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Disposable Barbeques - Where to get cheap cheap

  • 12-07-2011 9:40pm
    #1
    vicwatson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,404 ✭✭✭✭


    Hope this is the right forum.

    Paid 3.99 for one of these today (was sort of railroaded !) but won't do it again.

    Anyone know where to pick them up cheaper than 3.99 a pop?

    I heard Lidl do them every so often but haven't seen them recently.

    TIA


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  • #2
    slowburner
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 5,223 Mod ✭✭✭✭slowburner


    DIY! A steel bucket with a chicken wire grate will do the trick :)


  • #3
    jack of all
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,376 ✭✭✭jack of all


    I bought one for €2 in one of those eurosaver ("pound shops") stores, not fantastic but did the job.


  • #4
    vicwatson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,404 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    DIY! A steel bucket with a chicken wire grate will do the trick smile.gif

    Yes but the reason I like them is that they have charcoal in them and the touch paper that lights the charcoal really handy, the lump bricquettes just take forever to light.


  • #5
    slowburner
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 5,223 Mod ✭✭✭✭slowburner


    vicwatson wrote: »
    Yes but the reason I like them is that they have charcoal in them and the touch paper that lights the charcoal really handy, the lump bricquettes just take forever to light.
    Peg in an ordinary firelighter or two, then the charcoal. Every bit as quick as the disposable ones and you are being more environmentally friendly. And a bag of good charcoal will only cost you a fiver. And you will get about 6 barbies from a bag. And you will have a DIY, portable, reusable barbecue.:p


  • #6
    vicwatson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,404 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    Peg in an ordinary firelighter or two, then the charcoal. Every bit as quick as the disposable ones and you are being more environmentally friendly. And a bag of good charcoal will only cost you a fiver. And you will get about 6 barbies from a bag. And you will have a DIY, portable, reusable barbecue.tongue.gif

    Is barbequeing per se environmentally friendly ?

    I don't want to do this as those compressed charcoal take forever to light. Disposable - 20 mins to cooking, Normal Barbie - up to 1 hour.

    So it's Disposable for me !:)


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  • #7
    slowburner
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 5,223 Mod ✭✭✭✭slowburner


    vicwatson wrote: »
    Is barbequeing per se environmentally friendly ?

    I don't want to do this as those compressed charcoal take forever to light. Disposable - 20 mins to cooking, Normal Barbie - up to 1 hour.

    So it's Disposable for me !:)
    Charcoal is a carbon neutral way of cooking, although the firelighters wouldn't be carbon neutral.
    Less than 20 mins with the method above. Guaranteed. Race yah :D


  • #8
    Buford T Justice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,262 ✭✭✭Buford T Justice


    vicwatson wrote: »
    Is barbequeing per se environmentally friendly ?

    I don't want to do this as those compressed charcoal take forever to light. Disposable - 20 mins to cooking, Normal Barbie - up to 1 hour.

    So it's Disposable for me !:)

    I've found it to be the other way around in my experience.


  • #9
    LimerickBishop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭LimerickBishop


    Anyone know who sells the best value charcoals? I was thinking since the summer is more or less a washout, shouldn't the big chains like woodies, b&q etc be cutting their prices and selling off stock cheaply?


  • #10
    slowburner
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 5,223 Mod ✭✭✭✭slowburner


    LimerickBishop wrote: »
    Anyone know who sells the best value charcoals? I was thinking since the summer is more or less a washout, shouldn't the big chains like woodies, b&q etc be cutting their prices and selling off stock cheaply?
    You would think that, but it has increased in price lately €5 up to nearly €7 :eek:


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