Meatopia London Competition 2026

Meatopia is the biggest and most celebrated fire food festival in the UK, and scours the planet to bring together the very best fire chefs to deliver outrageously good fire licked dishes.

And we’re bumped to offer you the chance to win an ultimate fire fuelled day out for you and a +1


What’s up for grabs: 

2 x day tickets (winner chooses which day to attend)

£100 HoC Gift card to use on houseofcharcoal.co.uk

HoC Goody Bag

Enter Competition

Ignite The Flame

Lighting Your House Of Charcoal lump

One of the fastest and easiest ways of lighting your barbecue is with the a chimney starter, if you don’t own one, we suggest getting one pronto.

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IGNITE THE FLAME - Lighting Your Charcoal

Skills & Learnings

IGNITE THE FLAME - Lighting Your Charcoal

One of the fastest and easiest ways of lighting your BBQ is with the Chimney starter, if you don’t own one, we...

Skills & Learnings

IGNITE THE FLAME - Lighting Your Charcoal

One of the fastest and easiest ways of lighting your BBQ is with the Chimney starter, if you don’t own one, we...

The Art of Temperature Control

Skills & Learnings

The Art of Temperature Control

Achieving the perfect temperature on your barbecue isn't just about flipping a switch or turning a knob; it's a delicate balance of...

Skills & Learnings

The Art of Temperature Control

Achieving the perfect temperature on your barbecue isn't just about flipping a switch or turning a knob; it's a delicate balance of...

DIRECT COOKING - The favoured classic

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DIRECT COOKING - The favoured classic

Direct cooking Direct cooking is what most BBQ cooks will be familiar with. Simply cooking on the grill over embers. But don’t...

Skills & Learnings

DIRECT COOKING - The favoured classic

Direct cooking Direct cooking is what most BBQ cooks will be familiar with. Simply cooking on the grill over embers. But don’t...

INDIRECT COOKING - A.K.A Roasting over Fire

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INDIRECT COOKING - A.K.A Roasting over Fire

Indirect is a cooking technique in which you deflect the heat by separating the direct heat from the ingredient and you utilise...

Skills & Learnings

INDIRECT COOKING - A.K.A Roasting over Fire

Indirect is a cooking technique in which you deflect the heat by separating the direct heat from the ingredient and you utilise...

AFTERBURNER COOKING - The flavour inferno

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AFTERBURNER COOKING - The flavour inferno

The Afterburner cooking style is an intense and dynamic method that harnesses extreme heat to achieve rapid and flavourful results on the...

Skills & Learnings

AFTERBURNER COOKING - The flavour inferno

The Afterburner cooking style is an intense and dynamic method that harnesses extreme heat to achieve rapid and flavourful results on the...

SMOKE THE GOOD STUFF

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SMOKE THE GOOD STUFF

Smoking is a great way of adding flavour to any food. Making prominent the succulent, natural flavours of a variety of different...

Skills & Learnings

SMOKE THE GOOD STUFF

Smoking is a great way of adding flavour to any food. Making prominent the succulent, natural flavours of a variety of different...

ZONAL COOKING

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ZONAL COOKING

We love setting up the barbecue for zonal cooking. With one hot side and one cooler side, this method is similar to  indirect...

Skills & Learnings

ZONAL COOKING

We love setting up the barbecue for zonal cooking. With one hot side and one cooler side, this method is similar to  indirect...