Weber question
Discussion
I went to a showroom that sells Weber BBQ's today and had a look at the big one and the small one. I live alone and figured the smaller one will be more than enough as I can cook for several people on it, I think. I don't generally have huge gatherings at home, as I live in a small flat. But I am in the process of building a house so maybe I should plan ahead....
Assuming 95%+ of the use of it will be cooking for a single person, is it wasteful to use a big one? I was wondering tonight if I wanted to cook a steak and a couple of potatoes or something in the big and the small, would the big one take more briquets ? If it does then it seems awfully wasteful for me to go with the big one - I'd be better with the small for the next year or so. Then add a bigger one when I'm in a position to do some entertaining
Anyway a quick response would be appreciated as I've already reserved the smaller one but not paid for it, and meant to be picking it up tomorrow afternoon when I could get hold of a suitable car. I'm sure they won't have any problem in me changing the order to a more expensive one.
btw, 12 euros for bags of briquets, is that about right? Seems awfully expensive in comparison to supermarket stuff...
Assuming 95%+ of the use of it will be cooking for a single person, is it wasteful to use a big one? I was wondering tonight if I wanted to cook a steak and a couple of potatoes or something in the big and the small, would the big one take more briquets ? If it does then it seems awfully wasteful for me to go with the big one - I'd be better with the small for the next year or so. Then add a bigger one when I'm in a position to do some entertaining
Anyway a quick response would be appreciated as I've already reserved the smaller one but not paid for it, and meant to be picking it up tomorrow afternoon when I could get hold of a suitable car. I'm sure they won't have any problem in me changing the order to a more expensive one.
btw, 12 euros for bags of briquets, is that about right? Seems awfully expensive in comparison to supermarket stuff...
The chicken was excellent. It was showing 350 degrees when I put it in, but the coals were still burning. When I got home 3.5 hours later it was showing 230 or so I think.
The thing is, the chicken was woeful quality wise - I went to a really bad supermarket and they only had cheap chickens at 2.50 euros per kg. So given how well it turned out, I'm looking forward to seeing what happens when you actually put quality meat in it
The thing is, the chicken was woeful quality wise - I went to a really bad supermarket and they only had cheap chickens at 2.50 euros per kg. So given how well it turned out, I'm looking forward to seeing what happens when you actually put quality meat in it
Okay, another Weber question.
I have the weber long lasting briquettes (burn for 240 minutes) and I have the regular weber briquets (180 minutes). Both are working well for cooking things indirect... I'm getting some great results with a full bird in there for 3-4 hours. But these briquets aren't cheap, it seems a waste of money to use them when you want to cook something in direct heat. I done a kebab for breakfast today, 10 minutes or so direct heat. I tried to use cheap supermarket stuff:
I lit it in my weber chimney and even the big chunks ended up burning so much they were pretty much dropping out the bottom of it through the spaces. Carrying the chimney over to the bbq ended up with loads of roasting hot coals all over the patio.
Whats the solution when you just want to cook a few sausages or something under direct heat for 10 mins? Surely its not wasting your expensive 3 hour burn briquetts?
I realise I could have partly solved todays issue by lighting the chimney while it was sitting on the weber, at least any dropping through land where they're meant to be then.
What are you guys using when you want to do a very quick , direct cook?
thanks
I have the weber long lasting briquettes (burn for 240 minutes) and I have the regular weber briquets (180 minutes). Both are working well for cooking things indirect... I'm getting some great results with a full bird in there for 3-4 hours. But these briquets aren't cheap, it seems a waste of money to use them when you want to cook something in direct heat. I done a kebab for breakfast today, 10 minutes or so direct heat. I tried to use cheap supermarket stuff:
I lit it in my weber chimney and even the big chunks ended up burning so much they were pretty much dropping out the bottom of it through the spaces. Carrying the chimney over to the bbq ended up with loads of roasting hot coals all over the patio.
Whats the solution when you just want to cook a few sausages or something under direct heat for 10 mins? Surely its not wasting your expensive 3 hour burn briquetts?
I realise I could have partly solved todays issue by lighting the chimney while it was sitting on the weber, at least any dropping through land where they're meant to be then.
What are you guys using when you want to do a very quick , direct cook?
thanks
Fotic said:
I think you're using the chimney wrongly!
I light mine in situ and then just up-end it when the top coals are grey. Why are you lighting it elsewhere?
Because I was ending up with burnt bits of newspaper stuck all over the part you cook food on. I need to get a wire brush to rub those off really. I was lighting the chimney sitting in my old brick bbq. I light mine in situ and then just up-end it when the top coals are grey. Why are you lighting it elsewhere?
Fotic said:
That's not how I do it. I've always done it how weber suggest: http://www.weber.com/weber-nation/grill-skills/mas...
Yup thats how i've been doing it
Thanks, I'll need to start oiling it as the kebabs were sticking a bit there.
One thing with this cheap charcoal, i nearly filled the chimney to the top and by the time it was ready to go in to cook, a huge amount of the volume of it had burnt away. A lot more than with the weber briquettes.
I done this x2 , I think I could probably have managed it x3 but to do it for 4 people would have required a second lot of those cheap supermarket charcoals I reckon.
Really happy with how this is working - the weber itself is excellent, and I found a brilliant butchers / shop too. http://thenaturalmeatco.com if anyones in the algarve. Those chicken kebabs cost around a euro each. The beef Koftas were 75 cents. Stick some rice and pitta bread on there and you're looking about 3 euros a plate, can't complain!
One thing with this cheap charcoal, i nearly filled the chimney to the top and by the time it was ready to go in to cook, a huge amount of the volume of it had burnt away. A lot more than with the weber briquettes.
I done this x2 , I think I could probably have managed it x3 but to do it for 4 people would have required a second lot of those cheap supermarket charcoals I reckon.
Really happy with how this is working - the weber itself is excellent, and I found a brilliant butchers / shop too. http://thenaturalmeatco.com if anyones in the algarve. Those chicken kebabs cost around a euro each. The beef Koftas were 75 cents. Stick some rice and pitta bread on there and you're looking about 3 euros a plate, can't complain!
I've ordered the pizza stone thing from Weber, waiting on that arriving next week. I just went back to that meat shop, so easy to spend money in there 100 euros this cost, and that doesn't even include the chicken kebabs which is the main reason I went there. They were sold out. I've ordered 36 of them to collect tomorrow though. Might go for my 3rd kebab meal of the day and do some of those lamb kofta's with couscous.
100 euros this cost, and that doesn't even include the chicken kebabs which is the main reason I went there. They were sold out. I've ordered 36 of them to collect tomorrow though. Might go for my 3rd kebab meal of the day and do some of those lamb kofta's with couscous. calibrax said:
I wouldn't waste money on cubes. The whole point of the chimney starter is to avoid problems lighting the charcoal/briquettes. I always scrunch up a couple of sheets of kitchen roll and light that. Does the trick nicely!
This morning I took all the menu's and flyers that people have put under my windscreen wiper, and used them to start it up. Normally I just bin them immediately but I don't buy newspapers at all so i've been saving them for bbq lighters. If kitchen roll works okay I'll just use that from now on though. 
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