 Poster: A snowHead
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We were lucky enough to find some "restaurant grade" wood charcoal in Carrefour a fortnight ago. Amazing. Became astonishingly hot and lasted for ages. Sadly, their "ordinary" stuff ain't nearly as good.
Thoughts? recommendations?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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David Murdoch, You should have bought more while you had the chance.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I must admit to being a convert to a lava bed and gas - exactly the same taste - far less hassle. However, one of the market stall holders in our local town has a small copiced wood just outside the town boundary and she produces her own charcoal for sale - its supposed to be 'the business'.
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BBQs are for losers.
I regret every one I have attended. Just say 'No'. You have better things to do. You could be playing golf.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Masque, yep.
Megamum, Does she export?
Latchigo, Ah, If only I could play golf, at least then I'd have an excuse for wearing argyll jumpers. Incidentally, this evening's fillet steaks were quite excellent thank you.
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Latchigo, What??!! Barbecues are great. A chance to eat far too much, put your feet up with glasses of wine, and laugh at men messing with fire and fancying themselves significant.
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Lumpwood. Everytime. Those briquettes are hopeless.
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Latchigo,
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BBQs are for losers
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I agree. The food is never, but never, properly cooked - it's either raw or burnt to a cinder. The timing for reaching the correct cooking temperature is always entirely unpredictable. And it's messy and smelly - especially in my neighbourhood, where everyone seems to use those firelighter things, which really stink, even more than the smoke which comes into all the neighbours' houses, when the incompetent cooks set their food alight! I think that barbecues should in any event be banned, as being a nuisance, in urban or suburban neighbourhoods.
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Hurtle, you clearly have an incompetent man. You should swap him for a proper one.
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Restaurant charcoal can get it at Makro or Bookers. Lumpwood othewise.
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The best charcoal is definately lumpwood - briquettes are universally cr*p. But you *must* wait sufffient time for flames to die down and a uniform heat to develop.
If you can't be bothered to wait, then a gas BBQ I used to think was a poor substitute, until I got a Rotal Barby (http://www.channel4.com/4homes/style/garden/barbecue_products.html). Dunno if they are still available, but with this it's a rare week that our Barby_doesn't_ get used - even if we eat indoors afterwards.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| woody911 wrote: |
| Restaurant charcoal can get it at Makro or Bookers. Lumpwood othewise. |
Is the Makro stuff actually different from Lumpwood? Had it in the past, and it seemed very similar (but don't use charcoal anywhere near as often as we used to).
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Lizzard,
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men messing with fire and fancying themselves significant.
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Er, I think this was your own quote! I've given up barbies, don't see the point of them, was just making a general observation about barbies I've experienced.
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You know it makes sense.
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Hurtle, it was indeed my own quote. Mr L is more than competent, just not very significant. 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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When we used lumpwood charcoal we used to like the little barrel shaped barbeques (I guess similar in principle to the chimney shown above). You stuffed a few sheets of newspaper into the very bottom to light the charcoal which sat on a grid above. The barrel then opened into a flared shaped top onto which you located the circular cooking grid at an appropriate height into a a series of hooks. These were so easy to light and didn't require liquid or chemical firelighters. The shape functioned in a chimney fashion controlled by a vent at the base. WE have just bought one for my bruv.
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| Latchigo wrote: |
| BBQs are for losers. |
Is Latchigo really Whitegold?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Hate to say it but the only way to go is a Weber kettle BBQ, so controlable, I have even done a whole Turkey at Christmas without burning it.
If you use the charcoal baskets you get the choice of cooking over the hot coals or using it as an oven. Err I have practiced a bit as the 4 months of summer usually allow me to BBQ 3 or 4 times a week.
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Grape Vines/stumps, best taste ever!
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Charcoal?
Just get one of these
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i must admit to being a gas convert, prior to that only ever lumpwood, and normally in a half oil drum size BBQ, about 10kg is about right, once it has burnt down then spread out to a nice slope from one end to the other you have a very nice variable grill
gas is just convenient and we don't get burnt foot as you can turn it down when you need to  it also means a mid week BBQ is not a complete pain to set up
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CEM,
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gas is just convenient and we don't get burnt foot as you can turn it down when you need to it also means a mid week BBQ is not a complete pain to set up
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That makes sense, especially since constantly eating charred food engulfed in smoke is supposed to be v unhealthy because of the carcinogens produced. Trouble is, if you live in town with a pocket handkerchief-sized garden, where do you keep such an unsightly object such as that illustrated by Mosha Marc?
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Hurtle, do you have a shed/garage/cellar.
If not they do smaller ones.
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Hurtle, my BBQ is almost as big, lives min the garage, you can get some really small ones these days, check out the garden centres and DIY stores
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I'm with the Weber Kettle too. Whole joints, no problem. Never burn anything. Charcoal every time, with hickory chips or rosemary twigs. If you use a gas one, you might as well use the cooker and cook inside.
Last edited by And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports. on Sun 27-05-07 10:14; edited 1 time in total
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You know it makes sense.
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Spyderman, that's what everyone says, till they weaken and buy one. Then there's no looking back.
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Mosha Marc, I can have it lit and cooking in 20 mins. Gas one's just don't taste as good, you don't get the flavour and aroma with gas. 2 legs of Lamb on the Charcoal BBQ - Heaven.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Mosha Marc, quite agree
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Spyderman wrote: |
| ....... Gas one's just don't taste as good..... |
Apart from a total lack of black, crispy, carbon jacket on the food, you can't tell the difference. 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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CEM, you must come around and try the Lamb then, you'll change your mind.
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Spyderman, I do a VERY fine rosemary/lemon/garlic encrusted roast leg of lamb in the oven!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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One of these, and good lumpwood. Believe it or not B and Q's forestry commission approved charcoal is the best.
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On of my guests has just turned up with a gas burner on a sort of waist-high stand, on which he puts a griddle iron - they're cooking everything on it. Spiffing!
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Mosha Marc,
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Apart from a total lack of black, crispy, carbon jacket on the food,
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No Carbon on mine. Weber kettle with a lid, no flames just smoke.
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No burnt bits on our charcoal barbecue food either.
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IMHO gas and charcoal taste the same. The smoke comes from fat dripping on the hot ash or "coals". When charcoal is ready for cooking it gives of no smoke.
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Frosty the Snowman, I agree re: the taste - I'm sure its the fat and the heated surface that gives off the smoke that flavours the food - or added flavour chips i.e. apple wood. We find the gas so convenient - no waiting 20 minutes here for things to heat up.
We've got a really fabulous tiny gas barbeque for camping with too - I'll see if I can find a link.
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