January 2024. Year two properly underway. December had been the best trading month we’d had. The range was the most coherent it had ever been. And we had four clear priorities for the year ahead — products in development, decisions already made, and one question we hadn’t answered yet. The Four Priorities First: the BBQ […]
December 2022 was technically our first Christmas as a trading business — but it wasn’t really. We’d launched in November with limited inventory and no preparation for Christmas demand. Stock ran short before the end of November. Some customers who wanted to order for Christmas couldn’t, because there was nothing left to order. We learned […]
When we launched the Gaucho BBQ Grill Apron in November 2022, we faced a packaging decision that most new product businesses face: commission bespoke branded boxes, or find another way. Custom packaging for a first production run is expensive, slow, and commits you to a volume before you know whether the product will sell. We […]
Welcome to BBQ Stories, where the sizzle of the grill meets the heart of community storytelling. Nestled in the bustling ambience of Bison Hill, here is a gathering spot for BBQ enthusiasts from all walks of life. Here, you’ll find a rich tapestry of culinary tales, ranging from secret family recipes passed down through generations […]
November 2022 to November 2023. Twelve months from first product to full range. Here’s what that year actually looked like from the inside — what we shipped, what surprised us, what we got wrong, and what it built. What We Shipped We launched eight distinct products and four bundle sets in twelve months: The Gaucho […]
The BBQ Cook and Dine Gift Set launched November 2023 at £84. It was our first set to put the Gaucho BBQ Grill Apron alongside tools in a single package — Gaucho, BBQ Blade, and Bison Skewer. We’d sold the apron and tools separately for a year. The Cook and Dine Set was the first […]
The Family BBQ Tool Set launched September 2023 at £70. Three products: the King Fork, the Trio Bison Skewer, and the BBQ Blade. The brief we set ourselves was specific: what does a cook actually need to run a complete family BBQ session from start to finish? Not what looks good in a box. Not […]
When we launched the Bison Skewer in September 2023, the core design decision was the flat blade. Unlike round rod skewers, the flat profile locks food in place — no spinning, no uneven cooking, no chicken thigh rotating away from the heat mid-cook. One skewer, £15. Solid product, clear purpose. Within weeks of launch, the […]
In August 2023, we received an email from a customer asking whether we sold matching aprons for couples. They wanted to buy two Gaucho BBQ Grill Aprons as a joint gift for themselves — one for each of them — and wanted to know if there was a paired option. At that point, there wasn’t. […]
The first official Bison Hill Grill event was a private garden party in Surrey in July 2023. Thirty-five guests. Five hours on the fire. A menu that made real demands on both the kit and the cooks: brisket, whole chicken, lamb shoulder, and seasonal vegetables — four different protein and fat profiles running simultaneously on […]
