Gourmet Mobile BBQ Catering Company covering Auckland, Bay of Plenty and everywhere in between
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The Big Smoke BBQ Company is built around a unique custom US built, portable commercial grade BBQ and Smoker. We cook gourmet BBQ foods, creating delicious tender meals with great taste & fantastic flavours, every time!
3:45 am start this morning, we’ve got a lunch on today and I want the customer to get the freshest barbecue possible! We are completely booked out for the rest of the year and are now taking on back to work breakfasts lunches etc for the new year.
I got back from the States on Thursday morning then it was straight in the shower then into the kitchen for a full days work. While I was away Clint from Elite Auto painters in the Mount re sprayed the bonnet roof and canopy in my Chevy and gave it a birthday, he is hands down the best car painter in town!!
Today I’m back on the tools and we have a couple of functions on…..
I will post some photos in the next week or so of my time at Pensacola Eggfest.
Jet lag is real….
Well this is where I got to cook last night right on the water with amazing views. We did plated meals NZ grass fed lamb racks with my badass blueberry bbq sauce with Mediterranean orzo pasta and boneless chicken thighs with my Mother Clucker chicken rub and lemon lime yoghurt dressing and fennel and apple salad. Everything was on point and the feedback was phenomenal but what made it great was the people around me that made it happen.
What a year 2023 has been! BOP is now FULLY Booked for Dec 2023.
If any spots open up we will let you all know ASAP!
A little of what to expect at Pensacola Eggfest
Know Before You Go: Pensacola EggFest VIP Dinner & Iron EggChef Battle
When: Friday November 10th, 5:30pm until 9pm
Where: Community Maritime Park, Hunter Amphitheater, 301 W Main St, Pensacola, FL 32501
Tickets: VIP is SOLD OUT!
General admission: https://bit.ly/PensacolaEggfestTix2023
Hello VIP Ticket holders!
We look forward to seeing you Friday!
Here is what you can expect:
+ You will have a chance to meet and mingle with the Egg Chef Teams who’ll be cooking at the main event on Sunday.
+ You will have a chance to meet and mingle with the Pensacola Eggfest Judges
+ We’ll have entertainment including our Iron EggChef Battle between Escambia County Sheriff's Office /Blazer Academy and Pensacola Pace Center for Girls/Chef Mike
Each team will select from a pantry of ingredients, we’ll announce the mystery ingredient, and they will have one hour to prepare a plate for the nine judges.
+We’ll feed you well! Chef Michael Jeffries, Owner of The Big Smoke BBQ Co , arrived from New Zealand on Monday and is prepping as we post for a delicious dinner including grass fed lamb from Silver Fern.
+ We’ll make sure you have something delicious to drink also as will be present and sharing.
+ There will be a silent auction and a live auction!
+ Nathan Holler, will be shucking and passing around oysters.
+ will have boats available to sit in and available to take home if you need one!
+ And don’t forget, your VIP ticket gets you in early on Sunday to the main event at 11 am!
Wahoo’s Stadium, 351 W Cedar St, Pensacola, FL 32502
Bring your proof of purchase of your VIP tickets for check-in, feel free to bring a lawn chair and a blanket, bring your credit cards for the auction (all money raised goes to the seven charities we are supporting this year) and get ready to have some big BBQ fun!
If you are looking to get the BBQ person in your life, a great day out then our BBQ Masterclass could be the perfect Christmas present.
Our two BBQ Masterclasses in Mount Maunganui are filling up for next year, and space is limited for each class, once we are full , we are full!!
Dates are :
21st January 2024
Book here :
https://thebigsmokebbq.co.nz/product/xmas-gift-voucher-big-smoke-bbq-class-21st-jan-2024/
11th February 2024
https://thebigsmokebbq.co.nz/product/xmas-gift-voucher-big-smoke-bbq-class-11th-february-2024/
Details on our site.
I’ve got all my sauces and rubs packed and just about to get on my way to Pensacola Eggfest. While I’m there I’m helping judge and I’m cooking for 400 people in the VIP area. I’ve got some awesome friends over there that made this possible for me.
Thanks also to Silver Fern farms for supplying me some NZ grass fed lamb to cook.
Slightly different today cooking some pork and beef rumps on my spits for a friend of mine’s birthday .
It’s nice to be on the other side for a change having a couple of drinks and enjoying the night.
Houston bound tomorrow!!
This is a great charity to get behind!, I know times are tough and money is tight but please donate if you can…
There’s a bit of smack talk going down between us and the fishos but at the end of the day we are united this is because we all know someone that’s been down this road and if we can help in anyway we will!
For the record a 3 year old can catch a fish but can’t smoke a brisket.
I fly out this Sunday heading to this cool event!
I’ve clicked the tongs twice all day today so we got this New Zealand!
The perfect Xmas gift for the BBQ lovin' person in your life.
Our Masterclasses for 2024 are filling up and spaces are limited.
