Barbecue Season - gas or charcoal?

[Infinite]

My father bought an older model of these about 5 years ago to replace an old charcoal one. Its a beast, 100x better than any Weber one I've seen.

[Smudger]

Tidy.

This is the one I've just bought. Wish they'd hurry up and deliver...



Edit: It's quite small, apparently...

[Ttaskmaster]

We recently got a srubbishrubbishrubbishrubbishy kettle one from B&Q, but my usual braai has been just a hole in the ground and a grille atop a few bricks.

[rich835]

I bought a great gas barbecue from Very last year. Looks very much like the one in the picture above, but also has a side burner.
This is my first gas bbq and I don't regret it, even after being a 20 year charcoal bbq user!
My top tip though, line some kids play sand in the drip tray, it soaks up the dripping fat a treat!

[realstock]

Sorry, but if you're not using charcoal you're not barbequeing. I'm sure you're having a lovely outdoor cooking experience, but it ain't a barbeque - it's a grill.

Exactly! There is nothing more satisfying than man preparing a 'proper' BBQ and ensuring that all food is cooked just right without cremating.

[Smudger]

I guess this should satisfy both sides of the camp!


http://www.stuff.tv/behold-barbecue-...dreams/feature

Charcoal, gas and whole trees!

[Moby-Dick]

I've just invested in a Kamado Ceramic grill



Its a little slow to start but cooks very well. I might switch from heat bead briquettes to lumpwood for shorter cooks.
Toying with the idea of a standby gas grill for more mass catering.

[scaryjim]

Spotted this one in our local Asda at the weekend and if I didn't already have a half-drum barbeque I'd be hugely tempted...



EDIT: however, I thought it was a lot cheaper than £75 in store - I could swear it was only £50....

[octave86]

Charcoal = Barbecue, nothing beats the smell of burning coal.

Very true, in my opinion, the fat from meat dripping down to the burning coal makes the meat smell better. Just had bbq last weekend in the light rain and I was overloaded on meat! It took us 30 minute talking while waiting for the charcoal to ready to cook, building up some appetite!

[g8ina]

Charcoal, and thats the same model we use Jim

[Flibb]

Just picked up a 57cm Weber charcoal BBQ for £50 from ebay, bit of a clean up and it will be good as new.

[Zak33]

firewood to start.. then charcoal to cook

Sacrifice one sausage before cooking.. to burn it to the fire god (you think I'm kidding.. I'm not)

the let the flareing flames lick the chicken skins for about a minute and then slow it all down by raising the grill.....

I love to BBQ

However.. the thing Moby shows looks like the Big Green Egg

[heinsmit]

Nothing beats charcoal.

[Leftfield_2k2]

Pretty sure they done a few double blind tests and people couldn't tell the difference between Gas or Charcoal cooked food!
But yeah, half the fun is getting the bloody coals alight!! lol

[MrRockliffe]

Gas every time. Easier to maintain, instant heat (with British weather it might be that you have a half hour window to get cooking!) etc

However you don't get the charcoaly taste, ie burnt, that you come to expect with a BBQ

Sorry, but if you're not using charcoal you're not barbequeing. I'm sure you're having a lovely outdoor cooking experience, but it ain't a barbeque - it's a grill.

A grill involves cooking under the source of heat

[peterb]

Nothing beats charcoal.

In that case I'll use nothing next time I have a BBQ.