This video blog really goes back to the roots of BBQ for me... using cheap cuts of meat and cheap pieces of equipment to try and create wonderful smoky BBQ.

The air controls are welded shut, the cooking grate's NASTY and the lid's leaking smoke like there's no tomorrow.

So against the odds... can I successfully smoke some supermarket beef ribs?

If you're cooking on a kettle BBQ, the snake method is the only way you should be setting up your charcoal for smoking:

We'd love it if you shared it with your fellow BBQ enthusiasts!