Asado barbecue
Discussion
Has anyone got one of these?
https://firepitsuk.co.uk/product/asado-doble-bbq/
Various places sell a similar thing and it is expensive, c.£1,800. My Weber kettle is on its last legs and my grandfather plans for building my own have survived another year untouched.
This would be a bit extravagant but it's a lovely looking thing and reviews seem mostly positive.
My worries are that it is a bit flimsy and will deteriorate even in summer, and that better things are available for similar money.
Any experience?
https://firepitsuk.co.uk/product/asado-doble-bbq/
Various places sell a similar thing and it is expensive, c.£1,800. My Weber kettle is on its last legs and my grandfather plans for building my own have survived another year untouched.
This would be a bit extravagant but it's a lovely looking thing and reviews seem mostly positive.
My worries are that it is a bit flimsy and will deteriorate even in summer, and that better things are available for similar money.
Any experience?
I went this route:
https://bygonzo.co.uk/product/tierra-del-fuego-2/
So, less customisable/fewer options than yours, but definitely no concerns about flimsiness - quite the opposite, it nearly killed me when it arrived as a 200kg delivery dropped on my drive.
Not used it enough to say i've fully conquered it yet, but one observation is that's it very hands on & you've generally got to be stood there, generating embers, raking & manipulating them on a rolling basis to get things right vs say my Kamado which you set up & walk away from.
Point being it's great but you've got to love standing at it & tinkering the whole time......
https://bygonzo.co.uk/product/tierra-del-fuego-2/
So, less customisable/fewer options than yours, but definitely no concerns about flimsiness - quite the opposite, it nearly killed me when it arrived as a 200kg delivery dropped on my drive.
Not used it enough to say i've fully conquered it yet, but one observation is that's it very hands on & you've generally got to be stood there, generating embers, raking & manipulating them on a rolling basis to get things right vs say my Kamado which you set up & walk away from.
Point being it's great but you've got to love standing at it & tinkering the whole time......
About 25 years ago I bought something similar from the Ideal Home Show - but it was a South African design. There was a central section where the fire was and you raked the coals / embers to the left or right for cooking. We'd just moved from a flat to a house, so had usable outside space for the first time and I was very excited by all the BBQ options.
It looked great, but the whole thing was mild steel.
It was great fun initially, until you realised that actually cooking on the thing was a total PITA. All show and no go. On top of that it used up so much charcoal each time you used it. For an hour of cooking you needed to top up the firebox about 4 or 5 times.
I think I kept it for about 2 years before giving up and lugging it to the tip.
My advice is to save your money and buy a ceramic BBQ.
It looked great, but the whole thing was mild steel.
It was great fun initially, until you realised that actually cooking on the thing was a total PITA. All show and no go. On top of that it used up so much charcoal each time you used it. For an hour of cooking you needed to top up the firebox about 4 or 5 times.
I think I kept it for about 2 years before giving up and lugging it to the tip.
My advice is to save your money and buy a ceramic BBQ.
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