Looking to buy a barbeque

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  Smulder on 14/02/2014 - 14:15

  Depends how fancy you want it to look, eg if you want polished stainless steel or not

  This one from Bunnings is basically the same thing but $100 cheaper, not as flash-looking though.

  http://www.bunnings.com.au/jumbuck-4-burner-stainless-steel-…

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  geek001 on 14/02/2014 - 14:19

  +1

  IMHO, in recent years, I have only been to BBQ parties where gas BBQs were used. The food cooked were not that much different than cooking on my gas stove at home.

  Recently, I had to throw a BBQ party of my own, but I didn't have a BBQ. I got a cheap charcoal one from Kmart for $29. The chicken wings that I cooked on it tasted like real BBQ chicken wings I used to have when I was a kid, bought back memories.

  If you want tasty smoky BBQ meat, charcoal BBQ is the way to go, otherwise you might as well get yourself a wok burner and a nice grill pan.

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  aegcp on 14/02/2014 - 16:18

  Weber for me. It's awesome. It doesn't have a wok burner, though, but in case you no longer need it, I highly recommend this. Ah, and easy to clean!

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  nubzy on 14/02/2014 - 18:52

  get a Weber Q

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  [Deactivated] on 14/02/2014 - 21:51

  +1 for Weber q. Cinch to start and clean, virtually indestructible and will not rust. Just needs 10 mins to preheat and you're good to go. However as the included manual states - cooking is mainly done with the lid shut. This means it takes a bit of practice to get the timing down for steaks but once you get used to it they taste great. Downside - it's a bit clinical standing there with your watch rather than being able to prod and poke to see when it's done. An essential accessory is the roasting trivet - roasts in a weber are succulent and juicy and have a BBQ taste you won't get from an oven.

  Charcoal bbqs provide in my opinion the best taste - but the advance planning required to get underway (30 mins to light coals) and mess cleaning up kind of limit their appeal. Still it's not exactly expensive to try out. I have a hibachi style grill for doing skewers on a small scale with that beautiful charcoal taste. A large coffee tin makes a perfect chimney for lighting coals.

  The large gas burner bbqs are like an outdoors stovetop - that's the idea right?