Boomas BBQ

30/03/2025

And for something totally non BBQ related

Daughter played her first match of under 8s football today, and I had a late call up for goal umpiring

Anyway, check this out

That's my young fella........

30/03/2025

Last night we headed out to Thornbury for a little pop-up action for the Darebin Basketball Association Women and Men's Basketball Game

Now, I don't always do jobs like this, but I thought why not

We ended up setting up, just as some heavy winds picked up, and had to MacGuyver a few weights for the marquee before we started service

I grabbed no pics, and the few we have come from the team socials, cheers!

Anywho......we ended up nearly serving 200 brisket rolls over a couple hours, which was fantastic, and the feedback was amazing!!

All in all, good fun!!!

29/03/2025

Just a heads up, orders will be closing in a few days!

You have the choice of a 1, 2 or 4 person BBQ box, consisting of Brisket, Pulled Pork, Chicken Wings, Potato Mint salad, Pumpkin Cous Cous, BBQ sauce and a roll

All orders are packed for takeaway, and the line moves super fast!!

Weather permitting, head on down to the foreshore and enjoy the BBQ and scenery

Saturday April 5th, out the back of Kellys Meats

12.30pm pickup time

Don't miss out 😀

Order via my site (in comments)

27/03/2025

Was doing a little scrolling and thought I'd find some of my early days action of my Bacon Jam Cheeseburgers

And there are lots.......

From in a Weber, a gasser, pellet grills to good old Suzie

It's been fun and tasty!

26/03/2025

Hey everyone, if you haven't checked out these guys, they are doing a pretty cool BBQ podcast full of laughs

Episode 23 dropped this week, and some of my pies feature on it

But if you are really keen, head back to episode 1 and you'll see a few of my things feature......for better or worse

25/03/2025

Another reminder for tickets to Chesterfield Farm Woodfired Feasts | Fri 11 April 2025

This is a ticketed event, 5pm to 10pm

The Damper Hut will be filled with live music, drinks (available to purchase, no byo) and BBQ

I'll be making BBQ Boxes with Brisket, Pulled Pork, Chicken wings, 2 sides, roll and BBQ Sauce

This is about as local as we can get for all us South Eastern suburbs folks, and with after hours access to the farm, a little time to hand feed the animals, a tractor ride and then to feed yourself with smoked meats 😁

What a combo!

Get your tickets here

https://www.ticketebo.com.au/chesterfield-farm/chesterfield-farm-damper-hut-fri-11-april-2025

24/03/2025

Tooradin! We are back, with a quick turnaround for April and a Saturday!!

Going to do a lunchtime pre-order for Saturday, April 5th, 12.30pm, no walk-ins

It's a pretty hectic month with Easter and Anzac Day, so we will be trialling a weekend lunch BBQ Box

Brisket, Pulled Pork, Chicken Wings, Potato Mint Salad and a new Pumpkin Cous Cous salad for the sides

Boomtang BBQ sauce, pickles and rolls

Hope to see you there!!!

Get those orders in 💕

https://boomasbbq.com.au/products/bbq-boxes-april-5th-12-30pm-tooradin

Booma's BBQ

23/03/2025

I spent the whole weekend not cooking Barbecue or even cooking anything for a change........

Instead celebrating a friend's 40th with a few close mates, and spending the night in at Crown

Drinks and food and drinks and food, you get the idea

Pics are pretty average as the photographer, or even photographers, were all well hydrated to say the least

But I must admit, the drinks, and the food we had were absolutely AMAZING!!

The steak tartare and the lamb, as mentioned, my photos suck, but the flavours, the textures, phenomenal

It's got me very pumped to start cooking more interesting dishes at home for one

Even got a few hundred up on Roulette

Not a bad weekend at all

And to top it all off, the ladies all purchased shirts for us to wear to dinner.......the same shirt, absolute pi**er!!

21/03/2025

What to do with leftovers?

Give them to the sister in law, who makes a mighty fine Brisket Lasagna

What a treat 😀

21/03/2025

Thanks to everyone who came along to our BBQ Box evening down in Tooradin ☺️

Bigger turnout than the last one by quite a bit, and max capacity for what I can fit in the wagon (need a van!!)

