Bbq choice?

[Delvis]

Lighting a weber is about as hard as faffing with a gas canister.

Pour half a chimney starter of charcoal
Light 2 lighter cubes underneith
Wait for 10-15 mins until it's roaring hot
Pour into BBQ
Cook

It also requires no cleaning (other than emptying the ash tray every few weeks). I've not cleaned mine in over a year, just a quick brush down with some scrunched up tin foil after use and job done. With gas you end up with grease in all the little crevices which tends to smell of old cooking oil after a while.

Would you say lighting something other than a kettle BBQ will be as quick? i.e. something like this? https://www.argos.co.uk/product/868...W_l71uxkfNR4jMTarx0aApMgEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

I want to try charcoal, but honestly prefer to just click it in if I want to cook something outside haha

 

[dlockers]

Would you say lighting something other than a kettle BBQ will be as quick? i.e. something like this? https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8688022?istCompanyId=a74d8886-5df9-4baa-b776-166b3bf9111c&istFeedId=c290d9a9-b5d6-423c-841d-2a559621874c&istItemId=ixixwmllq&istBid=t&&cmpid=GS001&_$ja=tsid:59157|acid:804-872-0397|cid:9606242548|agid:98186031359|tid:aud-641224041097la-913356379194|crid:424799277753|nw:g|rnd:17078364901359359896|dvc:m|adp:|mt:|loc:1006515&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=9606242548&utm_term=8688022&utm_content=shopping&utm_custom1=98186031359&utm_custom2=804-872-0397&gclid=Cj0KCQjwppSEBhCGARIsANIs4p7mnYFMv4Z_7jyLoaG06-zKSXwuMGlOCufCW_l71uxkfNR4jMTarx0aApMgEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

I want to try charcoal, but honestly prefer to just click it in if I want to cook something outside haha

Get a Weber! Sorry but I tried all of these and spent double, triple. The 57cm MasterTouch is a game changer.

 

[Delvis]

Get a Weber! Sorry but I tried all of these and spent double, triple. The 57cm MasterTouch is a game changer.

Too expensive

 

[dl8860]

Too expensive

Look second hand. It's the wrong time of year now, but sometimes on gumtree or FB marketplace you can find a quality weber with plenty of life in it for 100 quid if you go and pick it up.

 

[Martynt74]

Look second hand. It's the wrong time of year now, but sometimes on gumtree or FB marketplace you can find a quality weber with plenty of life in it for 100 quid if you go and pick it up.

Yeah, i mentioned in the other thread but i got the small "Go Anywhere" for £25 yesterday through Facebook

 

[lookitsjonno]

Too expensive

Agreed, go second hand. Can pick them up for less than £100. I wouldn't waste your money on run of the mill stuff from Argos. Will look great this year but I can guarantee it'll be in the skip in 5 years time. I've had my weber since 2012, it's been used probably 300+ times and it's still as good as new.

 

[Delvis]

Look second hand. It's the wrong time of year now, but sometimes on gumtree or FB marketplace you can find a quality weber with plenty of life in it for 100 quid if you go and pick it up.

Agreed, go second hand. Can pick them up for less than £100. I wouldn't waste your money on run of the mill stuff from Argos. Will look great this year but I can guarantee it'll be in the skip in 5 years time. I've had my weber since 2012, it's been used probably 300+ times and it's still as good as new.

Which is all great, but I need something for this summer.

I also prefer the rectangle layout with warming tray, a lot of the kettles don't have that

Don't mind spending £100 if it's going to last a few years tbh

 

[dl8860]

Which is all great, but I need something for this summer.

I also prefer the rectangle layout with warming tray, a lot of the kettles don't have that

Don't mind spending £100 if it's going to last a few years tbh

Rectangle shmectangle, get in your car

Weber Barbeque with side table | in Twickenham, London | Gumtree

 

[taB]

Parents in law seem to buy a new £100 bbq every year pretty much. My last Weber lasted 10 and I didn't look after it that well. I know who's ahead on spend and I cook better grub too...

 

[Delvis]

Rectangle shmectangle, get in your car

Weber Barbeque with side table | in Twickenham, London | Gumtree

What? I like warming racks!

 

[200sols]

What? I like warming racks!

So cooked food can overcook?

 

[chroniclard]

Dont really need a warming tray on a weber/kettle when you setup the coals correctly with the coal divider. so half the bbq is direct heat and the other isnt.

 

[Delvis]

Dont really need a warming tray on a weber/kettle when you setup the coals correctly with the coal divider. so half the bbq is direct heat and the other isnt.

So wasted space on the main grate? Gotcha.

 

[dlockers]

Don't make me get my 'pi' calculation out and prove a 57cm circumference gives you more space

 

[chroniclard]

So wasted space on the main grate? Gotcha.

Indirect cooking, good for sausages with the lid on so you dont burn them to a crisp, also for keeping stuff warm.

 

[Delvis]

Indirect cooking, good for sausages with the lid on so you dont burn them to a crisp, also for keeping stuff warm.

Still don't fancy spending £100 on a second hand job, Weber or not

 

[Deleted member 66701]

Still don't fancy spending £100 on a second hand job, Weber or not

Even though that 100 quid second hand job will last 10x longer than a 100 quid jobbie from argos?

 

[Delvis]

Even though that 100 quid second hand job will last 10x longer than a 100 quid jobbie from argos?

Depends how it's been treated.

 

[Begbie]

Depends how it's been treated.

Can't out treat build quality.

 

[chroniclard]

Wasnt specifically saying you should get a Weber, more that the lack of a warming tray thing on a kettle doesnt really matter.