On the topic of bringing a BBQ from home....
Maybe a silly question, but do they use propane tanks or natural gas hook ups? Can you easily buy the small 1lb propane tanks for portable BBQs?

In Bahrain you can get either propane or natural gas. Nat Gas being easier to find. Not sure about DXB but I would guess both would be available.

Propane is available but it just a bit more complicated to get. You have to drop the tank off at the special store and collect 2 days later. Not so good when you are in the middle of a cook-out and your flame dies. Most of the guys I know keep a second tank and rotate the tank thru as required.

The gas in the orange tanks which I am quite sure is Butane, or cooking gas as they call it here, is easy to get. Just a phone call away. You just need to get the adaptor. Problem with Butane is that is has a higher moisture content then propane and will rust out your burner much faster.

As JoCoe points out about the rust issue, don't spend too much on a new BBQ, neighbour bought a top-of-the-line stainless steel rig from Sears and had to replace all his burners and a portion of his grills the first summer he was home, despite reassurances from the retailer that it should not have happened.

I replaced all my burners the first summer as well, on my 3rd set of "stainless steel" ones, now I just live with the fact they are rusted-out. Have tried to find new grills the last couple of days but can't find them anywhere, so they too will have to wait til I go home sometime next year or a trip to New York.

The big orange cylinders burn very hot as well not like the LPG. Was BBQing the other day and the point regarding hydration very important, have the cooler next to you and you will probably need a shower after you are done because what you take in goes right back out.

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Enjoy

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