What's all the fuss over Weber BBQ's?
Discussion
SpydieNut said:
Watchman said:
Is the Go Anywhere illegal to sell in EU-land now, or just to supply to us? I want one. If anyone knows where there was a secret stash of them, please let on.
superb thread and although it's a couple of years old, following the links reveals that now the go anywhere BBQ is available again 
herewe've had our 57cm one touch for over 10 years and it's still going strong.
i'm now tempted not only by the go anywhere, but also by the smokey mountain
My Go Anywhere doesnt have this as I bought it about 5 years ago. Great bit of kit though.
SpydieNut said:
Watchman said:
Is the Go Anywhere illegal to sell in EU-land now, or just to supply to us? I want one. If anyone knows where there was a secret stash of them, please let on.
superb thread and although it's a couple of years old, following the links reveals that now the go anywhere BBQ is available again herewe've had our 57cm one touch for over 10 years and it's still going strong.
i'm now tempted not only by the go anywhere, but also by the smokey mountain
Notice the design has slightly changed. There are no end handles and the top handle is protected by a deflector (sheet of steel).
Spring's here but it's all gone quiet on the BBQ threads!
PartridgesHadleah are doing the 57cm Mastertouch for £186 and the One touch Premium for £156. As far as I can tell the main difference is the Mastertouch gets the gourmet grill with the removable centre bit, but I don't think it comes with other bits to place in there. Is there any benefit for the extra £30?
Already got a chimney and a set tongs/spatula, any other must have accessories beyond a cover and brush?
PartridgesHadleah are doing the 57cm Mastertouch for £186 and the One touch Premium for £156. As far as I can tell the main difference is the Mastertouch gets the gourmet grill with the removable centre bit, but I don't think it comes with other bits to place in there. Is there any benefit for the extra £30?
Already got a chimney and a set tongs/spatula, any other must have accessories beyond a cover and brush?
RizzoTheRat said:
Spring's here but it's all gone quiet on the BBQ threads!
PartridgesHadleah are doing the 57cm Mastertouch for £186 and the One touch Premium for £156. As far as I can tell the main difference is the Mastertouch gets the gourmet grill with the removable centre bit, but I don't think it comes with other bits to place in there. Is there any benefit for the extra £30?
Already got a chimney and a set tongs/spatula, any other must have accessories beyond a cover and brush?
Just about To buy a master touch, cover, chimney and some tools. It comes with the lid holder at the back as well as the 2 part grille, but no sear plate or anything. Worth 30 quid over the premium I reckon. Had a play with one in the garden centre and the lid holder is a great addition . PartridgesHadleah are doing the 57cm Mastertouch for £186 and the One touch Premium for £156. As far as I can tell the main difference is the Mastertouch gets the gourmet grill with the removable centre bit, but I don't think it comes with other bits to place in there. Is there any benefit for the extra £30?
Already got a chimney and a set tongs/spatula, any other must have accessories beyond a cover and brush?
Good price, but wowbbq using code facebook25 is the same.
Well my 57cm Smokey Mountain, 4.3 litres in French money, came out of hibernation for it's first outing this year.
It's a fantastic design the Weber but it's not the pride of the US manufacturing wise. Mine had suffered after 6 months in the wet UK autumn winter season even with the cover on.
There was 1 inch of water in the bottom pan. Everything was rusty, you can imagine how seized the air vents were. Guess what. Even the BBQ bricketts I left inside there in the bag had gone mouldy. Have you even seen a mouldy BBQ brickette? No me neither. I think the problem was the cover was too water tight and did not let any moisture escape. So I had to go about it with a hammer, oil and elbow grease.
It's still an impressive beast to behold though in all it's parts.
Bought a cheap chicken test pilot from Tesco's to push the rusty envelope. God speed my fowl friend. His name was Cluck Yeager.
Sorry, that is a really cheep joke. Enough with the chicken puns, onwards and upwards....
Now here's the problem. The inbuilt thermometer had also failed. So given these slow bbq devices need a slow consistent temp for hour after hour this proved a bit of a problem especially if your charcoal is mouldy. So I stuck in my German thermometer, with duct tape.
Now a normal oven would do a chicken of that size at 200C in about 1 hour 30 to 1 hour 45. The Weber would do it at 3 hours to 4 hours at 100C to 120C if my memory is correct. Here I decided to just stick the coals in, open all the vents and, as Richard Noble would say, "Do it for Britain and the hell of it".
Turned out quite well actually. Started off about 100C then rose to a maximum of 177C and then descended down to about 140C in the cruise phase. No maniluplating the thrusters, just letting it do it's own thing. After 2 hours we had this
So considering it was all in the lap of the gods it turned out really well. Part luck part unusual cooking regime for a Weber that turned out right.
Given that I am not sure whether the hours and hours are needed on the Weber to get something really succulent. I have just cooked a chicken though, not a huge pork shoulder that needs 11 hours. Hmmm.
Of course you can just take the top off and use the bottom as a classic grill to do smaller stuff. It's still a really good BBQ even if you do have to sob a few tears after unwrapping after the winter......
So lets see everyones BBQ results. surely there is a thread?
It's a fantastic design the Weber but it's not the pride of the US manufacturing wise. Mine had suffered after 6 months in the wet UK autumn winter season even with the cover on.
There was 1 inch of water in the bottom pan. Everything was rusty, you can imagine how seized the air vents were. Guess what. Even the BBQ bricketts I left inside there in the bag had gone mouldy. Have you even seen a mouldy BBQ brickette? No me neither. I think the problem was the cover was too water tight and did not let any moisture escape. So I had to go about it with a hammer, oil and elbow grease.
It's still an impressive beast to behold though in all it's parts.
