Which BBQ?

[Fly Boy]

A question for the PH collective
Summers here (almost) & it's time to get the barbie out. Its looking a bit sorry for itself after being outside all winter so thinking of buying a new one.
But which one?

The boys in light blue on Pprune forum rave about the Weber Weber
& diss gas as gay

So what do you barbie on?
or
What would you replace it with?

[whitechief]

One of these



Weber 57cm

I love my barbeques

[lord summerisle]

i got one of these:



very cheap cast iron job from Focus - £12 or so.

but then - i needed it to be portable, as we are always away camping when we BBQ. It is a nice design, the bowl shape, and the little vent on the ash collector means the coals can breath, and allows you to control the heat. for a little cheap thing, i've been impressed.

[Stuart]

Weber 57cm for me too. Comparatively expensive to cheaper barbecues which look the same, but matchless IMHO. Mine has lived outside for four seasons now. It sits under a cover but each spring gets a light dusting down and is good as new. All parts are replaceable (although I haven't had to yet) and it gives you a range of different ways of cooking.

Also worth buying their Barbecue Starter Rapidfire Chimney.

[mechsympathy]

I too have a Weber, although the plastic handle has melted as I had a big fire in it

I also have one of these for camping:



And one of these for smoking:

[Stuart]

mechsympathy said:

And one of these for smoking:

Is that a barbecue, or an early steam engine?

[mechsympathy]

If you believe SWMBO it's an eyesore that should be on Ebay

[ali_kat]

Just bought the OH this for his 40th



OUTBACK Pro 4. 4 Burner Stainless Steel Gas BBQ with Flavorizer Bars Rotisserie and Side Burner Hob

[garycat]

We just got this one from B&Q

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detai...

Seems good value for under £100 and it is well built. Gas bottle was £30 (refundable) + £15 to fill.

[mechsympathy]

Gas? Gas? I worry about PH sometimes.

[rednotdead]

+1 for the Weber range - can't go wrong. Keeps your coal too when you put the lid on after cooking. Mine has been outside for 6yrs+ with no cover and no problems - give it a clean every Easter and off we go.

[WWESTY]

Another vote here for gas....but then we bbq all year round, not just on the 3 dry summer evenings.....

[Roo]

Another one here with a gas Outback BBQ. I know it's not what the purists recommend but it's so easy to light, cook on, turn off.

[whitechief]

So is my oven Each to their own I say but I much prefer charcoal.

[ali_kat]

Roo said:

Another one here with a gas Outback BBQ. I know it's not what the purists recommend but it's so easy to light, burn it, turn off.

EFA - tis a bit of a beast ours

I prefer the disposable/charcoal ones, I know where I am with those, but - tis his toy, what he wanted for his birthday... And as he has been using it most days since we had it (rain & shine), it gets me out of cooking, so I don't care that its a big oven

[mechsympathy]

ali_kat said:

I prefer the disposable/charcoal ones, I know where I am with those, but - tis his toy, what he wanted for his birthday... And as he has been using it most days since we had it (rain & shine), it gets me out of cooking, so I don't care that its a big oven

Isn't he, well, a bit old to be turning metro-sexual

[dickymint]

We use a Webber in our fire pit, they are good. After one of these next as I've been looking for a Korean type bbq for ages (has a reservoir of water which stops fat from burning). Can use indoors as well.

http://cobb-bbq.co.uk/spec.html

[ali_kat]

mechsympathy said:

Isn't he, well, a bit old to be turning metro-sexual

I'm putting it down to mid-life-crisis

[jimothy]

mechsympathy said:

Gas? Gas? I worry about PH sometimes.

Do what I did.

I ordered loads of brickes, readymix, a bbq kit, and a tool to help bricklaying and built two myself.

Ones a bit wonkey but its the manliest BBQing area of anyone I know.

[A - W]

Roo said:

Another one here with a gas Outback BBQ. I know it's not what the purists recommend but it's so easy to light, cook on, turn off.

+1