*Charcoal* BBQ/Grilling

Recommendations for something relatively quick (say 2hrs max) on the Weber smokey mountain ?
Have done side of salmon and pork steak successfully in the past. Butterfly leg of lamb was OK, but better when sliced and re-fried on the pan.

Any ideas ?
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Cocoon wrote: »

Does anybody know where you could buy a large amount of quality lumpwood, I'd easy go through 100kg in a year.

What I did at the end of last summer was in B&Q normally have a sale and they were selling of all the summer stuff and they were selling of 7kg bags of charcoal and briquettes for 4 euro. So I proceeded to by a couple.

This year they had another sale on the June weekend and again 7kg bags for 4euro. So I bought 8 ðŸ˜႒ that should last me for the summer or longer with this weather. Best keep your eye open, I would say September time

I'd steer clear of anything that says "easy light" for BBQing, personally. I use these guys - the Namibian charcoal is really good:

http://www.woodfuel.ie

Just in B&Q today and their own brand (Diall) lumpwood 7kg charcoal was €10?! That's a crazy price increase they were selling it at €8 per bag last year. They are also selling the briquettes in 6kg bags for €12.

Lucky I bought 8 bags of lumpwood last September for €4/bag so I'm good for next couple of months buy I can't see myself buying much at those prices....

What could save me is I'm starting to use real wood. I've come into a good supply of seasoned hardwood and steaks done over wood there is nothing better. Still there is a bit more to it in controlling the fire etc. Dream project is an Argentinian Asado grill with a fire box and a grill plate that can be lowered and raised by a pully system.

Markcheese wrote: »

The argentinian grills I saw were the back of peoples house ones - like a large raised fireplace with a chimney .. there was a grill section (didnt see a pulley) and a fire basket ( like a cross between a fire grate and a magazine rack ) , so you could shovel extra coals under the grill ,

That's the one alright a bit more involved more a set up for doing a lot of grilling not just a one off steak.

BrownFinger wrote: »

Anybody got any pions or experience with these smoke generators?
https://www.donedeal.ie/gardenequipment-for-sale/smoke-generator-2-3-l-cold-smoking-smoker-bbq/10363007

thanks

http://www.amazenproducts.com/

These would be the most widly used smoke generators..

unklerosco wrote: »

http://www.amazenproducts.com/

These would be the most widly used smoke generators..

Can these be used on a gas BBQ? Whilst I love the convenience of just being able to turn on and use my Weber gas BBQ all year round I miss the flavour charcoal and wood chips used to impart from my old Weber kettle BBQ

Brian? wrote: »

Smoking on gas is easy. A few methods here. Woodchester wrapped in tinfoil is my preferred method.

http://amazingribs.com/tips_and_technique/gas_grill_setup.html

I've never had much success with smoking on gas. I've a webber summit with the smoker box built in but there's so many leaks in it the smoke just goes straight out.. I could do with sealing up some of the bigger one's and try to get the smoke to flow the length of the grill to get a better effect but like urself I have a WSM and a webber kettle that I use for low and slow. Keep the gas for big family cook outs..

The Hill Billy wrote:

I've tasked HB Jr I to start drawing up some plans. He's struggling a bit with Tech Graphics, so a real life application of the subject may help.

If I did the same with my young fella, the plan would have robots and guns and explosions in it ... and no bbq.
My wife wants me to build one in the corner of our back yard... of course if we have friends over for a bbq we eat miles away in the sun in the garden.. so i'd be billy no mates,grilling by the yard.

For all ye bbq and grilling heads out there Weber are having an opening day for their first dedicated Weber store in the Orchard garden center tomorrow, they were on 2fm today and they will be having demos etc. I'm in cork and going to Dublin tomorrow for a family thing and if i get time I might pop over myself. I have a Weber kettle myself.


https://www.weberbbq.co.uk/where-to-buy/orchard-garden-centre/

Michelin star quality charcoal - http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160317-the-secret-to-japanese-grilling

Thought it might be of interest here!!

