Soldato
Charcoal, meat, alcohol, friends. Simple pleasures in life we men have. I get the convenience of gas but some things are just better done properly.
Poll: BBQ: Charcoal vs Gas
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Soldato
Came into thread to tell gas-lovers they're bad and wrong. Learned interesting points about cooking directly over the flame, fat burning etc. Interested in trying a gas BBQ now.
Damnit!
Damnit!
Caporegime
Charcoal, because it gets hotter and therefore gives more charring and smokiness. Also more fun and requires more skill to regulate temperature.
Gas when I'm feeling lazy.
Gas when I'm feeling lazy.
+1 even though gas is quicker and easier you just don't get the same flavour from what you are cooking as with charcoal
Caporegime
Charcoal with a gas side burner for the odd pan.
Caporegime
Why do people go on about charcoal being a faff?
If you use a decent kettle starter (Weber), it’s super easy. Fill kettle up, pop on top of firelighter, go and have a beer. 15 minutes later, pour charcoal into bbq and off you go. Most bbq’s have an ash release system now to easily empty the old ash.
Gas doesn’t taste as good imo, the bbq’s are heavy so can’t be as easily stashed away like charcoal ones and the gas has got too expensive (nearly £40 round here now). Also, the top grade restaurant charcoal has become much more widely available. It used to be very difficult to get hold of.
If you use a decent kettle starter (Weber), it’s super easy. Fill kettle up, pop on top of firelighter, go and have a beer. 15 minutes later, pour charcoal into bbq and off you go. Most bbq’s have an ash release system now to easily empty the old ash.
Gas doesn’t taste as good imo, the bbq’s are heavy so can’t be as easily stashed away like charcoal ones and the gas has got too expensive (nearly £40 round here now). Also, the top grade restaurant charcoal has become much more widely available. It used to be very difficult to get hold of.
Don
Eh... That's not what I said at all.
My gas BBQ gives essentially the same smokey flavour as a charcoal bbq, my oven does not.
Soldato
I have had both
Gas wasnt as bad as people make out, it still tasted nice and tasted of bbq, we did use a smoker box with it. That said its only good cooking on heat other wise use the oven.
Have been using light a bag coal this year and its been great for a quick burger / chicken bbq. Anything bigger they wouldnt get hot enough or you may need so much its not really efficient.
We are moving soon and a new BBQ is on my list, i am tempted to get a dual fuel one, but I am unsure how good the coal side is. Best of both worlds then i can cook quick things for the kids etc and the nice stuff where BBQ flavor really comes from the smoke / coal etc on the other
Gas wasnt as bad as people make out, it still tasted nice and tasted of bbq, we did use a smoker box with it. That said its only good cooking on heat other wise use the oven.
Have been using light a bag coal this year and its been great for a quick burger / chicken bbq. Anything bigger they wouldnt get hot enough or you may need so much its not really efficient.
We are moving soon and a new BBQ is on my list, i am tempted to get a dual fuel one, but I am unsure how good the coal side is. Best of both worlds then i can cook quick things for the kids etc and the nice stuff where BBQ flavor really comes from the smoke / coal etc on the other
Caporegime
Got some of this from Amazon the other day. It's vastly superior to the normal supermarket stuff. Didn't think it would make that much of a difference in both temperature and burn time.
Soldato
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Link?
Got some similar looking, Big K 15kg restaurant grade on offer at Ocado.
Burning my first lot now as I type. Great stuff, very clean burn.
First time using my new Weber GBS.
Not got the best tools for the job though. Anyone recommend a decent set that will last?
Looking at the lot really, tongs, fork, cleaning brush, heat glove etc.
Burning my first lot now as I type. Great stuff, very clean burn.
First time using my new Weber GBS.
Not got the best tools for the job though. Anyone recommend a decent set that will last?
Looking at the lot really, tongs, fork, cleaning brush, heat glove etc.
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Gas v Coal.
Soldato
No option for both. I have gas, because it encourages cooking outside without making a mission out of it, but love charcoal.
Don
Apparently not - it's either lolOutsideOven or imProAndCookWithManlyFire.
Not surprised as pretty much the same as the main BBQ thread, where if you dare to mention gas you get laughed out of the thread.
Caporegime
In fact mine were from Ocado too, as per gort. Got mixed up with the Weber briquettes I ordered from Amazon (which are still on pre-order, as the price is ~30% cheaper than the current price).
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LoLOutsideOven ftl
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I have a smoker and a weber master touch. Might get a pellet grill as well for the long cooks. And simplicity.
Soldato
Weber 57cm with lumpwood yo!
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Can we not get a sticky for the old gas Vs charcoal devate?
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Can we have the name of the cretin who
Voted that they dont like bbqs plz so we can vote ban them
Voted that they dont like bbqs plz so we can vote ban them