Grillworx Charcoal Briquettes 4kg down to $2.50 at Woolies.
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Make your next barbecue great with quality tools from GRILLWORX. Whether grilling or roasting, enjoying a barbecue breakfast or homemade pizza, there's a range of great value products to choose from.
• Multipurpose shears can be used to cut poultry and roasts or even scale fish
• Locking clip for added safety
• Stainless steel with ergonomic handle
• Triple riveted full tang for high strength
Everyone on the bbq groups says these are really bad
How are they bad?
havent tried these but some crappy bbq fuel doesnt burn through (ie gets halfway and just stops), burns through too quick so doesn't last at all. some also smoke a lot more.
Came here to say the same thing. I see at least one post a week telling me to avoid. There’s a reason they’re getting rid of them for cheap, they’ve been on constant sale for at least the last 2 months.
What would be the suggestion for someone who's new to the charcoal game?
Depends on what you’re cooking on and how you’re cooking. If you’re looking to do the snake method on a Weber I would stick with Heat Beads originals for consistency.
if you're not doing low & slow, you should try some lump charcoal (Gumtree/Google).
There's the cheap indo swamp wood (mangrove wood ~$25/15kg), or aussie stuff like Red gum, Mallee root (~$40/20kg).
The indo stuff is good on lamb & beef. it burns a bit slower.
The aussie stuff is great on everything, it burns hotter & cleaner (less ash). Mallee likes to spark when heating up (especially if you're using a fan/heatgun), so make sure the lids on.
IMHO lump charcoal imparts a nice smokier flavour then heatbeads.
lastly get a dececnt thermometer. Inkbird makes really good ones. I've had a dual probe one for 2yrs it's great for monitoring either 2 different pieces of meat (like steaks) or different parts of the meat (thigh & breast for chook, or a whole leg of lamb bone, so if one area is heating too quickly you can either mocve it away from the direct heat or wrap some foil). Being bluetooth you can just connect it to your phone & watch the footy.
enjoy!
Damn! I was keen to go buy a heap until I read these comments.
This is why I love the OzBargain community.
I use the typical four burner bbq with a hood, one side is grill plate, the other side solid. I space my bricks in a chequerboard over the fire splash plate thingy and put the burners on high for ten minutes and turn the flames off and start cooking when the bricks are glowing (the fat catches fire if you leave the burners on. I leave the burners on the hotplate and close the lid between turning the food to maintain heat. Not the "right" way to grill, but it's simple and quick, gets a great smoke/char happening and I transfer to the hotplate to finish cooking through.
As a complete amateur, I've found these bricks to be the best value for money (I'll buy two bags when they're on special) - https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/630272/hea…
Geez my charcoal just burns
Wow, great idea! that'll save my hands getting covered in black soot.
Yeah mime just turn to ash & fall apart when burnt.