“It was one of those moments in time were all our ducks were in a row and I think it became the most downloaded recipe on Channel 4, including Jamie Oliver, Gordon Ramsey.
“It was one of those things everyone wanted to cook!”
He giggled as he went on: “Then six months later, that low and slow thing really took off, so we just started saying, ‘My invention’, and it’s great because whenever it’s mentioned it always gets people angry.”
The pair laughed as Simon put on a high-pitched voice to mimic his critics’ complaints: “‘It’s been around for years’, ‘It was invented in the states’…