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blueg33 said:
I meant a Napolean kettle BBQ - a real charcoal bbq, not a kitchen stove outdoors 
To be fair - their gas bbq's do have a good reputation, surprised you had to build that much of it though
Haha, a charcoal kettle? Might as well do it properly over an open fire with oak and apple wood! Seriously though, it doesn't have to be either or - a gas grill is handy for quick lunches and week day meals or if you're catering for large crowds. To be fair - their gas bbq's do have a good reputation, surprised you had to build that much of it though
Road2Ruin said:
Sycamore said:
Quick, everyone throw turds at the gas bbq man! 
Charcoal starter takes 10 mins and you're away.
Get the weber
Damn right, this is PH, Barbecuing matters. Charcoal is where the real men are. Charcoal starter takes 10 mins and you're away.
Get the weber
Snow and Rocks said:
blueg33 said:
I meant a Napolean kettle BBQ - a real charcoal bbq, not a kitchen stove outdoors
To be fair - their gas bbq's do have a good reputation, surprised you had to build that much of it though
Haha, a charcoal kettle? Might as well do it properly over an open fire with oak and apple wood! Seriously though, it doesn't have to be either or - a gas grill is handy for quick lunches and week day meals or if you're catering for large crowds. To be fair - their gas bbq's do have a good reputation, surprised you had to build that much of it though
mankind spent many years improving cooking and came up with what we have in our kitchens today, it doesnt satisfy my inner caveman if if BBQ on gas
Sheets Tabuer said:
Nonsense, one of the greatest things while drinking with friends is throwing the odd slice of steak or a sausage on the bbq, with charcoal you often have to cook in bulk and then everyone is too stuffed to drink beer. With gas the eating and drinking can commence all evening as and when people are hungry.
You can turn the oven on, if you want quick and easy Road2Ruin said:
Sycamore said:
Quick, everyone throw turds at the gas bbq man!
Charcoal starter takes 10 mins and you're away.
Get the weber
Damn right, this is PH, Barbecuing matters. Charcoal is where the real men are. Charcoal starter takes 10 mins and you're away.
Get the weber
Master touch Premium here, with only fire Rotisserie plus a few other bits.
Used it Xmas day and even did dinner on it last night…
Asda had a sale on so we're waiting for this to arrive, had some more money off of it with quidco too.
Gas and charcoal..
https://direct.asda.com/george/outdoor-garden/bbqs...
BBQs live in the garden and get abused here so we're not throwing big money at one
Gas and charcoal..
https://direct.asda.com/george/outdoor-garden/bbqs...
BBQs live in the garden and get abused here so we're not throwing big money at one
I bought a Grillstream Gourmet 6 Burner hybrid a couple of years ago which I'm quite happy with.
As the name suggests you can use gas or briquettes. It has a steak side burner, can accommodate a pizza stone, has decent grease/oil management, and double grills to reduce flame outs.
It has a couple of bling features like light up knobs and a built in bottle opener. There's some sort of digital thermometer now too.
https://www.stovesareus.co.uk/grillstream-gourmet-...
I quite like the convenience of being able to knock up a couple of steaks during the week, and then once or twice a year using briquettes if we're having a get-together.
As the name suggests you can use gas or briquettes. It has a steak side burner, can accommodate a pizza stone, has decent grease/oil management, and double grills to reduce flame outs.
It has a couple of bling features like light up knobs and a built in bottle opener. There's some sort of digital thermometer now too.
https://www.stovesareus.co.uk/grillstream-gourmet-...
I quite like the convenience of being able to knock up a couple of steaks during the week, and then once or twice a year using briquettes if we're having a get-together.
s p a c e m a n said:
Asda had a sale on so we're waiting for this to arrive, had some more money off of it with quidco too.
Gas and charcoal..
https://direct.asda.com/george/outdoor-garden/bbqs...
BBQs live in the garden and get abused here so we're not throwing big money at one
That's where it is false economy. Our Webber is 12 years old and has no issues, other than it's dirty. Lives in the garden 24/7. Previous barbecues have lasted less than 5 years before rust etc sets in and they need to be chucked. Gas and charcoal..
https://direct.asda.com/george/outdoor-garden/bbqs...
BBQs live in the garden and get abused here so we're not throwing big money at one
Snow and Rocks said:
Haha, a charcoal kettle? Might as well do it properly over an open fire with oak and apple wood! Seriously though, it doesn't have to be either or - a gas grill is handy for quick lunches and week day meals or if you're catering for large crowds.
I think you need some cooling ducts to your wheelbarrow brakesI know this is probably sacrilege but the best piece of outdoor kitchen equipment I have bought recently is a Simogas Rainbow 70 electric plancha. You can cook literally anything on it, its really controllable heat wise and you can get really professional grade results on it because of that. From burgers to pancakes, steaks, fish, vegetables, stirfry, fried rice etc. It's really easy to clean, electric to no hassle of going to restock gas bottles, zero smoke so its very social. I cook on this every day, often twice a day in summer. I know that even if I had a gas grill then it would still be an event to put something on the grill.
I pair this with my Traeger Ironwood 650 which is also great, but I bought this knowing that the marketing they spout of a "do everything" grill was complete bulls
t. The Traeger is like an outdoor oven. Also really controllable, very precise, and the smoker aspect is brilliant. Makes everything a doddle, and smoked fish is perfect.
If I was buying a grill with all the benefits of gas but none of the downsides (cleaning mainly), I would buy an Everdure HUB. It has self starting which is excellent. It also has adjustable height grills, and a rotisserie. Only downside is it doesn't have a lid, but I don't think thats a downside unless you want to do long cooks, which is pointless on a gas grill anyway.
The people saying that weber charcoal starters take 10 mins are lying. It's at least 25mins for it to be completely ready. I have one of them with a kettle for grilling at the lake and at nearly 20 years experience using weber grills. They are good for what they are and you can get some great results, but they require work to get really excellent food from. Yes you are up and running for 150 quid, but it isn't the be all and end all of bbqing that pistonheads likes to make out that it is.
I pair this with my Traeger Ironwood 650 which is also great, but I bought this knowing that the marketing they spout of a "do everything" grill was complete bulls
t. The Traeger is like an outdoor oven. Also really controllable, very precise, and the smoker aspect is brilliant. Makes everything a doddle, and smoked fish is perfect.If I was buying a grill with all the benefits of gas but none of the downsides (cleaning mainly), I would buy an Everdure HUB. It has self starting which is excellent. It also has adjustable height grills, and a rotisserie. Only downside is it doesn't have a lid, but I don't think thats a downside unless you want to do long cooks, which is pointless on a gas grill anyway.
The people saying that weber charcoal starters take 10 mins are lying. It's at least 25mins for it to be completely ready. I have one of them with a kettle for grilling at the lake and at nearly 20 years experience using weber grills. They are good for what they are and you can get some great results, but they require work to get really excellent food from. Yes you are up and running for 150 quid, but it isn't the be all and end all of bbqing that pistonheads likes to make out that it is.
I got a gas bbq that you can use charcoal on as well, so easy for a mid week dinner, but can also get some good flavour, when I can’t be bothered to fire up the kettle bbq.
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