Gas BBQ

[alaintaylor]

I have just replaced a poor performing gas BBQ with, unfortunately, another poor performance BBQ! and it cost me £48 for the privilage!

The problem is insufficient heat. I hook up the BBQ to the caravan BBQ gas point, hence using BP propane through a 30mb regulator. Maybe the problem is not enough gas at that pressure? (a standard propane bottle fitted regulator is 37mb).

I obviously don't want to carry a special gas bottle for the BBQ and I'd prefer to stay with gas rather than (arguably better) charcoal. Any thoughts before I look for another BBQ?

Alan

 

[Jitesh_374367017]

Hi,

Have you ever thought of electric BBQ? I'd like to buy a BBQ but my van is old and doesn't have an external gas point so I was thinking an extension lead and a george foreman outdoor grill...

has anybody tried this?

Jit

 

[Clive-Cardiff]

I use a Beauclaire and my problem is trying to control the heat.

After the griddle has heated through I usually turn the gas setting down to minimum or even off alltogether

 

[Zafiral]

I too find that I find the issue is too much heat with my Cadac gas bbq.

 

[Guest]

I sometimes feel that we should maybe clarify what we mean by BBQ'ing. I belive that BBQ is where the food is exposed to the heat from either charcoal or lava stones so that the juice will drop and ignite and give a wonderful flavour to the food. Grilling on the other hand is where the food sits on a steel plate and just gets...well grilled. It can taste good, but will never equate to BBQ'ing properly.

I use a lava stone grill that was bought at any supermarket and connect it to a Camping Gaz cylinder. Works well every time, especially once the wires get a bit coated with carbon, and old food. I clean it properly at the end of the season.

If you have ever met American oilfield hands they will tell you the best BBQ's are 55 gallon oil drums cut in half with a lot of charcoal. And they do know how to make real BBQ sauce, not the crap you get in bottles.

 

[glake]

alright Alan,

have you added Lava rocks to your BBQ? mine too was a cheapy BBQ from Focus, heat from flame was not that high but after adding rocks and leaving them to heat-up i find it works great!

Not sure whether i can fit an oil drum into my van when travelling!

 

[alaintaylor]

Thanks everyone for your comments.

Firstly, there is no substitute for real charcoal - all agreed, but some sites we use don't allow naked flames. Nevertheless we always carry a disposable BBQ to use when we can.

The lava rocks is a good idea but were not so effective on my last one. The real issue is cooking a good steak - it needs searing on very high heat for a short while, then a few minutes on medium heat then 10 minutes standing - beautiful, especially with a good Shiraz! Anyone's mouth NOT watering???

OK, an oil drum it is then. Better buy a roof rack!

Thanks guys

Alan

 

[MalcolmL]

One last thought....I bought a Weber Q200 last year as I found the heat distribution in my (very) cheapo BBQ was terrible. The Weber is first class and has a huge cooking area.

 

[Guest]

There is possibly a subject here worth exploring.

Namely the Forum BBQ Challenge. Members at the ready to cook a choice of steak, sausages and maybe Souvlaki. Blind tasting to decide the winner and a huge prize to be given away.

Whatever happened, at least we would all get fed that day.