Buying A BBQ
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- brains
I'm moving. I'll have a little patio which I'm allowed to bbq on. Who uses propane, who uses charcoal? Which should I buy?
I can't wait to make a butterflied leg of lamb stuffed with rosemary and crushed garlic cloves and red wine and shallot butter. You're all invited.
- lvl_130
yum.
i love charcoal, but for ease of use and time, i would just go with propane.
- Llyod0
propane> pro: cleaner con: lack of smokey goodness, have to buy explosive cannisters
charcoal> pro: flavor, better char con: messy, pretty much poisoning yourself with starting fluid- I thought there were ways to use smaller amounts of starting fluid..brains
- not so. i have a charcoal grill with a built in torch for starting. Real charcoal. not brickettsdanthon
- nah you need it to explodeLlyod
- hahabrains
- get a chimney starter for real.mrdobolina
- chimney starter.... also if you buy wooden shims from a hardware store (home depot etc etc etc)...inhaler97
- and start the charcoal with a small stack of those, you don't need fluid.inhaler97
- hektor9110
Oh no don´t do propane is just like cooking indoors.
Use mesquite wood they should sell at a grecery store.
You will notice the difference.
- brains0
Also, we have to be smoke concious.. Is there a huge difference?
- designbot0
I would go with a charcoal grill and use natural lump charcoal. It tastes much better than regular charcoal, and way better then gas.
- sureshot0
- I wish I had that much space.brains
- like a pro....nice.designbot
- PS. I was also expecting your.. "here, have a sausage." photo.brains
- thats how one has a sausage.ninjasavant
- danthon0
Charcoal can be a fire hazard on a patio, unless you have a yard and you can keep it a distance from the house. I have a cheap gas grill for quick grilling and a charcoal BBQ for when I really want to do a good slow cook. I use the grill 95% of the time these days. Make sure you get a good cast iron grill top. I found one made by lodge that fits on top of the cheap grill and it makes a big difference.
- Hm, I'm dealing with quite a small space. Maybe charcoal is a bad idea.brains
- philipdrumman0
BBQ'ing brings people together
If there were only more BBQs in the world
We just might be able to eliminate apartheid one rib at a time
- sputnik20
we love weber grills, both propane and charcoal
- sureshot0
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- sureshot0
whoopsie
- Dr_Rand0
I use a weber kettle with a "chimney" starter and "cowboy" brand hardwood charcoal--
easy to start, great results
- CALLES0
i use quebracho... argentinian style baby
- tparsons0
@ Sublocked.. I have the same Weber Q and it works really well for small places and camping day trips. I normally used a wood burning BBQ but have no yard or patio at the moment. The small wood chips work good with these for the extra real wood flavor.