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Hello there You are reading our May 2016 edition of The Benfleet Magazine. Yet again this month we have some fantastic local Canvey businesses for you to use, don’t forget how much good you do by using your local businesses. Basildon Operatic Society have provided us with 2 tickets this month for a lucky person from Castle Point to win. They are performing Guys & Dolls at the Palace Theatre. As we do every month we have plenty of great articles for you to have a look at. This month’s gardening article is about the fruit and vegetables you can plant this month in the warm soil. We also have a great read about some key BBQ tips in the preparation to BBQ Week on the 30th May. Our donated Charity space this month has gone to the much deserving Danny Green Fund, a local Canvey charity, informing us all about the book that has recently been published telling us all about their story. Please log on to our website eblonline.co.uk to see all of our local Businesses.

We had a great response last month from both of our quizzes, and if you wasn’t lucky last month then please try again. This month’s quiz offers you the chance to win 2 tickets to see Guys & Dolls at the Palace theatre. The show is being performed by BasOp and is showing the 25th - 28th. See page 7 for details and the chance to win! Last month’s Quiz winners were Michelle Pass from Passingham Avenue who won the Children’s Party and Darren Ball from high road who won the Free Hair Cut! Congratulations Travis, we hope you enjoy your prizes.

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Tips to Prepare You for National BBQ Week Get ready for May 30th with these great tips from Jamie Oliver’s Website. Let’s face it – most of us are terrible barbecuers. If we’re not cremating sausages, we’re probably poisoning our friends. It’s strange that we pick the method of cooking that needs possibly the most concentration on days when all we want to do is kick back and have a beer. Get the right barbecue It may sound basic but there are two crucial things your burner needs if you want to make great barbecue food. The first thing is, it has to be a charcoal one. There’s nothing wrong with gas barbecues, but you won’t get any extra smoky flavour. You might as well be cooking in the oven, flavour-wise! The second thing you need is a lid. It locks in flavour, keeps the temperature constant and can be used as an extra technique. Without one you can’t do beer can chicken, or melt cheese on burgers, or smoke ribs… Without putting too fine a point on it, Jamie has some awesome kit that he uses at home right here. Use the right fuel In the UK, charcoal is usually bought in a rush from a petrol station car park as soon as the sun peeks its head around a cloud. But being prepared can make a huge difference, because the charcoal you use changes the way your food tastes. Our main man DJ BBQ, author of Food Tube’s BBQ Book, recommends lumpwood charcoal – the stuff that looks like burnt tree – because it will give the best flavour. It’s unadulterated and natural. Wait for the right moment to cook Barbecuing takes patience and concentration, in that order. You need to wait for the flames to die down – flame-grilled is a very misleading term! You

want the coals white hot – by which I mean grey and glowing. That’s the hottest and evenest heat. Get the temperature bang on Following on from that, don’t forget that what you have created is a caveman oven, so you need to control the heat just like an oven. DJ BBQ says the best way to test the heat is with your hand. Hold your hand about 12cm/5inches above the grill and see how long you can hold it there comfortably (ie. without screaming). 6 seconds = low heat 4 seconds = medium heat 2 seconds = high heat 0 seconds = Hospital. Now. You also need to control the temperature across the grill. The easiest technique is the half and half – put all the coals to one side, so you have a mega-hot side and one with no direct heat. Get the best tools We’ve all accidently lost a sausage down a grill or flipped a burger over the edge. Well, get yourself a decent fish slice, a heavy-duty oven glove and maybe even a fish grill (clamp/clip/basket thing – we’ve no idea what they are called). The one bit of kit you simply must have is a decent pair of tongs – they give you the most control, and reduce the chances of dropping anything between the grills. Make your own burgers Homemade burgers are better. Even if you make them from nothing but salt and pepper and good-quality meat, they will beat anything in the shops. Buy mince with plenty of fat, or get your butcher to give you some minced flank or chuck– you’ll get juicy, flavourful burgers whether you like them pink in the middle or cooked right through. Read more at www.jamieoliver.com/newsand-features/features/top-10-bbq-tips/

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