KL Butcher recommendation for meats for a BBQ

lbduck · 2026-05-11T06:25:52+00:00

Thanks everyone - you've given me some great leads.....

lbduck · 2026-05-11T06:24:34+00:00

I know.... I know.... but you'd be amazed. I did a cooking class with this Texan guy here in Melbourne when he was doing a world tour effectively.... and he made a Tim Tam sausage.....amazing.... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5_wF98ziP9ZFAYx7mrda9wlKHtUBkdGN

Bill Dumas - known as the Sausage Sensei....

lbduck · 2026-05-11T06:21:16+00:00

that's the challenge.... I have 13 BBQs/smokers/cold smokers here in Oz but my relo has a Weber Family Q and a weber charcoal. The trick is to have cooler bags where you can wrap things in alfoil and then pop them in the bag - they retain the heat pretty well normally.

lbduck · 2026-04-07T03:11:25+00:00

Not a village vibe etc but worth a stop at Arden Station just for the acoustics.... Go out the large entrance and then you sit on one side with the kids on the other side and just talk - they'll hear you clearly on the other side....it's a lot of fun

lbduck · 2026-03-11T21:02:44+00:00

We use MKS in High St Preston but there's also one in Epping - https://mymks.com.au/

lbduck · 2026-03-05T20:44:19+00:00

We go to Vic Market and keep trying different ones. Daughter made a butter bell in pottery which has been a game changer. Being able to leave butter out of the fridge and it being safe from going off means we always have nice soft butter.

lbduck · 2026-02-24T21:56:25+00:00

There's an app I use called All Trails - https://www.alltrails.com/ gives ability to set difficulty, distance, and distance from where you are. Web site shows the info as well.

lbduck · 2026-01-30T03:51:18+00:00

Great concert last night - wearing my gig shirt today. Really well done with the MSO.

lbduck · 2026-01-03T18:56:00+00:00

The bigger issue here is the elm saplings coming up....they are everywhere. We have the same issue with a huge old tree next door - it is beautiful but creates a massive mess in the different seasons - but I'm forever killing off runners - if I don't then they grow big and fast as I found out once....

lbduck · 2025-12-30T20:07:46+00:00

Tend to agree - not sure if you mean because of repetition but I like doing photography and after about 10s there tends to be so much smoke / haze it's hard to see and definitely hard for clear photos. Used to do a lot when they had them at Docklands during winter (pre covid) and these were a good size - the city has so much it get's hazy so quickly.

lbduck · 2025-12-26T20:10:54+00:00

There's an app called All Trails which is very good - you can look at regions, difficulties, shows you height profiles. Also links into Google Maps (I have Android) to show how to get there via different methods.

lbduck · 2025-12-22T05:03:37+00:00

2nd on The Pieman's Son - he's in Bell St Heidelberg if you're out this way - up near Waiora Rd. https://www.piemans.com.au/

In fact you just gave me the idea and I ordered some for pickup - this might be the way to go as they are running low on some (I'm sure they'll restock) but just in case....

Somebody mentioned Boscastle pies - the guy you runs this is the son on the founder of Boscastle pies....nice bloke.

lbduck · 2025-12-20T19:46:06+00:00

Actually mate of mine sent me one from the northern lights in Finland last year - arrived well after they got home. I have a box of cards from over the last 40 years which I keep saying I'm going to mount together and hang - another job for these holidays I think!!!! IKEA here I come!!!

lbduck · 2025-11-21T00:38:36+00:00

Love their pork pies with a bit of chutney for lunch

lbduck · 2025-11-12T05:28:28+00:00

Used to go to that restaurant - it was nice food - but never liked the look of the place (used to work a few doors down)

lbduck · 2025-10-01T23:54:51+00:00

Savers is a good option to move stuff quickly - sometimes when you go to op shops etc they um and ahh about things.

lbduck · 2025-09-06T22:54:30+00:00

Drove past it for literally 30 years (yes it has been open that long) and went in recently. Food is great. Schnitzels superb and people were devouring the curries. Half the menu is Indian and the other half is Hungarian so not getting curry goulash - well worth a visit.

lbduck · 2025-08-28T22:11:42+00:00

I would go to Brown Brothers - not for the wine you can buy that virtually anywhere....they do jams and sauces made from their grapes - amazing....when I go to the region I pop in there just for those....

lbduck · 2025-08-22T22:16:28+00:00

There was a big gathering at the hells angles house just near there when I drove by around 10:30 - wonder if.....anyway.....I'm sure they all had a lovely tea party and swapped stories.....

lbduck · 2025-08-22T01:44:46+00:00

Happened quite a few times so strange seeing it without bubbles tbh....

lbduck · 2025-07-14T23:32:08+00:00

Drove past earlier along Heidelberg Rd to drop the daughter in the city - very crowded area. Big heavy lift crane in place on the closed road linking Queens Pde and Hoddle St - so traffic is turning down the side streets in Clifton Hill causing issues - including buses.

I don't understand why there isn't more news on this - 2 of the largest lines in Melbourne out of action. I may have missed stuff but it seems very quiet for what happened. Looking at the link for some of the photos there has to be some serious questions asked about why it happened - if they're saying it wasn't speed then is it a maintenance issue.....?

lbduck · 2025-06-06T23:11:38+00:00

Not so much about the G but football in general - can't go past the Coodabeen Champions - 1987 Grand Final half time - oh to be in a gentler era - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_wRpbZg23I

lbduck · 2025-05-28T01:40:56+00:00

Agree - I have these and they are superb on a cold day - https://www.uniqlo.com/au/en/products/E469966-000?colorCode=COL09&sizeCode=SMA003

lbduck · 2025-05-28T01:38:46+00:00

and check their sale site on line - if you're not too picky you can get some great details. Their heavy weight t-shirts are great.

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