27.03.08
Posted in Competitions at 12:17 pm by admin
The response to our Steven Raichlen Book Competition was searing. Thank you to all those passionate, apron clad, tong wielding folk who took the time to tell us why they love to BBQ with Heat Beads® BBQ Briquettes.
This was our winning entry:
Couldn’t stand the heat…
So I exited the kitchen,
Fired up the Heat Beads,
And char-grilled the chicken,
I barbecued eggplant,
lamb and peppers.
Smokey, succulent!
Briquettes make food better. J Collins
We’ve known it’s true for some time that more people were getting out of the frying pan & into the fire. Your enthusiastic response proves that barbecuing over live coals is really a serious lifestyle choice for so many of you and Heat Beads® BBQ Briquettes are fuelling the fire beautifully.
If you are inspired get your own BBQ groove on - fire up the Heat Beads® BBQ Briquettes and check out our BBQ recipes for chicken, eggplant, lamb and pepper and a whole host of other taste bud tantalising goodness.
We have runner up prizes for P. Booker, D. Aitchison, L. Bree, and V. Hawkins. Thanks again and congratulations to you all - we’ll be posting many of our entries on the Sizzle blog and Heat Beads® website in the coming weeks.
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14.03.08
Posted in Uncategorized, General Discussion, Competitions at 2:40 pm by admin
Have you ever been deep in thought in the midst of smoke rising from your Heat Beads® BBQ Briquettes barbecue and fantasised about becoming a professional griller?
The US professional circuit kicks off in Kansas City this weekend (March 14-15) with the North Kansas City Missouri State BBQ Championship. The state championships work on a system of points allocation, for the winners of the 15 to 20 events that may take place across the season. First place in just 3 or 4 of these events could secure you the position of state champion!
John Ryan, recent ‘griller extraordinaire’ at the Heat Beads® Degustation BBQ for Steven Raichlen, is a serious backyard BBQ chef. He travels the world, and particularly the US, entering BBQ world championships. John is moving to the US later in the year and hopes to be able to explore more of the renowned professional US BBQ circuit.
Drawing on his years of experience cooking on Heat Beads® BBQ Briquettes he hopes to tackle both the backyard and professional circuits, of course the ultimate being the Kansas City – The American Royal BBQ Contest, held in the first weekend of October. This is the largest contest of its type in the world and John describes it as, ‘really good fun’, having participated in the event before.
This festival is held over two days, with most contestants wishing to pursue the title of Kansas City BBQ Legend. This delectable event also involves a sauce competition and entertainment for all those who flock to Kansas City.
The Southern states in the US thrive on a barbecue culture, the pinnacle of which is Kansas City, Missouri. It is famous across the world for its unique barbecue style that involves char-grilling and wood smoking (mainly hickory wood chips) to infuse flavour into the food. According to the Kansas City Tourism Website today there are over 100 barbecue establishments in the Kansas City area, each boasting its personal house specialty from ribs, to pork, ham, sausages and even fish.
So if you’re sitting at your computer, still fantasising about being a Kansas City BBQ Legend, your dream may come true! Happy Grilling!
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15.02.08
Posted in Uncategorized, Events, Competitions at 2:06 pm by admin
Ominous warnings from the weather bureau were prophetic, when world leading BBQ identity Steven Raichlen, joined thirty fellow char-grill enthusiasts for a unique tasting indulgence at the Gasworks Art Park in Albert Park last week. Not even a torrential downpour could mar the ten course Degustation Char Grill BBQ tasting organised on Steven’s behalf by the Heat Beads® Company.
Five of Melbourne’s best char-grillers whipped up a storm (no pun intended!) on the grill, professionals and backyard enthusiasts alike. Thanks and accolades to Stavros, renowned for his superb Greek char grilling Australian style and his famous Stavros Tavern in Albert Park; Julian Wu, who specialises in Asian fusion BBQ cuisine; John Ryan, a serious competitor in world championship BBQ competitions representing Australia; Kerry Tait, winner of the 2006 annual Triple R Best Char Grill recipe competition and Eve-Lynne Fairhall whose Beef Teriyaki wowed the judges in last year’s contest.
Despite the biting wind and rain and a very hasty retreat indoors to eat, the appreciation of good food, talented chefs and enhanced with a glass of Pizzini wine won the day, as we sampled our way through dish upon dish. The succulent dishes were cooked to perfection over the hot coals on a variety of barbecues supplied by Barbecues Galore and the sleek Viking Grill, the Big Green Egg and the Texan Smoker BBQ were given the thumbs up by our ‘char grillers’ extraordinaire!
Steven was given an outstanding introduction to Australian barbecuing culture and remarked that wherever you go in the world, a shared interest in barbecuing is a brilliant entree card, opening doors, and bringing together some fantastic people!
For your chance to have the recipes used to create the mouthwatering dishes on the day sent to you, subscribe to the Heat Beads® newsletter by clicking here.
