The Barbitec BBQ Blog

Go to Events & Appearances for further information. All Things BBQ with Ross Yarranton... Learn how to cook steak, Chicken etc., its FREE!

My co Author, Ben Bartlett (aka BBQ BEN)  is organising the Gatcombe Food Festival this year on 26-27 July 2025 at Gatcombe Park, UK by kind permission of HRH The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence. Go to

Do you know that you can employ Ross to teach you how to cook on your own BBQ? he does have limited time and he will teach you but YOU do the cooking, he will supervise as otherwise you wont learn..

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Our Next book 'Secrets' Volume three coming out very soon! The book will be available on Amazon soon and also available for purchase at Ross's 'All Things BBQ' Workshops starting September.

Proud to have Caves Road Beef & British sausage company, another food sponsor for our 'All Things BBQ' cooking classes starting September 2025

We are extremely lucky and proud to have secured 'Humpty Doo Barramundi' for our next set of 'All Things BBQ' Workshops starting in September this year through to March 2026, they have supplied me with some whole fish that I will cook this weekend so 'watch this space'!

We are delighted to welcome barbeques Galore back into the fold to sponsor our 'All Things BBQ' Workshops for 2025/6. They have amazing products and are specialists in their field. We are proud to have them onboard for our next season.

Had a few calls recently about parts and conversions of Bunnings Matador and Jumbuck BBQ's we do not sell these or any other brand of BBQ however we do write articles about certain other brands and we road test some too.

Barbitec repairs all sorts of Marine and Caravan BBQ's - most of them are portable and can be brought straight to our fully equipped workshop North of the River.

BBQ Veggie Kebabs - I was asked at the 'All Things BBQ' Workshop today about a vegetarian recipe and mentioned I cooked one at Yanchep workshop last week and will cook again at City of canning CREEC Hub at Wilson next Saturday at 11:00 am so if you want to book go to Eventbrite and search for Ros

These are Photos taken by Chantal, our official Photographer, yesterday morning, thank you to all those that attended, we hope you enjoyed the session and will come to others.

You know, Prawns & Seafood are one of the easiest to cook on a BBQ BUT they do take looking after and a little skill. Always remember that fish can be eaten raw so dont overcook them

 Yes I know that we all get asked and told how to cook the perfect Steak but really what is the best way?

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If you have an outdoor Alfresco area please read the following from Dept Energy. We have put the leaflet into a PDF: Read the Fact Sheet