Book direct through our website:
https://thebigsmokebbq.co.nz/shop2/
Our two dates
Sunday 21st January 2024
Sunday 11th February 2024
Learn some of the secrets from The Big Smoke BBQ Co owner and Pitmaster , Mike Jeffries.
The Big Smoke BBQ Classes runs for 4 hours and methods of cooking includes pork, beef, lamb, seafood, chicken, smoked cheese and more. You will learn the secrets to a good brisket or the perfect steak, juicy wings or perfect pork ribs cooked over charcoal and more!
The class covers:
fire and heat management
rubs and sauces,
different bbq methods, temperatures of food and bbq,
different smoking woods.
Meat selection and preparation,
Processes and techniques of BBQ.
The Kenworth is in at Tri-Dek engineering about to get a new deck built.
I’ve made another batch of our Bad Ass Blueberry BBQ sauce made this week and is ready to hit the shelves….
Wedding season is well underway now, here’s a little bit of my work over the years.
If you know of anyone looking for some catering please feel free to share this post with them.
Our website is www.thebigsmokebbq.co.nz we have a range of menus we also do canapés grazing tables and desserts.
I get to see some cool things with my job!
Thanks Mitre 10
We had a great day out catering for the good people from Mitre 10 today at Tect Park
We have now just added 2 dates for our The Big Smoke BBQ Co BBQ Masterclass for 2024.
So if you are looking for a birthday, Christmas gift for the BBQ person in your life or the one you want to BBQ for you more, see the links for the two classes below in the comments.
Class dates are Sunday 21st January 2024 and Sunday 11th February 2024.
Spaces very limited,
Our The Big Smoke BBQ Co BBQ Classes held in Mount Maunganui, Tauranga.
It was a very busy day with us on Saturday we had 3 functions on in Tauranga.
This was our first wedding for the season at Old Forest School
Last night we had the privelege of being at the Grand Opening of the new movie " Taking Back our Beach" a moving documentary about New Zealands worst environmental disaster that affected our beaches, coastline and wildlife.
In October 2011, the Rena, a container ship run aground on Astrolabe reef. The movie is a story of how a community came together under devastating conditions to reclaim our coast and beaches.
The Big Smoke BBQ Co owner, Mike Jeffries , makes an appearance in the movie, talking about how convinced suppliers to donate food and meat and then took the Big Smoke BBQ to Papamoa Beach and cooked for days feeding volunteers helping clean up the beaches.
It's on for 2 weeks at United Cinemas, Bayfair Tauranga.
Check out the preview in the comments below.
Do yourself a favour and go and check it out and support the local film makers.
Last few spots for our last BBQ Class for 2023 on October 15th 2023.
All the secrets of low and slow and hot and fast BBQ with owner and Chief Pitmaster, Mike Jeffries.
A great afternoon from 1pm to 5pm, refreshments included and as much food as you can eat!
Link to tickets in comments!
Last few spaces left for our Big Smoke BBQ Co BBQ masterclass on October 15th 2023.
This will most likely be the last for 2023 due to our busy catering schedule booked in.
Book direct
Sunday August 13th 2023 1pm to 5pm $165 per person Held at BBQs and More , 2 Newton St, Mount Maunganui, The Big Smoke BBQ Classes runs for 4 hours and methods of cooking include pork, beef, lamb, seafood, chicken, smoked cheese and more. You will learn the secrets to a good brisket or the perfect s...
I’m off to the US , Pensacola Eggfest in November and going to cook for few hundred or so hungry people.
A huge shout out to everyone that is involved in this bbq competition and getting me over is definitely a privilege from my end and I’m really looking forward to being a part of this great event and getting to hang out with some amazing friends!!
Also a shout out to the good people at Silver Fern Farms for sponsoring me New Zealand lamb to cook with while I’m there and give them a taste of Kiwi!!
SIX TICKETS left for VIP!
Ready for a traditional New Zealand spread from a world-class Kiwi Grill Master?
Then grab one of the last six VIP tickets for Pensacola Eggfest and attend the VIP Party on Friday, November 10th at the Hunter Amphitheater (behind the Pensacola Blue Wahoos stadium).
Michael Jeffries, owner of The Big Smoke BBQ Co., hailing from Tauranga, New Zealand will be catering our VIP dinner.
This Kiwi is a friend of ours and will be plating up his favorite “barbie” culinary classics!
According to Michael the best barbies include gourmet options like roasted leg of lamb.
He is putting the final touches on the menu, but wanted to remind you of this:
“Everything is very casual at a New Zealand grilling party – but the one rule is, you must bring your appetite.
Actually, there is a second rule: make sure you have plenty of beer and/or wine.”
Michael will take care of the grill and we will take care of the beer and wine!
Get your tickets here: https://bit.ly/PensacolaEggfestTix2023
Meatstock 2024 is going to be massive!
