Barbeque thread

Gas or solid fuel

  • Gas

    Votes: 11 37.9%

  • Charcoal etc

    Votes: 18 62.1%
  • Total voters
    29
Scozzy said:
Being an Aussie I have to comment as I can't resist any longer 😃 As a general rule you Brits are pretty rubbish at BBQ ing if I may say so! I own 3 BBQ which we use year round here on the east coast of Scotland...a big gas one for quick and easy sossies, burgers kebabs and veg etc etc.we also have breakfast on it.
A Weber for smoking over coals which also has a rotisserie spit attachment with elec motor on it. I strongly recommend this if you want to up your game😎 and finally a small compact gas one for the beach/picnics.Bit of a saddo as I've all the kit but we do use it and I love the envious looks when we set up my gas one on the beach in minutes just across from the guy with a tinfoil box on the ground and grumpy hungry wife and kids still waiting to eat 30 Mon later☹️.Good planning,good sauces good ingredients=good BBQ
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Like many I've always credited Australians as having good BBQ kit/skills. Since living here i've found out that the South Africans lads also pride themselves in this area. Who do you think is tops?

I propose that UK masterchefbaker gets canned and we have an outdoor cook off between the two on TV over 12 weeks to sort it out?
(for no other reason that it'd be fun to see Mr Hollywood getting thrown around like a rag doll when he tries chatting up the wives :p)
 
JamesR said:
Any of you expert BBQ'ers do beer can chicken?

TV chefs rave about it, but when I did it last year I was disappointed - little flavour and the meat wasn't as succulent as they said it would be.

A mate said I ought to use Guinness next time rather than lager, and perhaps a duck instead of chicken.

Any other tips?
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This guy seems to know his stuff on BBQ in general and read in his book a while back that it wasn't all its cracked up to be....

https://amazingribs.com/beer-can-chicken
 
Slab said:
Like many I've always credited Australians as having good BBQ kit/skills. Since living here i've found out that the South Africans lads also pride themselves in this area. Who do you think is tops?

I propose that UK masterchefbaker gets canned and we have an outdoor cook off between the two on TV over 12 weeks to sort it out?
(for no other reason that it'd be fun to see Mr Hollywood getting thrown around like a rag doll when he tries chatting up the wives :p)
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The boks call theirs "braai" and like Aussies I think it clearly comes from the weather and lifestyle giving opportunity to eat outside alot.growing up everyone I knew had a BBQ set up,from a simple gas tripod model to something you'd see on the movies with outdoor fridges and sinks and worktops, fantastic stuff.My first BBQ here in UK was watching my now father in law stand in the rain under an umbrella cremating sossies while we waited inside with some bread and co op coleslaw, totally surreal to me then! Aussies to win the cook off with our superior salads and sides😎
 
spongebob59 said:
How easily is it to clean a gas ?
We've a kettle bbq and it takes almost as long to clean all the stuff up after using it as it does cooking time.
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Very easy if you've got ceramic plates. I've got a weber, after I've finished cooking, just leave the heat on full for a couple of minutes with the lid closed, then a wire brush cleans off all the burnt bits left with no fuss whatsoever.
 
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