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BBQ's - gas or classic?
07-06-2006, 10:04 PM
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BBQ's - gas or classic?
Whats your choice?
Stems from a "discussion" I was having with my bro about what BBQ to buy. He decided to buy one for his new gaff, and got a gas one, with the argument for it being "no cleaning (comparred to coal) and it's hotter quicker, and can be turned on and off anytime you want"
Which is all good, but I personally feel the old charcoal is best as it simply makes the food taste better IMO. Gass BBQ's are basically just grilles - you cook the food using flames, rather than the typical "smoking" of food as you would with a hot coal BBQ.... Plus I get round the cleaning by buying the disposable BBQ's
Two of them are plenty, light em, cook on em, chuck em away
What would you guys say?
Stems from a "discussion" I was having with my bro about what BBQ to buy. He decided to buy one for his new gaff, and got a gas one, with the argument for it being "no cleaning (comparred to coal) and it's hotter quicker, and can be turned on and off anytime you want"
Which is all good, but I personally feel the old charcoal is best as it simply makes the food taste better IMO. Gass BBQ's are basically just grilles - you cook the food using flames, rather than the typical "smoking" of food as you would with a hot coal BBQ.... Plus I get round the cleaning by buying the disposable BBQ's
Two of them are plenty, light em, cook on em, chuck em away What would you guys say?
07-06-2006, 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Pennywise
Charcoal if cooked right
Pfft Bbq's are for men to do.. only cookin most will do!
Wont help out in the kitchen, but the minute its Summer their offering to use the bbq all the time
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07-06-2006, 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by grimreaper
Originally Posted by Pennywise
Charcoal if cooked right
agree with that, im gonna have a bbq this saturday i think
first one of the year
07-06-2006, 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by cossiecrew
Originally Posted by grimreaper
Originally Posted by Pennywise
Charcoal if cooked right
agree with that, im gonna have a bbq this saturday i think
first one of the year i would of had one by now but i need to buy one first
, gas doesnt come close
08-06-2006, 01:46 AM
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Me and my old man made one (well, stole the design from B&Q PMSL)
Big cylinder on it's side, with a mesh plate to put the food on, and a seperate charcoal fire to the right in another chamber... chimney at the opposite end so it draws the heat across the cooking chamber. Piss easy to make as well, just a couple of 20 gallon drums and a bit of steel tube.
It's fucking fantastic
None of the 'burnt on the outside, raw on the inside, with that elusive taste of lighter fluid', but still a bit 'outdoorsy-charcoal-ey'. Bootiful!
Big cylinder on it's side, with a mesh plate to put the food on, and a seperate charcoal fire to the right in another chamber... chimney at the opposite end so it draws the heat across the cooking chamber. Piss easy to make as well, just a couple of 20 gallon drums and a bit of steel tube.
It's fucking fantastic
None of the 'burnt on the outside, raw on the inside, with that elusive taste of lighter fluid', but still a bit 'outdoorsy-charcoal-ey'. Bootiful!
08-06-2006, 08:15 AM
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Have only ever used coal bbq's other than using the Frogs at shows, if we are going on taste i wouldnt there is that much difference you can still get the burnt effect on both but def have much more fun getting the coal ones going armed with a bottle of lighter fluid
but def have much more fun getting the coal ones going armed with a bottle of lighter fluid
08-06-2006, 08:21 AM
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have used both over the years an have a gas one just now, much prefer the gas one no fooking about just click click an its going, an you can get coals that dont burn for them to keep the BBQ flavour,
GAS ALL DAY LONG, gonna have one next weekend i think, mates a butcher so hell be getting a invite aswell lol,
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GAS ALL DAY LONG, gonna have one next weekend i think, mates a butcher so hell be getting a invite aswell lol,
MB.
08-06-2006, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Lee Reynolds
Gas ALL DAY!
Tastes same if ya buy the right gas barby! Charcoal makes the food like the fuel...charcoal
Tastes same if ya buy the right gas barby! Charcoal makes the food like the fuel...charcoal
most people who say charcoal bbq food tastes better normaly havent even tryed a gas one,it tastes just the same and dosent taste like a normal grill/oven that you use in the house
08-06-2006, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by RETRO_AL
Originally Posted by Lee Reynolds
Gas ALL DAY!
Tastes same if ya buy the right gas barby! Charcoal makes the food like the fuel...charcoal
Tastes same if ya buy the right gas barby! Charcoal makes the food like the fuel...charcoal
most people who say charcoal bbq food tastes better normaly havent even tryed a gas one,it tastes just the same and dosent taste like a normal grill/oven that you use in the house
and Thrush you can ask anyone within 8 miles of my house... my one properly smokes and smells! 
08-06-2006, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Porkie
Originally Posted by RETRO_AL
Originally Posted by Lee Reynolds
Gas ALL DAY!
Tastes same if ya buy the right gas barby! Charcoal makes the food like the fuel...charcoal
Tastes same if ya buy the right gas barby! Charcoal makes the food like the fuel...charcoal
most people who say charcoal bbq food tastes better normaly havent even tryed a gas one,it tastes just the same and dosent taste like a normal grill/oven that you use in the house
and Thrush you can ask anyone within 8 miles of my house... my one properly smokes and smells! Gas is best it does seconds to set up, ive came in from nights out an chucked a few steaks on, its great,
MB.
08-06-2006, 01:04 PM
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Just an Outback quad burner thing Mark. Loadsa fat and shit all over the coals and it smokes like a bitch!
Also I never clean it and that adds to 'flavour'
Also I never clean it and that adds to 'flavour'
08-06-2006, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Porkie
Just an Outback quad burner thing Mark. Loadsa fat and shit all over the coals and it smokes like a bitch!
Also I never clean it and that adds to 'flavour'
Also I never clean it and that adds to 'flavour'
Originally Posted by marky_g
i'd say it pretty unanimous for charcoal baby!!!
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