Spec me a Barbecue

FrenchTart said:
Weber One Touch Premium el cheapo (£133.45) on HUKD:

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/web...-delivered-w-quidco-5-10-voucher-code-1578491
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I saw that too, dammit :(

LOL

ah well.

Anyway, just built my 47cm one. was a little scary getting the legs on...thought I was going to snap something! Luckily it eventually all went in fine. Lovely thing it is too, glad I picked up a Weber now.

As for size, it is perfect size for my needs, there is enough surface area to cook for 4 people, it comes with coal divider rack thing so it will make half/half much easier :)

I plan to test it out tomorrow when a friend comes round but i am sure it'll be great !
 
No hinge, just 2 handles so it will be a 2 step process with taking off the rack and then adding the coal. It's no big deal really, a week ago I was using disposable and this is like a world away.
 
A hinge one do sound very useful, well, especially if barbeque for ages or do lots of smoking. I guess I will see how this goes. I see this as a step into the BBQ world, I don't want to spend too much money (which I admit I am always guilty of that, buying more than I need, a big example is I have a Giant Trance X3 mountain bike - take a google how much that is worth :/ and it has only seen grass once.), otherwise it would be a waste, and if I do use it more and more, then I'll just upgrade :)

The 47cm should do 90% of what I want though, direct heat, indrect heat and smoke. I'll poke a smoke thermometre through the vent at the top..perhaps drill a hole ?

EDIT - just checked, you can upgrade the normal gril on the 47cm one to a hinge one too !

http://www.wowbbq.co.uk/products/weber-hinged-cooking-grate-47cm-7433--2070615.html

Problem solved !!!
 
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Just bought the hook tool holder and the small side table to put small bits of food down. I think these will be more useful than the hinge grate right now. Not exactly going to do a marathon BBQ all by myself any time soon.


monkeyspank said:
Don't know if you have noticed, but there is a little hook inside the lid, near the vent, that you can use to hang the lid off the side of the bbq with.
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Tell me about it, there are loads of accessories you can get, even a lid holder and you are right that there is a hook inside the lid to hook onto the handle, found that last night so you don't really need the lid holder for that.
 
Lol, that is the thing about this forum, there is always something better and you will get all the reasoning (albeit valid) to get something more than you need.

If someone go into the HiFi forum looking to get a Soundbar, he will be directed to a 5.1 system.
If someone go into the Photography forum looking for a nice compact, he would be directed to a similar price DSLR.

It is difficult to draw the line at what you need and what you want. The line between what will suffice at your original request and what would comfortably exceed it. It takes lots of will power to resist getting all the top end recommendations since in principle they are all good and valid advice. Especially if you don't have a concrete budget in the first place at the beginning.

I set out to get everything for £50. I end up spending £100. It could have easily been £200 for the premium.

That said, the advice in this thread is solid and invaluable and I for one would like to thank everyone here who helped :)
 
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So, feedback...

I have to say, that chimney is amazing piece of kit, so simple in design yet so functional in practice. One firelighter inside a crunched up news paper and then left for 20 or so minutes and not have to touch it, then pour it out. Job done, no faff.

So glad I chose one with the lid, much better when cooking chicken, you just put the lid on and leave it for 15 minutes. its cooked on the inside, a little brown on the outside and still moist on the middle.
 
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oh, I can totally see why the 57cm one is preferable but after today, I have no regret with mine. It is totally the right size for me and I have loads of food left over ! lol

p.s. will try peri peri chicken on a skewer next !
 
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maccapacca said:
Small hint I really only use one side for the coals and adjust distance, the grill eventually burns off the nice stainless coating and rusts, I've kept that side over the heat always then the cooking side stays non stick and I can just spin it round for burgers over the heat.
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Depends how long that takes, if it is like every year or two then I'll just replace it with a new grill....I don't think I want rust near my food. :p
 
It is indeed squid (Squid, prawns, peppers, mushrooms and onions).

It cooked fine, I put it on direct heat and then put the lid on, turned it couple of times and I said about 15 mins?
 
Fish was cooked JUST right. Moist in the middle and not burn on the outside. (see, 47cm is large enough for me :D) I greased the grill before I put the fish on so it lifted quite easily. There was a tiny bit flaked off but the majority stayed intact.

As for smokey flavour, I said it worked ! Although I can't really taste Jack Daniels, the smokey aroma was more prominent than any JD taste.

The wood chips were in 2 foil packs as in the photo.
 
I got myself a smoke probe thermometer.

Now, do you think it would work if I just stick it in the vent hole at the top to monitor the temp or would it be best if I drill a hole for the probe on the opposite side of the lid from the vents?

Obviously I prefer the former than the latter. Just wondering how accurate it would be if the probe is near the vents. It can't be that much different surely seeing hot air is leaving the vent and not the other way round?
 
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