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[Janty]

HELP!

 

We have never really been interested in gas bbqs but in our recent quest for the perfect barbie, we discovered some with good reductions and the more we looked, the more our interest grew.

 

Hubby is keen on the convenience side thanks to next door's enthusiastic recommendations but he would like one where you could add the gas friendly briquettes to get the bbq flavour. Most we have looked at today don't have this feature as the briquettes would fall through the apexed metal plates.

 

Does anybody have any recommendations for a gas bbq which has a flat bed underneath to hold the briquettes?

 

Or any general recommendations for reliable ones?

 

Thanks,

 

Jan

[Lewis]

We bought a good gas BBQ in the sale at B&Q a few years ago, no briquettes, but it is really good. No waiting for hours for the BBQ to be ready, and it is easier to control aswell as it won't go out.

I don't eat sausages and burgers so can't help with the flavour, but you could buy sauces and things to add to the flavour?

[Goosey Lucy]

We have a Weber, under the part where the meat sits are flavour bars, any fat drips onto these, smokes etc and adds to the flavour.

 

We bought ours through ebay 2 years ago. It's fantastic, I also spit roast whole chickens on it, we have bbqd food regularly throughout the year whenever it's dry. Sunday lunch is often done outside.

 

I can't recommend Weber highly enough.

[chelsea]

Ours is a big American one made by "Char-broil". It was very expensive several years ago but was definitely worth the money. We've had it about 9 years and still going strong. Ours has a flat bed along the bottom, with loads of cooking shelves and complete hood and a side burner (very handy for onions/sauces etc), and also a shelf underneath and to the side of the cooking area.

 

I do like the taste of a charcoal traditional one, but you can't beat the convenience and less messy way of gas BBQ'S. Over the past 9 years I can remember many a time when I have come home from work, wheeled it out the garage and started cooking immediately - its so easy.

 

it looks similar to this -

 

http://www.amazon.com/Char-Broil-463820107-Charbroil-T-Frame-Quickset/dp/B000N7HJEA/ref=sr_1_24?ie=UTF8&s=garden&qid=1248259544&sr=1-24

[Chucky Mama]

We have one, the taste is not quite the same as a charcoal one but you do BBQ much more often with gas.

[Chicken Licken]

I have an 'outback' gas bbq - which is great. Mine is the basic model. I think I paid about £75 for it 4 years ago - it is still going strong. It has coals (pumice) that sit on a wire rack adn then the grill rack goes above. The gas jets heat the pumice and they then cookt he food. I have the original coals, but know that you can get ones which include charcoal for the authentic cook and taste (waitrose sell them). I am a big fan of the gas bbq and it is much quicker and more reliable. I bbq'd 50 burgers and sausages last week at school without any trauma on 2 gas bbq's.

 

http://www.outbackbarbecues.com/Product/342/omega-200-gas.aspx

[majorbloodnock]

All you actually need to do with the briquettes is pop them on a drip tray underneath; they'll get hot, the drips will drip on them and get vapourised, you get the barbecue taste you want.

 

Strictly speaking, it's not the charcoal that gives the proper barbecue taste but the vapourising of the drips from what you're cooking. If, on a charcoal barbecue, the charcoal is imparting a flavour in itself, it's because you've not left it long enough before starting to cook. Of course, that's not a problem if that's the taste you like, but it's not smoky as much as sooty.

[Redwing]

I second Chicken Licken with the Outback BBQ, we have a standard non gas one but in general they are really well put together and will last forever

[TAJ]

I second Chicken Licken with the Outback BBQ, we have a standard non gas one but in general they are really well put together and will last forever

 

We have had a gas Outback one for three years and it is still going strong. OH wasn't keen on getting a gas one, but it does have brickets and we use it so much more than the non-gas one we had as it is so quick and easy - ready to use in 5 mins.

 

Tracy

[Milly]

We have a Weber one - it was relatively expensive but worth every penny as it works really well and heats up quickly so it's easy to use.

 

We used to have one from either B&Q or Homebase (I can't remember now) but the burners rusted away after a year and the store coudn't replace them and we couldn't find any other source to replace them. So it was a bit of a waste of money.

 

Mily