The girls smashed out almost 90 boxes for 200 plus people, in less than an hour, which I think was pretty damn good

75kgs of Brisket and 50kgs of Pulled Pork

The pre-order format works for us, so no one misses out, there can be a little wait, but the line moves fast

Hope you all enjoyed, there will be more dates soon

20/03/2025

That morning view ain't too shabby

Butts and Briskets

All nicely barked up and ready for a wrap, and then a little rest

20/03/2025

Just doing a little reminiscing

Whole Hog Charity event we did back a couple years ago

60kg hog, smoked in Suzie, my first full sized one

100 plus people showed up for BBQ, Music and Fun

Raised several thousand dollars for Movember

Was a really fun cook, and seeing everyone enjoy the food was amazing!

19/03/2025

Chesterfield Farm Woodfired Feasts – A Night to Remember!

Join us at Chesterfield’s rustic farm-style venue for a night of delicious BBQ, live music, and farm fun! Enjoy after-hours farm access, feed the animals, and take a scenic tractor ride.

🔥 Boomas BBQ serving up mouthwatering smoked meats, fresh from the fire, with tasty sides and our special Boomtang BBQ sauce.
🎶 brings live music to set the vibe for a memorable evening.

Tickets Include:

Adults (16+):
✅ After-hours farm entry
✅ Smoked BBQ platter (Brisket, Pulled Pork, 2 Chicken Wings, sides, pickles, bread roll, Boomtang BBQ sauce)
✅ Live entertainment

Kids (4-15):
✅ After-hours farm entry
✅ Kid-sized smoked BBQ platter
✅ Free pop-top drink
✅ Live entertainment

🍷 Drinks available for purchase (no BYO).
🎟 Pre-purchase only – no tickets at the door!

Don’t miss out – grab your tickets now! 💚🩵

All tickets must be pre purchased, no tickets available upon arrival. Purchase your tickets now, don’t miss out!! 💚🩵
*Plus booking fee

https://www.ticketebo.com.au/chesterfield-farm/chesterfield-farm-damper-hut-fri-11-april-2025

19/03/2025

This was the last video I took of Rosey, the night before I snapped an axle, and then she had a hiatus up until now.....she's almost back 😂

I've been busy I guess 😕 😔

Stopped working for a while

Dived a little deeper into BBQ

Started working at Kellys Meats

Dived even further into BBQ

And hobbies came second or third or fourth

But good things take time I suppose, just like BBQ

18/03/2025

After a busy weekend at Meatstock, it's time to get back in the swing of things

It's been a couple of weeks since I launched BOOMANERO, and Meatstock was the first event in which the general public got to try it

The feedback was phenomenal!

Everyone loved the vast array of flavours, and then the subtle sweet kick of habanero at the end

The perfect sauce for coating chicken wings, dunking chips, or spicing up a Burger

It was fantastic to see! And can't wait to see more people use it

So if you haven't, tell your local bbq shop or butcher about it, you can also order online

For wholesale enquires, get in touch with Stagg and Co

Cheers!!

16/03/2025

After a busy weekend at Meatstock Bendigo, it's time to start getting ready for this Friday's popup in Tooradin at Kellys Meats

We've had lots of pre-orders already, and I'll be closing them this Tuesday, so don't miss out!!

This is a totally pre-order event, no walk-ins

BBQ Boxes for 1, 2 or 4 people

Suzie will be loaded up with Brisket, Pork Shoulder and Chicken Wings

Sides are potato mint salad and spiced rice

You get all of that in a box with a roll and BBQ sauce

Hope to see you there!

https://boomasbbq.com.au/products/bbq-boxes-march-21st-6-30pm-tooradin

15/03/2025

Last day of Meatstock Bendigo, come see us in the outdoor vendors area

Rocking the worse hangover I've had in 10 years

Good times!!

14/03/2025

Come find us at Meatstock Bendigo under the Stagg and Co tender near the main stage

Got all the BBQ goods!

13/03/2025

Any of my followers handy with a guitar and can sing?

Looking for some music, acoustic, solo or something in the arvo/evening for May 11th in Ferntree Gully

Let me know

13/03/2025

Suzie’s smoking sizzling sausages slowly, above savoury sizzling spicy smoked wings

Texan Jalapeno links from Kellys Meats

Always tasty!

13/03/2025

Quick little lunchtime gig in Dandy today with 4 meats and 5 salads

Brisket
Pork belly
Chicken wings
Hot links

Potato salad
Pico de gallo
Cous cous
Green goddess salad
Pasta salad

Just got it all to fit

Happy days!

