British BBQ Society Forums

Hi Everybody - I'm Jason, 32 from Liverpool.
Yes, its Sept 17th, in England - probably dont get too many new members at this time in the season???

I've currently got a Weber One Touch kettle and like it a lot. Lit is a bit dented though and doesnt form such a great seal any more
Thinking of going Gas for number of reasons, which may be preconceptions...

1) Less / Quicker Cleaning
2) Most Coal I seem to be able to find is rubbish easy light stuff that makes the kettle tar-y.
3) Speed of cooking. - I like the idea of just firing it up and haveing a quick bit of al-fresco dinner. I've got a toddler and a baby and most of my time is spent herding them, so not too much time to focus on the cooking
4) actually, that probs about it.

I previously was coal all the way, but it takes a little while to get going, and its a nightmare to clean. Nice smokey taste though.

In terms of BBQing, I enjoy it, but would consider myself a keen novice.Not branched out much more than a few bangers, Kebabs and burgers. Would like to change that and branch out a bit. I believe Oily fish can be rerally good and i've had really good steak and belly pork etc at other peoples BBQ's.

Anyways, I've got another post in the "Help" section that I'd appreciate some more guidance on as I'm searching for a good quality Gas BBQ - at a reasonable price.

Will have a filck through the reciepies section soon!

Welcome to the forum. Regarding your pro point about cleaning in my experience gas barbecues normally require a little more TLC than a charcoal unit, you don't have to deal with the ash at the end of the cook but it is advisable to keep the burners clean so they run efficiently, the grates will also need cleaning each time you use it but that's the same as a charcoal barbecue too. Whatever you buy with good recipes, marinades and using smoke chips/pellets you will produce food that can rival anything cooked over charcoal. The one big advantage of gas over charcoal is the speed, light it, let it warm up and be cooking in a fraction of the time

Welcome to the forum Jason

Welcome to the world of low and slow.

If you have a B&Q local to you, get down there as they have a sale on the BBQs and they are 50-75% off. Hope this helps.

Eddie

Welcome to the forum,
Im new too but have only used a BBQ once or twice before so a complete novice.
Im debating wether to go gas or charcoal at the moment but am swaying more towards gas at the moment.

Andy

Welcome mate...Good luck on your BBQ path to perfection ..
Lots of really interesting people on here and brilliant advice. Gas or Charcoal ...well guess u are the one to decide :0)