Bought a cheap chicken test pilot from Tesco's to push the rusty envelope. God speed my fowl friend. His name was Cluck Yeager.
Sorry, that is a really cheep joke. Enough with the chicken puns, onwards and upwards....
Now here's the problem. The inbuilt thermometer had also failed. So given these slow bbq devices need a slow consistent temp for hour after hour this proved a bit of a problem especially if your charcoal is mouldy. So I stuck in my German thermometer, with duct tape.
Now a normal oven would do a chicken of that size at 200C in about 1 hour 30 to 1 hour 45. The Weber would do it at 3 hours to 4 hours at 100C to 120C if my memory is correct. Here I decided to just stick the coals in, open all the vents and, as Richard Noble would say, "Do it for Britain and the hell of it".
Turned out quite well actually. Started off about 100C then rose to a maximum of 177C and then descended down to about 140C in the cruise phase. No maniluplating the thrusters, just letting it do it's own thing. After 2 hours we had this
So considering it was all in the lap of the gods it turned out really well. Part luck part unusual cooking regime for a Weber that turned out right.
Given that I am not sure whether the hours and hours are needed on the Weber to get something really succulent. I have just cooked a chicken though, not a huge pork shoulder that needs 11 hours. Hmmm.
Of course you can just take the top off and use the bottom as a classic grill to do smaller stuff. It's still a really good BBQ even if you do have to sob a few tears after unwrapping after the winter......
So lets see everyones BBQ results. surely there is a thread?
Like many previously, I was never 'sold' on the Weber thing.
Until, that is, we strolled into our local garden centre with every intention of buying an Outback gas barbecue.
We were told that Outback, as far as our local dealer was concerned, had lost all sense with regards quality and customer service and to avoid them. We hadn't much choice as I couldn't source the model we wanted (any model, come to think of it) anywhere.
So we talked and were pointed to their Weber range. And soon the budget almost tripled. Negotiation saw some free extras and the best price I'd seen anywhere after some checking.
We bought a Genesis E-330. Gas, so maybe not one for the barbecue purists, but we wanted this to be a year-round cooker for our new covered deck area.
I must admit it went together beautifully and I now 'get' why these things are held in such high regard. The quality is immense. The temperature can be controlled easily and, a bit like an Apple product, it just works.
I've now gone and bought the electric rotisserie attachment and have a couple of chickens ready to marinate for tomorrow. Ribeye steaks for tonight.
Until, that is, we strolled into our local garden centre with every intention of buying an Outback gas barbecue.
We were told that Outback, as far as our local dealer was concerned, had lost all sense with regards quality and customer service and to avoid them. We hadn't much choice as I couldn't source the model we wanted (any model, come to think of it) anywhere.
So we talked and were pointed to their Weber range. And soon the budget almost tripled. Negotiation saw some free extras and the best price I'd seen anywhere after some checking.
We bought a Genesis E-330. Gas, so maybe not one for the barbecue purists, but we wanted this to be a year-round cooker for our new covered deck area.
I must admit it went together beautifully and I now 'get' why these things are held in such high regard. The quality is immense. The temperature can be controlled easily and, a bit like an Apple product, it just works.
I've now gone and bought the electric rotisserie attachment and have a couple of chickens ready to marinate for tomorrow. Ribeye steaks for tonight.
Ignore the b/s. That Genesis is a lovely thing. For straight roasting/grilling the new weber gas bbq's give a result that you would really struggle to tell apart from charcoal.
For long, low and slow smokey cooks, charcoal is still the daddy. Plus it's WAY more manly!
IMHO you really need both Gas and Charcoal.
For long, low and slow smokey cooks, charcoal is still the daddy. Plus it's WAY more manly!
IMHO you really need both Gas and Charcoal.
Ignore the b/s. That Genesis is a lovely thing. For straight roasting/grilling the new weber gas bbq's give a result that you would really struggle to tell apart from charcoal.
For long, low and slow smokey cooks, charcoal is still the daddy. Plus it's WAY more manly!
IMHO you really need both Gas and Charcoal.
For long, low and slow smokey cooks, charcoal is still the daddy. Plus it's WAY more manly!
IMHO you really need both Gas and Charcoal.
Not sure if proof were ever needed, but I tried my new rotisserie yesterday.
I've never rotisseried anything in my entire life (Benny Hill smirk notwithstanding...), so this was a first.
The Genesis has an 8kg weight limit and I had a few over for supper, so two large free-range chickens from my village butcher were marinaded in orange, garlic, thyme and rosemary.
Just done.
Proof of the pudding...
They came out perfectly. I'm told they were even good enough to eat and tasted rather good, too.
Think I'm going to be doing more of this.
I've never rotisseried anything in my entire life (Benny Hill smirk notwithstanding...), so this was a first.
The Genesis has an 8kg weight limit and I had a few over for supper, so two large free-range chickens from my village butcher were marinaded in orange, garlic, thyme and rosemary.
Just done.
Proof of the pudding...
They came out perfectly. I'm told they were even good enough to eat and tasted rather good, too.
Think I'm going to be doing more of this.
Not particularly sold on Weber tbh. Using gas is cheating as far as BBQing goes, but if you're gonna cheat you might as well get something from the lower end of the commercial scale, particularly if you aren't going to use it all the time (although given the indian summer we seem to be having at the moment, there's probably a lot more BBQing going on than usual for this time of year )
)cackyraphael said:
Not particularly sold on Weber tbh. Using gas is cheating as far as BBQing goes, but if you're gonna cheat you might as well get something from the lower end of the commercial scale, particularly if you aren't going to use it all the time (although given the indian summer we seem to be having at the moment, there's probably a lot more BBQing going on than usual for this time of year )
Eer, the item in the link that you posted isn't a BBQ, its just a grill. )In order to BBQ you need a lid.
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