I became a fan of Decker Barbecue after tasting some of their delivered smoked meats during the height of Covid 19 restrictions. Today's my first time at Decker Barbecue's outlet at Robertson Quay and I saw why their smoked meats stand out.
Decker's smoker is proudly custom made by renowned A. N. Bewley Fabrications of Dallas, Texas.
When the two ton beast arrived from Texas, USA, it broke the floor which had to be strengthened and resurfaced ๐ฎ It was like Godzilla landed at Robertson Quay ๐ฑ (For comparison, army trucks weigh three tonnes.)
Decker's Texas smoker runs only on good ol' burning wood - no gas, no electricity, no short cuts! So, smoking can take up to 14 hours ๐ฎ
Decker's precious stash of oak and lychee wood that will all go up in smoke to produce their famous smoked meats.
Decker uses premium quality meats from USA and Australia.
Premium meats, solid burning wood and top of the line hardware - head chef Summon put these all together to produce Decker's famous smoked meats. Summon has been smoking meats for over five years.
This was just part of the Decker team. They were running two shifts to churn out the Thanksgiving orders. I can feel the burning energy of the fired up team ๐๐ช
The belly of the cavernous smoker was choked full of turkey for Thanksgiving today. These just received a spray of apple cider vinegar and now getting a brush of sauce.
A 10-12 pound smoked bird goes for $165 (comes with gravy and cranberry sauce). I was too late for this, so I'm making a note for next year's Thanksgiving ๐
Oh man.... my platter was marvellous. Smoked brisket, turkey, slaw and potato salad. It's like life on a platter, mostly wholesome goodness (turkey and vegetables) with just a bit of decadence (that beefy brisket ๐ฑ).
The slice of turkey breast was tender like it was poached and was juicy. It tasted gently sweet with subtle hints of savouriness and smokiness. I enjoyed this turkey breast on its own, so I didn't use the house made gravy and cranberry sauce much (though they were nice).
The gravy was so rich, flavoursome and aromatic that I was taking spoonfuls of it neat ๐ It was spiked with smokey drippings from the smoker ๐ฎ I'll leave how it tastes and smells to your imagination.
Decker's smoked beef brisket was mind blowing (again). The tender juicy beef was just oozing with beefy flavours. The fatty portion, in particular, was simply exploding with warm beefy juice and rich flavour.
Tastings from OPP (other people's platter ๐ ) - yeah..., Tony is like that.... ๐คฆ
The meat on the smoked pork rib was fall-off-the-bone tender, lubricated with juice from the fat. Natural pork sweetness complemented by savoury saltiness and slight smokey taste. This was popular with pork lovers in our party.
Pulled pork, tender and flavourful.
Friendly, fun loving General Manager Jose teasing me with Decker's house brand beer on his left - nice bitter. That iconic Shiner Bock from Texas was less bitter, nice too.
An extract from the menu - good range of food and prices are reasonable. I shall be back.
My first post on Decker BBQ, featuring their pork rib and double decker sandwich ๐ click
Second post featured their famous Dino Ribs ๐ click
Written by Tony Boey on 26 Nov 2021
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