BBQ

The_Valeyard

With all this temporary hot lovely weather, it is the perfect time to have a BBQ.

I have met few people who absolutely detest them. Personally I love a steak, cooked rare, on a non-gas BBQ. Also the burgers, sausages.......

nom, nom, nom, nom, nom.


How about our AH? Lover of BBQ and what are your best ideas for cooking the food :cool:

Red Pepper

They're so Celtic Tiger...

thelad95

I always thought they were a bit meh to be honest but a chicken skewer or burger on a BBQ can be a nice treat. Could take or leave hot dogs or sausages though.

thelad95

Red Pepper wrote: »

They're so Celtic Tiger...

You can buy a disposable BBQ for like €2.99?

Red Pepper

thelad95 wrote: »

You can buy a disposable BBQ for like €2.99?

You can...many don't. I saw one with a BMW badge.

Beer can chicken.

Nyom.

Gone Drinking

Red Pepper wrote: »

They're so Celtic Tiger...

Na, I think you're associating it with the tiger because a lot of people had BBQs to show off their nice new homes.

BBQs are cheap, the meat can be gotten cheaply and beer is cheap. It's a pretty cheap day!

I love a good bbq, but I much prefer the real thing over gas. I also think chicken (unless skewered) should be cooked in an oven first, then thrown on the bbq at the end for taste. Irish sausages just blacken and are pretty pointless but German/Polish sausage works really well.

Steak is also great on a BBQ. Medium rare please!

Contributor 2013

Can get a decent BBQ these days (which will last you a good few years providing you look after it - keep it sheltered from the elements etc) for about €60.

When we actually get the weather here (like today & tomorrow) it's nice to have one, you can grab yourself a decent meal from the local butcher or even certain supermarket chains for half the price of a decent take-away.

My own personal favourite would be lamb (buy a whole leg when it;s on offer and freeze it in portions) with reggae reggae jerk bbq sauce, although it's best marinated for about 12 hours minimum, it still tastes great after 1 hour.

Hande hoche!

Grand way to spend an afternoon.

thelad95

Contributor 2013 wrote: »

Can get a decent BBQ these days (which will last you a good few years providing you look after it - keep it sheltered from the elements etc) for about €60.

When we actually get the weather here (like today & tomorrow) it's nice to have one, you can grab yourself a decent meal from the local butcher or even certain supermarket chains for half the price of a decent take-away.

My own personal favourite would be lamb (buy a whole leg when it;s on offer and freeze it in portions) with reggae reggae jerk bbq sauce, although it's best marinated for about 12 hours minimum, it still tastes great after 1 hour.

Now this is a Celtic Tiger comment.

Contributor 2013

Born in 95? Troll?

Pumpkinseeds

Can't stand them. Standing outdoors in the heat being attacked by insects, no thanks.

Contributor 2013

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

Can't stand them. Standing outdoors in the heat being attacked by insects, no thanks.

that's what insect repellent is for!

But yes I do prefer evening BBQ's because the heat is slowly fading.

Red Pepper

Gas BBQs are not real BBQs in my opinion.
Has to be wood or charcoal.
Simplest BBQs often the best...circle of stones, burnt twigs, simple grill (€3 in Dunnes), gutted freshly caught trout, time, heaven...

mad muffin

Yep. Nothing like a bit of cancer meat. :pac:

The_Valeyard

Red Pepper wrote: »

Gas BBQs are not real BBQs in my opinion.
Has to be wood or charcoal.
Simplest BBQs often the best...circle of stones, burnt twigs, simple grill (€3 in Dunnes), gutted freshly caught trout, time, heaven...

Dont think ive ever tried a wood BBQ, always been charcoal or gas.

Much of a diff between wood and charcoal?

Contributor 2013

Red Pepper wrote: »

Gas BBQs are not real BBQs in my opinion.
Has to be wood or charcoal.
Simplest BBQs often the best...circle of stones, burnt twigs, simple grill (€3 in Dunnes), gutted freshly caught trout, time, heaven...

yum

Amirani

Red Pepper wrote: »

Gas BBQs are not real BBQs in my opinion.
Has to be wood or charcoal.
Simplest BBQs often the best...circle of stones, burnt twigs, simple grill (€3 in Dunnes), gutted freshly caught trout, time, heaven...

Yeah, gas barbeques are crap. Might as well cook your meat using the hob in your kitchen.

Also - no to sausages and 10 for €1 burgers. Skimp a little on quantity rather than quality.

Red Pepper

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Dont think ive ever tried a wood BBQ, always been charcoal or gas.

Much of a diff between wood and charcoal?

Charcoal is the smelly stuff you buy in bags. Easy to light, burns with a higher heat and longer. I don't use it.

I more or less make my own charcoal from wood. When I am camping or fishing I go into a grove of trees with good cover and find dry fallen branches/twigs. They have to be dry so best to pick the dead branches that are not resting on the wet ground. You will see fallen branches in the trees themselves or resting against rocks or tree trunks.
The secret is to burn a lot of wood quickly and make sure every inch has turned white hot i.e. no smoke. Then throw the grill on the circle of rocks and throw your food on top of that. The white heat off the wood will not last too long so best to cook meat that does not need much time (e.g fish, rashers, minute steak).

ardle1

I'd wanna be starvin! to eat 90% of the crap handed to me at a BBQ.