Je_suis_Jean wrote: »

Michelin star quality charcoal - http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160317-the-secret-to-japanese-grilling

Thought it might be of interest here!!

The link doesn't work for me - something to do with BBC Worldwide...

What was the product? Binchotan charcoal?

Brian? wrote: »

They had the 47cm Smokey Mountain for €650!! I got my 57cm one for €110 less than that in Dundalk.

I paid €350 for mine 3 years ago.. prices have deffo increased a good bit. Can be got for €450ish from the UK.

Thinking of buying a new BBQ and going gas for the convenience, as I will be doing a lot more BBQ'ing all year round when work on the house is done and we have a sheltered outdoor area.

Any lads here using gas grills and can recommend one? The first thing I looked up was Weber of course, as their charcoal kettles have never let me down. I was looking at the classic e-310, which is pricey, but I need a decent one as I will be using it year round and it needs to be built well.

Is there any other decent gas BBQ brand around that might be a bit cheaper than Weber?

Keep an eye on Homestore and More....might be worth subscribing to their email offers.

They sometimes offer 50% off offer on BBQ's

https://www.homestoreandmore.ie/summer/barbeques/icat/spebarbeq

Cheers lads. I'll definitely head up to homestore & more and have a look at the quality of their BBQ's. There was a thread on BA here about a sale they have had the last weekend of May in 2014 & 2015. Hopefully their grills look decent and that sale returns in 2016!

unklerosco wrote: »

They'll be pretty much the exact same as the ones linked in Argos in the thread above... Grand for occasional use and if well looked after they may last.

If anyone asks me I just tell them to get a Weber. My dad has a Weber kettle I got him second hand, must be 15yrs old now and it's still as good as new. It's out all year round and not a bit of rust on it. I've a Weber Summit and it's built like a tank, there's no comparison to the cheaper BBQ's available in the like of homestore etc.

That is what I'm expecting to find if I'm honest. I was hoping there might be a tier of gas grills below Weber that would be of decent quality and a little cheaper but still a cut above what you'd get in Argos/Aldi/Lidl. Maybe that tier does not exist though!

After reading the thread this afternoon I went off to http://www.outdoor.ie/89-broil-king-bbqs and bought a Broil King 320 for €499 - http://www.broilkingbbq.com/en_eu/grills/royal/royal_320



I went in with a short list of the Weber 210 or 310 classics based on my online research but was very disappointed with their design and quality of their builds and I say that as someone who's has Weber BBQ's for the last 20 years and swears by them. I don't know what it is but the Weber Kettle/Charcoal BBQ's I had for about 10 years from 2002 to 2012 and the gas Q1000 Titanium I had for the last 3 years were really well built with solid cast iron cooking grates etc the 210 and 310 classics felt flimsy, had lightweight porcelain grates and looked to be more about the brand than the actual quality plus a standard gas cylinder won't fit in the cabinet underneath so after spending €529 or €629 you'd still have to locate the gas cylinder beside or behind the BBQ which just looks gank.

I never thought I'd go for any brand other than Weber but when I objectively looked at the Broil King Royal 320 I really couldn't fault it in terms of either design or build quality. It has an electronic ignition, stainless steel components, cast iron grates, flavour bars (a la the Webers), a thermometer, a large heating rack and solid side shelves PLUS Broil King have adpoted the floor in the cabinet to allow an Irish sized gas cylinder to fit underneath for a very neat looking finish.

I wanted to find flaws with the Broil King (could it really be better than a Weber 310 and €130 cheaper??) but I couldn't so I allowed my head to rule my heart, bit the bullet and bought it.

Got it home, spent about an hour putting it together which was pretty easy and fired it up to cook a couple of steaks which were very well sealed on the high heat this thing can produce.

All in all I am very happy. Maybe in a couple of years I'll see some evidence that the Broil King quality doesn't stand the test of time relative to an equivalent Weber but having said that they do come with very long warranties, up to 25 years, so I really don't expect to have any problems whatsoever.

Hope that's of help to some as we enter BBQ season.

Happy grilling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUPX-9zkMeA

Worth a watch, all good advice when looking for a gas grill...