Using charcoal as a method of cooking is nearly as old as man himself & the food is supposed to be cooked not carbonised
. It’s back to the odd burnt sausage & cremated burgers again, if the food ends up carbonised then your not doing it properly.
. It’s back to the odd burnt sausage & cremated burgers again, if the food ends up carbonised then your not doing it properly.
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EddieM
Using charcoal as a method of cooking is nearly as old as man himself & the food is supposed to be cooked not carbonised
And cooking it properly is best done when you can control the heat. Which is much easier with a Gas BBQ. Certainly you can mess around burning yourself, poking the coals around, even spritzing the charcoal with water to damp it down a bit (invariably dusting all the food with a light coating of tasty nutritious ash)
Not convinced one bit.
I have no links to back it up, but yes I have read somewhere that carbonised food (which can be created on any type of BBQ) is strongly implicated with colo-rectal cancer.
Gas BBQ'S are an abortion, they are just glorified cooker hobs that you take out into the garden, and pretend to BBQ food on.
The taste of the food produced bears no resemblance to the food cooked over a real BBQ. You obviously have no idea how to cook using charcoal, you do not poke it around while there is food on the griddle, if you use a Bar B que bat, which is like a tennis racquet press it's easy to control the cooking of the food to perfection.
Wotan
The taste of the food produced bears no resemblance to the food cooked over a real BBQ. You obviously have no idea how to cook using charcoal, you do not poke it around while there is food on the griddle, if you use a Bar B que bat, which is like a tennis racquet press it's easy to control the cooking of the food to perfection.
Wotan
No real point in continuing with this
, you obviously have no idea how to cook over charcoal so a gas BBQ is eminently more suitable in your case. 
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EddieM
No real point in continuing with this
Not at all I had Charcoal BBQ for many years, and can cook fine on them thanks, it's just Gas BBQ's are better, and Wotan, No, you cannot taste any difference LMAO. The only thing different, is that when cooking on a charcoal BBQ, you resemble a black 'n' white minstrel, and smell like a petrol pump attendant
Don't tell me you can taste the difference between organic and non organic produce as well
I’d agree partly with that one.The only thing different, is that when cooking on a charcoal BBQ, you resemble a black 'n' white minstrel, and smell like a petrol pump attendant
No I can’t actually, I generally think they are a rip off & never buy them. Only thing I do make sure of is I only to buy locally reared & butchered meat; more expensive but it’s one where you can definitely tell the difference.Don't tell me you can taste the difference between organic and non organic produce as well
Well if you smell like a petrol pump attendant, you have obviously been doing something wrong, you do not use petrol or normal paraffin to light a BBQ, use the correct fluid, you need some advanced preparation, after lighting it takes approx 45 mins before it's ready to use, (I admit this is where gas has an advantage)
No real point in continuing with this
Not at all I had Charcoal BBQ for many years, and can cook fine on them thanks, it's just Gas BBQ's are better, and Wotan, No, you cannot taste any difference LMAO. The only thing different, is that when cooking on a charcoal BBQ, you resemble a black 'n' white minstrel, and smell like a petrol pump attendant
Don't tell me you can taste the difference between organic and non organic produce as well
but each to their own, oh and by the way there is a distinct difference in taste, over wood it's far superior.
Wotan
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Bodgeit and scarper ltd
There is only one way to light a BBQ. you need a one inch square piece of fire lighter or smaller. Light the fire lighter then fan it with a hair dryer, it will be ready to cook on in one minute. I also use the hair dryer to power a small forge.
To get the best charcoal make yourself a small charcoal kiln.
http://www.allotmentforestry.com/fact/Charcoal.htm
To get the best charcoal make yourself a small charcoal kiln.
http://www.allotmentforestry.com/fact/Charcoal.htm
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EddieM
Let me ask a question?
Have you ever had smoked salmon, smoked ham, smoked cheese, kippers, if so where do you think these things get their flavour from?
I rest my case..
He who has reason on his side need not speak with loud voice.
Wotan
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Johnmelad502
I believe they are all smoked at quite a low temperature, not charred black over hot charcoal.
Better than being subjected to what amounts to cow flatulence, ie methane.
I believe they are all smoked at quite a low temperature, not charred black over hot charcoal.
Wotan
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Johnmelad502
Better than being subjected to what amounts to cow flatulence, ie methane.
Wotan
Nothing wrong with a bit of flatulence, can make for some very interesting sounds...
Give it up Wotan; this is an argument that has distinct arguments for convenience over everything else & never that twain shall meet;
Gas BBQ’s - for lazy ******* who cant cook anyway
Charcoal fires - for the true gourmet chefs of this world
Gas BBQ’s - for lazy ******* who cant cook anyway
Charcoal fires - for the true gourmet chefs of this world
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