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01.02.08
Posted in Did You Know?, Competitions at 3:59 pm by Heat Beads® briquettes
It is a time-honoured tradition in backyards, and at parks and beaches across Australia, to hear the sizzle of a barbecue, the smell of sausages, seafood, steak and other delectable offerings wafting from the char grill. One man eager to learn about this tradition and advancements of cooking over live hot coals and BBQ briquettes in modern Australian cuisine is the American grilling expert, Steve Raichlen. He hits our shores next week to learn about the Australian char grilling tradition as part of research for his new book, Planet Barbeque – travels on the world’s barbecue trail.
Raichlen is the author of the international best selling Barbecue Bible and How to Grill and host of the Barbecue University television show on American Public Television. He is author of 28 books in total (which have been translated into 12 languages), and has also defeated the Iron Chef Roksbura Michiba in a barbecue battle on Japanese television.
In celebration of Raichlen’s arrival in Australia, the Heat Beads® Company is offering one lucky reader the chance to win a set of his barbecue books. Click here to enter - include your name and email address, and in 30 words tell us why you love to char grill over Heat Beads® BBQ briquettes. The winner will be notified by email toward the end of February.
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20.11.07
Posted in Competitions at 9:23 am by admin
Heat Beads® briquettes brings you two sizzling summer BBQ competitions - enter now!
Competition #1 - Best Char-grill Recipe: Win a Weber Kettle BBQ and one year’s supply (24 x 4kg bags) of Heat Beads® briquettes
Entries close: Wednesday 28th November, 2007
As part of the 6th annual Triple R Melbourne BBQ Day, sponsored by Heat Beads® briquettes, we’re searching for Australia’s Best Char-grill Recipe.
Do you have the secret? Enter your recipe here.
The top three entries will be cooked for all to enjoy at BBQ Day by chef extraordinaire Craig Penglase from the Prince Hospitality Group (Circa and The Stokehouse), and the Heat Beads® team of char-grilling experts.
The winner will be decided by a judging panel of celebrity chefs, along with votes from Triple R listeners.
Bask in the glory
As well as scoring a brand new Weber, plus enough Heat Beads® briquettes to keep it fired up for the coming year, as the winner you’ll be hailed a BBQ expert during Triple R’s live broadcast from BBQ Day (Cam Smith’s ‘Eat It’ program).
Now that story will be a sure-fire BBQ stopper!
Submit your recipe now.*
*Triple R and the Heat Beads® Company will retain unlimited use of all recipes entered in the competition and these may be included in the Recipes section of the Heat Beads® website, blog, or for various marketing activities (entrants will be acknowledged).
Competition #2 - Win a Summer BBQ Entertainment Pack
Entries close: Friday 14th December, 2007
We have ten prize packs to give away containing everything the BBQ connoisseur needs, just in time for summer.
Each includes the following BBQ essentials:
Heat Beads® BBQ Quickstart Chimney (get your BBQ started faster!)
Heat Beads® BBQ accessories – Tongs, fork, spatula, grill brush and drip trays
Heat Beads® BBQ Briquettes
Heat Beads® Firelighters
Heat Beads® Citronella products
Enter your details here for your chance to win.
Good luck!
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15.11.07
Posted in Competitions at 5:15 pm by admin
Congratulations to the lucky winners of the Heat Beads® company’s latest giveaway (in our October e-Newsletter) - a ‘Summer Entertainment Pack’ from our friends at Warner Music and Village Roadshow Pictures.
The following people will be BBQ-ing to the beat of James Blunt’s new CD ‘All The Lost Souls’, and reclining afterwards to enjoy the super-cool ‘Ocean’s 13′ on DVD.
Ann P. of WA
Monica S. of VIC
Gayle L. of WA
The Boluk family of VIC
Christine S. of NSW
Jenny B. of VIC
Linda P. of NSW
Damien M. of VIC
Merryl D. of WA
Sharon R. of SA
Thank you to everyone who entered - we so enjoyed hearing about your top songs to listen to at a BBQ, that we’ll be posting a selection of our favourites here on Sizzle very soon.
And if you haven’t yet, sign up here for our e-Newsletter to be in the know about future competitions.
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24.07.07
Posted in Fun Things, General Discussion, Competitions at 2:25 pm by admin
Congratulations from Heat Beads® to the winners of our June newsletter competition.
First five new subscribers:
Michelle B. of Victoria
Rob K. of Victoria
Karen B. of South Australia
Anita D. of Queensland
Nicole B. of Queensland
Winners in the second chance draw:
Anita W. of Tasmania
Bartosz R. of New South Wales
Bernadette D. of Queensland
Sue F. of South Australia
Robyn S. of Queensland
Each has won a Winter Warmers Pack consisting of a Heat Beads® Quickstart Chimney, two 4kg bags of Heat Beads® BBQ Briquettes, a box of Firelighters, a roasting and drip tray as well as a sensational Jim Beam Party Pack with a branded basting brush, a bottle of gourmet marinade, award winning BBQ sauce and Jim Beam’s famous steak sauce.
Thanks to everyone who joined in the fun and welcome to all our new subscribers. Look out for the next Heat Beads® giveaway in our August newsletter.
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