and professional partnership...there. His passion is like mine striving for perfection. He said listening to my process was like living his life. Except he is younger. I might get him to buy me out.
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oh BTW...tuna is the easiest meat to cook. Came out great. My wife did it in a different basting on the Eastern side. I prefer pepper corn and olive oil with a slight salt.

Tomorrow is another story
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Sards wrote: Mon Aug 03, 2020 6:19 pm oh BTW...tuna is the easiest meat to cook. Came out great. My wife did it in a different basting on the Eastern side. I prefer pepper corn and olive oil with a slight salt.

Tomorrow is another story
2 minutes on High?

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ASMO wrote: Mon Aug 03, 2020 1:18 pm Microwaving? surely that must merit his Braai membership card being removed for a week.
Sards and his microwave are NOT part of Team Braai.
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Chilli wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:12 am
ASMO wrote: Mon Aug 03, 2020 1:18 pm Microwaving? surely that must merit his Braai membership card being removed for a week.
Sards and his microwave are NOT part of Team Braai.
No worries. I have become very spoilt. So which team am I then. Just so I know.?
One of my Blaze ovens is going to a major wine farm in Ouboets backyard this Friday.
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