My wife (Toni) is laid up after foot surgery, so I was entrusted with the weekly shopping.

"Get a BBQ chook too" was shouted to me as I headed out the door.

"Yeah Nah" was my reply.  8-)

King Brown's Pub Chicken, well that is to say, my take on it, is well underway...

I also got the fixings for a paella, the Hairy Bikers Spanish Chicken and a huge slab of rump.

If I am cooking, then I am cooking my way!  ;D

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I am with you.  Those BBQ chickens are now priced through the roof.  Can get a fresh one for nearly half the price at times.

Not only that, look on the label and see what they put in and on them.    :o :o :o

Looks like you are going to have a good outcome.

A comment after seeing your photo.  When I first started experimenting with Heatbeads back in the 70’s it was after cooking a roast in my old Weber Kettle. 

The thought came to me as to why can’t I just sit a camp oven in there.  I did that with my old Bedourie and then it expanded to the Heatbeads top and bottom as we do today.

Derek wrote on Mar 7^th, 2026 at 1:08pm:

I am with you.  Those BBQ chickens are now priced through the roof.  Can get a fresh one for nearly half the price at times. Not only that, look on the label and see what they put in and on them.    :o :o :o Looks like you are going to have a good outcome. A comment after seeing your photo.  When I first started experimenting with Heatbeads back in the 70’s it was after cooking a roast in my old Weber Kettle.  The thought came to me as to why can’t I just sit a camp oven in there.  I did that with my old Bedourie and then it expanded to the Heatbeads top and bottom as we do today.

King Brown's method never fails to turn out a great chook.

I wish I knew where my late 70's Bedourie ended up. It was battered and beat up but it kept on keeping on.

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Now that looks spot on.

Still have my 1970’s Bedourie.  Was the first camp oven I ever bought.