12/03/2025

That sweet golden crispy crackle

The old prototype of my Pork Belly stand, still producing the goods 🔥

https://boomasbbq.com.au/products/pork-belly-stand

With the right techniques, you can achieve brilliant crackle

Dry skin
+
High heat

The main components, paired with my rack, great results!

11/03/2025

The Smoke Ring

A smoke ring in barbecue is a pink/red layer just beneath the surface of smoked meat.

It happens when nitric oxide from the wood smoke reacts with the meat’s myoglobin (a protein that gives meat its red color).
This reaction prevents the myoglobin from turning brown as it cooks, creating that signature pink/red ring.

It’s a sign of good smoking technique but doesn’t necessarily mean better flavour—it’s more about appearance and bragging rights!

Things that contribute to a smoke ring can be, burning wood and charcoal (duh), COLD meat, moisture and not wrapping too early

I always put my meat in the smoker, straight from the fridge, not bringing to room temp etc (unless I'm doing steak)

As mentioned, it doesn't matter if you don't get a smoke ring, as it won't affect flavour, but visually, it does look quite nice 👍

11/03/2025

Wowee!

When the steak fridge is getting a refill at Kellys Meats

All the marble scores

Porterhouse, Ribeye, Scotch

MBS 2 to MBS 9

Some pretty amazing looking steaks to choose from

Which one are you picking?

10/03/2025

I guess it was a little loud at 6.30am........

09/03/2025

This is our next BBQ Box event, March Friday 21st, all pre-orders, out at Kelly's Meats in Tooradin

I'll have a couple of these flyers at the shop also, so if you are grabbing your meat, you can scan the QR code and order then

Orders can also be placed via my website

On the evening of the event, head down Mickle St, and there is usually plenty of parking around there

BBQ Boxes are all made up for takeaway, but weather permitting, the foreshore has plenty of space to enjoy the food

https://boomasbbq.com.au/products/bbq-boxes-march-21st-6-30pm-tooradin

Hope to see you there!

Booma's BBQ

09/03/2025

Another class today, 2 this weekend, I'm a little knackered

Grabbed very few pics....actually only 1 of the pork belly

Luckily one of the attendees yesterday got a few more nice pics

So here they are haha

Cheers to everyone who came along today

Especially the couple who rocked it all day long with a sweet little newborn, who definitely was the greatest listener for the day, took it all in, without a peep of noise 😁

Pork belly
Pork ribs
Brisket
Smoked salmon

Yummo

08/03/2025

This morning I might have started off a little shattered, but all the pieces came together for a new format class today

On the menu for the punters today, we smoked, grilled and roasted the following

Chicken Wings
Cheeseburgers
Salmon
Lamb ribs
Beef ribs
Pork ribs
Brisket
Tri-tip
Queso
Pit beans

Fun class, ran a little quicker than my normal one, so we were all done by 3pm

Good times!

07/03/2025

Off to a smashing start this morning.......

There was a Cambro in the boot, and the glass didn't like it

07/03/2025

What do you get in our BBQ Box?

There are currently 3 options, all based on portions

1 person box - serve of brisket, pulled pork, 2 wings, 2 small sides and a roll, plus bbq sauce

2 person box - 2 serves of brisket, pulled pork, 4 wings, 2 medium sides and 2 rolls, plus bbq sauce

4 person box - 4 serves of brisket, pulled pork, 8 wings, 2 large sides and 4 rolls, plus bbq sauce

Ok

Let's start with the brisket

All of our briskets will be somewhere between a marble score 5-9, just depends on meat availability, but all meat supplied by Kellys Meats so you know it will be good!

The briskets are seasoned with my Grazed and Blazed rub, smoked over Ironbark or Redgum until a nice dark bark is formed and soft like warm butter.

For the pulled pork, we use bone in pork shoulders, with the fat cap, seasoned with my Swine and Dine, smoked over Ironbark or Redgum until a nice dark bark is formed and taken till they are just about to fall apart.

The chicken wings, are a mix of flats and drums (sometimes only flats) seasoned with my Clucked and Plucked, and smoked until crispy and juicy

For the sides, the 2 most popular we serve are Potato Mint Salad, which is fresh and zingy, a great contrast to the BBQ, and also a Spiced Rice Salad, which also has a little tang and kick

Dinner rolls to eat with the meat or soak up the juices

Plus a little serve of my Boomtang BBQ Sauce

So next event is live in Tooradin, March 21st

https://boomasbbq.com.au/products/bbq-boxes-march-21st-6-30pm-tooradin