Great to have it back in New Zealand at a new venue, Mystery Creek on the 24th and 25th February 2024.
Awesome line up of food, music and all things BBQ!
We will be there with our Big BBQs, Big Truck and Big Smoke BBQ food fresh cooked each day!!
So it looks like we were hit with scammers yesterday trying to sell fake tickets to our bbq class in the comments section. If anyone has any genuine problem going to one of our classes we have always worked with them either refunding them or come to the next class .
A quick sample of what our sold out BBQ Masterclass will see and eat today..
Tickets for our October 15th class still available..
Book direct through our website Shop www.thebigsmokebbq.co.nz
Lit the pit up at 3:30am this morning we have a meat only drop off today in Matamata…… I’ve only ever cooked meats from fresh on the day ever since I started the company it’s one of my biggest values for our customers.
We’re catering in Te Puke today and I’m just about to slice into this….
Kitchen work smashed out for tomorrow’s function now to get onto the next mission…..
A couple of functions on today for us in Tauranga this one was for Foster Construction and I was cooking our Rack Pack menu ribs wings seasoned steaks plus southern style potato salad creamy coleslaw a green salad and a selection of breads and butter and a great selection of sauces handmade buy us.
https://thebigsmokebbq.co.nz/product/big-smoke-bbq-class-october-15th-2023/
Due to demand our next Big The Big Smoke BBQ Co BBQ Masterclass is set for Sunday 15th October 2023 1pm to 5pm at BBQs and More , Mount Maunganui , Tauranga,
Book through our Big Smoke BBQ Shop at the link above or email us at [email protected]
Our classes share some of the secrets and techniques we use in our BBQ, we use a range of BBQs from drum smokers, pellet grill, offset and Big Green Egg and others!!
Due to so many bookings for catering in November and December, this may possibly be the only one this year.
Well it’s getting closer to that time when you know if your a pig that there is a very good chance you will be turned into a ham….,
We are 90% booked already for November and December if your looking for a caterer for your Christmas function get in quick to snap up the last few remaining dates we have left.
We’re down at the Aerocool rescue helicopter open day today helping them raise money all proceeds from us go directly to them. Bring your kids down it’s going to be an awesome day with lots things to see.
The bottom car park of Tauranga hospital
Today we’re catering out at Loaded NZ a great place for a work function there’s clay bird shooting axe throwing and more.
Today we’re catering at the Cargo shed in Tauranga.
It’s a great view down here by the water.
Ladies and gentlemen, what a day!!! Culley's Smoke & Spice Festival went off 🔥 So good to be back!
If you’re not heading to The Big Smoke BBQ Co. Smokehouse there are still limited door sales available for tomorrow’s sesh, treat Dad to a day of amazing BBQ and come say hi!
A busy day today down at Tauranga Boys’ College 300 hungry mouths and we had every one fed in 25 minutes
Hey Auckland!! Now bring some of your BBQ faves home.
Need a gift for Dad? Build your own gift packs…mix ‘n’ match our tantalising trio of BBQ sauce, rubs and seasonings! Available from our restaurant The Big Smoke BBQ Co. Smokehouse 34a Portage Road, New Lynn. Better BBQing everyone!
Come and see us at the BBQ's & More stand at the Tauranga Food Show this weekend.
We will be in the Food Show kitchen on Friday at 3.30pm cooking up a few different things with our rubs and sauces..
You can also get our range.of rubs and sauces and more at the show and our gift packs too. Or just come and talk BBQ!!
A few last spots for our BBQ class too for 24th September. To book check out our Shop on our website...
Half way through the day and everything is looking on point there’s going to be some happy people this afternoon
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Slightly different today cooking some pork and beef rumps on my spits for a friend of mine’s birthday . It’s nice to be on the other side for a change having a couple of drinks and enjoying the night. Houston bound tomorrow!!
I get to see some cool things with my job! Thanks Mitre 10
A quick sample of what our sold out BBQ Masterclass will see and eat today.. Tickets for our October 15th class still available.. Book direct through our website Shop www.thebigsmokebbq.co.nz
Lit the pit up at 3:30am this morning we have a meat only drop off today in Matamata…… I’ve only ever cooked meats from fresh on the day ever since I started the company it’s one of my biggest values for our customers.
A busy day today down at Tauranga Boys’ College 300 hungry mouths and we had every one fed in 25 minutes
Getting some steaks on the grill today for a corporate event using our burnt at the steak rub
A great day for a bbq class..,,,
We’re catering in Reporoa tonight and this is our Gourmet BBQ Menu
We have been getting ready with the pork shoulders and briskets since 4.15am for todays sold out Tauranga Big Smoke BBQ class.. Next one is 16th October Book direct at https://thebigsmokebbq.co.nz/product/the-big-smoke-bbq-class-16th-october/
Who wants to help with a name for our new barbecue sauce??
Something a little different on today’s menu fry Bread.
First crew off for the day in Tauranga
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