Contributor 2013

Contributor 2013 wrote: »

Born in 95? Troll?

Kindly read the charter and refrain from calling people trolls.
Thank you.

LizzieJones

The_Valeyard wrote: »

With all this temporary hot lovely weather, it is the perfect time to have a BBQ.

I have met few people who absolutely detest them. Personally I love a steak, cooked rare, on a non-gas BBQ. Also the burgers, sausages.......

nom, nom, nom, nom, nom.


How about our AH? Lover of BBQ and what are your best ideas for cooking the food :cool:

I could murder a BBQed steak right now. <hungry>

stimpson

Marinate a kilo of good beef mince in a can of stout overnight. Drain, squeeze out moisture I'n a colendar. Add a finely chopped pack of streaky rashers, lots of garlic and lots of finely chopped fresh rosemary. Shape into burgers. 5 mins each side in the Weber. Lovely. Just waiting for mine to brown now.

LizzieJones

LizzieJones wrote: »

I could murder a BBQed steak right now. <hungry>

You could just get it in the butchers

Calibos

Gas BBQ are more like Al Fresco outdoor cookers.

Lump wood charcoal infinitely better than charcoal briquettes.

We like our half pounders in this household. A 700-800g pack of 15% fat steak mince from the supermarket makes 4. Has to be 15%+ fat so the burgers bind without additives. Has to be 15% to get plenty of fat dripping on the coals to make enough smoke to impart a strong BBQ flavour. Has to be 15% to end up with a lovely moist juicy burger? Don't worry, most of that 15% fat has left the burger by the time it's finished.

I divide the 800g of mince into neat quarters with a knife while it's still in the container. Every burger ends up exactly the same size. sprinkle sea salt crystals and steak pepper. Grab each quarter of mince in turn and place on a sheet of grease proof paper. Break up the mince by tossing and turning to mix in the salt and pepper. You are not kneading the mince like a ball of dough. The more you knead it into a pasty ball the tougher the burger would be. You are simply tossing and turning over to break up the mince strands and mix in the salt and pepper. Only when happy it's mixed to you loosely form a ball. Place ball on another piece of grease proof paper you've pre folded in half. Flatten ball of mince a little with palm of hand. Fold over other half of grease proof paper. Roll in to directions with a rolling pin to flatten into a 5-6in wide patty. Place on grease proof tray. Start next burger. refrigerate till ready to BBQ. Patties will shrink to fit quarter pounder sized bun when cooked.

4 delicious, juicy, tender, BBQ flavoursome half pounders for about €3 compared to about €6 for a pack of 4 meh, dry, tough, flavourless Big Al quarter pounders.

oldyouth

I recently discovered that it is excellent for cooking pizza. Mine has a hot plate and a hood. Get the hot plate roasting hot, throw the (home made) pizza on and close her up for around 10 minutes. Base is sensational

Contributor 2013

oldyouth wrote: »

I recently discovered that it is excellent for cooking pizza. Mine has a hot plate and a hood. Get the hot plate roasting hot, throw the (home made) pizza on and close her up for around 10 minutes. Base is sensational

Interesting, I'm guessing gas though?

oldyouth

Contributor 2013 wrote: »

Interesting, I'm guessing gas though?

Yep, I'm a lazy fecker. Charcoal is far nicer for general bbq but I just like being outdoors and the gas is a great last minute option

magentis

LizzieJones wrote: »

I could murder a BBQed steak right now. <hungry>

Do you like your meat Lizzie:D

Super-Rush

Contributor 2013 wrote: »

Interesting, I'm guessing gas though?

You can cook pizza on a charcoal BBQ as well. All you need is a pizza stone.

I love BBQ's. Had 40 people over for one on June bank holiday. Homemade burgers, chicken skewers and sausages made by the butcher. Cooked some ribeye steak a few weeks back and it was by far the best steak I've eaten at home. Next week I'm going to try low and slow ribs and pork leg.

The_Valeyard

Waiting for someone to mention there method of using turf in their bbq

Edit: Someone found a way to make money out of this:

http://www.irishcentral.com/news/irish-turf-as-bbq-fuel-set-for-us-market-105096669-237722211.html

SEPT 23 1989

Anyone found using a gas BBQ should be dragged to their death

pragmatic1

They rule but most people tend to cook the usual like burgers and sausages. Marinated ribs, spicy chicken thighs, corn on the cob and steaks are way nicer. Garlic bread and potato salad for sides.

LizzieJones

magentis wrote: »

Do you like your meat Lizzie:D

I'm no vegan.

oldyouth

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Anyone found using a gas BBQ should be dragged to their death

Made a mistake with my previous post. I have a charcoal bbq, yes, definitely a charcoal one........:o

BrensBenz

BrensBenz Manor is equipped with a gas barbie but, today, I had a brainwave:

Use the gas ONLY to get the charcoal going. Let's face it - getting the charcoal to light is a right pain but the gas burner does a good job AND you don't risk life and limb pumping that overpriced fuel onto charcoal that refuses to burn.

Charcoal alight, gas off, smoke everywhere, load up the grid, close lid, wait, open lid, inspect food, eat black food first. Nyom nyom. Repeat as required.

You're welcome.

magentis

LizzieJones wrote: »

I'm no vegan.

Praise the lord.