Gas BBQ's?

schnipps · 30 Jul 2007 at 14:33

Do these heat the charcoal up as opposed to firelighters etc or do they heat a hotplate on which the food goes directly, i have experience like mose of doing a normal bbq but am looking into a gas one and dont really know how they work. Also how much is the gas for them is there a difference bewteen Patio Gas and normal blue gas bottles, i assume its just the size of the metal canister? How much are they to refill and how long do they last.

kaiowas · 30 Jul 2007 at 14:34

I've said it before and I'll say it again. It's not a BBQ it's cooking outside.

schnipps · 30 Jul 2007 at 14:35

kaiowas said:
I've said it before and I'll say it again. It's not a BBQ it's cooking outside.

Ok

doesnt answer my questions though.

Burnsy2023 · 30 Jul 2007 at 14:36

kaiowas said:
I've said it before and I'll say it again. It's not a BBQ it's cooking outside.

Err....Isn't a BBQ cooking outside then?

Agree with the sentiment though. They heat up coals that don't burn basically.

Burnsy

Bill101 · 30 Jul 2007 at 14:52

I thought they heated up lava bricks which get to a very high temp. but are not burn up like charcoal.

Burnsy2023 · 30 Jul 2007 at 14:58

Bill101 said:
I thought they heated up lava bricks which get to a very high temp. but are not burn up like charcoal.

I think that's what I said...

Burnsy

tom_e · 30 Jul 2007 at 15:10

burnsy2023 said:
I think that's what I said...

Burnsy

nope you said they heat magic coal that doesnt burn

Burnsy2023 · 30 Jul 2007 at 15:10

blitz2163 said:
nope you said they heat magic coal that doesnt burn

They are magic, my mummy said so.

Burnsy

[TR]SweetSpotOz · 30 Jul 2007 at 15:31

Ours heats up a tray which cooks the food. It's also a fire beneath the cooking surface and works quite nicely.

http://www.barbecue-online.co.uk/acatalog/BBQ_Shop_Weber_Portable_Gas_BBQs_110.html

Something like that.

The_blue · 30 Jul 2007 at 15:46

kaiowas said:
I've said it before and I'll say it again. It's not a BBQ it's cooking outside.

quoted for the truth!

Its a grill!!!!

Third Opinion · 30 Jul 2007 at 16:01

Gas BBQ if you want to set up, cook and clear away in less than 40 mins. You may as well stick your cooker in the garden.

[huzeeee] · 30 Jul 2007 at 16:19

I have one thats brilliant, when the fat spits you get flames and everything just like a real bbq, in a lot of ways its actually better because you can turn down the heat to avoid cremating your steaks.

krisboats · 30 Jul 2007 at 16:34

[huzeeee] said:
I have one thats brilliant, when the fat spits you get flames and everything just like a real bbq, in a lot of ways its actually better because you can turn down the heat to avoid cremating your steaks.

You can with normal bbq's just pour sand on the coals

Bit hit and miss control wise but it'll do the trick.

squiffy · 30 Jul 2007 at 16:36

As Jeremy Clarkson would say, if you have a gas BBQ, you're a child molester

Hxc · 30 Jul 2007 at 16:37

If you want a bbq do it the real way!

div0 · 30 Jul 2007 at 16:37

krisboats said:
You can with normal bbq's just pour sand on the coals

Sand anywhere near food is the worst idea ever

lookitsjonno · 30 Jul 2007 at 17:18

once the fat and other crap off the food has matured enough on the lava coals it tastes the same as a coal bbq.

dannyjo22 · 30 Jul 2007 at 18:03

jonno.co.uk said:
once the fat and other crap off the food has matured enough on the lava coals it tastes the same as a coal bbq.

Exactly but your wasting you fingers trying to educate people on what gives a BBQ flavour.

[huzeeee] · 30 Jul 2007 at 18:05

They taste exactley the same as coal bbq just with less mess and effort, i have been known to barbeque myself a burger for lunch because its so easy!!!

Scuzi · 30 Jul 2007 at 18:06

jonno.co.uk said:
once the fat and other crap off the food has matured enough on the lava coals it tastes the same as a coal bbq.

No it doesn't. Having used both extensively, the food from the gas BBQ might has well have been cooked inside on the cooker. There is no charcoal flavouring as there is no charcoal.

A proper BBQ requires a charcoal fire.