My beautiful Weber!
Although there is some 'man...fire...meat' mystique about the fine form of cooking known as the barbi', an essential criterion is, of course, the taste one's culinary effort imbues to whichever creature is being sacrificed to the God of Weber.
As crab so rightly states, charcoal is indeed the way forward for taste - rather than the bottled breath of Satan's bottom, which undoubtedly adds its own rather distinctive flavour...
Roll on spring, when my trusty black orb will once again come out of hibernation!
As crab so rightly states, charcoal is indeed the way forward for taste - rather than the bottled breath of Satan's bottom, which undoubtedly adds its own rather distinctive flavour...
Roll on spring, when my trusty black orb will once again come out of hibernation!
Possibly for the first time since JHQ 1990, we have not used either Weber or the standby for Christmas. The simple reason was that we had only a total of three for lunch, and I was arsed if I could be bothered.
O tempora. O mores.
O tempora. O mores.
O tempora indeed.
Latest is Mrs T wants me to try and fix the thing.
Aside from the philosophical impropriety of doing so - I am a little reluctant to attempt it - if I get it wrong - fearing the likelihood of replicating an RAAF F-111 dump and burn type incident on the back porch.
Charcoal it is.
Latest is Mrs T wants me to try and fix the thing.
Aside from the philosophical impropriety of doing so - I am a little reluctant to attempt it - if I get it wrong - fearing the likelihood of replicating an RAAF F-111 dump and burn type incident on the back porch.
Charcoal it is.
Mate, it'd be extremely risky trying to fix the thing as you rightly fear.
Maybe Sir should look at the Weber Original Kettle Premium Charcoal Barbecue 57 cm? For those who persist with olde Englishe units, that's 22.5" diameter. The cleaning device with which it is fitted is excellent; unfortunately Weber no longer supplies it for smaller barbi sizes. Costs around A$ 429.00 from what I've found on the interweb..
Maybe Sir should look at the Weber Original Kettle Premium Charcoal Barbecue 57 cm? For those who persist with olde Englishe units, that's 22.5" diameter. The cleaning device with which it is fitted is excellent; unfortunately Weber no longer supplies it for smaller barbi sizes. Costs around A$ 429.00 from what I've found on the interweb..
Last edited by BEagle; 29th Dec 2020 at 07:26.
Think carefully, tartare - and before you spend your hard-earned money, don't get confused by the banter..........
I have had two charcoal Webers, and three Gas Webers........
The charcoal ones are fine and produce good food - but I find the convenience of the gas ones so much better. Propane in the UK for all year use.
I use a wood chip box with a variety of wood chips to produce smokey flavour on the gas variant.
Last night, I cooked a bone-in rib of beef - easily switching from full afterburner to sear the joint initially, and then switching to indirect heat to slow cook, followed by another burst of afterburner to get the desired outside.
When rested, it was a beautiful medium-rare, verging on rare, with great flavour. Charcoal could do the same, but I know it would be much more labour intensive and take a whole lot longer from lighting the BBQ to shutting it down. OK - more beer drinking time, but how much do you need, realistically??
My current gas Weber has three burners - left, centre and right - which I find great. When I buy another, I will buy the same.
Whatever you decide - best wishes and enjoy!!
I have had two charcoal Webers, and three Gas Webers........
The charcoal ones are fine and produce good food - but I find the convenience of the gas ones so much better. Propane in the UK for all year use.
I use a wood chip box with a variety of wood chips to produce smokey flavour on the gas variant.
Last night, I cooked a bone-in rib of beef - easily switching from full afterburner to sear the joint initially, and then switching to indirect heat to slow cook, followed by another burst of afterburner to get the desired outside.
When rested, it was a beautiful medium-rare, verging on rare, with great flavour. Charcoal could do the same, but I know it would be much more labour intensive and take a whole lot longer from lighting the BBQ to shutting it down. OK - more beer drinking time, but how much do you need, realistically??
My current gas Weber has three burners - left, centre and right - which I find great. When I buy another, I will buy the same.
Whatever you decide - best wishes and enjoy!!
Last edited by ex-fast-jets; 29th Dec 2020 at 18:52.
Besides, if the goal is a good smokey flavor, I don't grill it - it goes in the smoker for a few hours (sometimes finished by a few minutes over a hot flame on the grill).
tartare.........
It has been too long - put us out of our misery.
We are in lockdown, and I am bored stupid.
I am having sleepless nights wondering if you made the right decision..........
Please tell us what you have bought - even if it was the wrong decision..................
It has been too long - put us out of our misery.
We are in lockdown, and I am bored stupid.
I am having sleepless nights wondering if you made the right decision..........
Please tell us what you have bought - even if it was the wrong decision..................
Well, the weather-guessers have got it right for once!
So after the F1 sprint, time to fire up the charcoal in the faithful black orb again. Practising the ignition, tinder, kindling, fuel, ventilation sequence we were taught during survival training all those years ago!
For those who complain about the lack of military aviation in this long-established thread, I guess RAFAT will be at Silverstone tomorrow? Does anyone have any idea of the time they'll be displaying?
So after the F1 sprint, time to fire up the charcoal in the faithful black orb again. Practising the ignition, tinder, kindling, fuel, ventilation sequence we were taught during survival training all those years ago!
For those who complain about the lack of military aviation in this long-established thread, I guess RAFAT will be at Silverstone tomorrow? Does anyone have any idea of the time they'll be displaying?
Weber at daughter's in Kent yesterday. Halibut! Who'd have thought Halibut?
Delicious ................ but then I had no part in preparation or cooking.
Just a consumer.
One spitfire c. 1800.
Delicious ................ but then I had no part in preparation or cooking.
Just a consumer.
One spitfire c. 1800.
I am crewing a flight to to a sweaty equatorial destination in the Far East tomorrow - my one and only trip for July - where I shall be subject to the joys of being treated like a leper, and locked into a hotel room for 50+ hours. Consequently, at least there should be no need for me to be concerned about heat and humidity ...... as long as the hotel aircon remains serviceable. 😳
Last edited by MrBernoulli; 19th Jul 2021 at 17:20.
Did a rack of pork back ribs and a pork loin in the smoker over the weekend (4 hours at ~200 deg F, then I sliced up the rack into individual ribs and gave them a quick char on the grill before serving).
The ribs came out excellent, sadly the pork loin not so much. The local market had 'pre-marinated' pork loins on sale, so I figured I'd give it a shot. Never again - I'll do my own seasoning from now on...
The ribs came out excellent, sadly the pork loin not so much. The local market had 'pre-marinated' pork loins on sale, so I figured I'd give it a shot. Never again - I'll do my own seasoning from now on...
Howzit, MrB? That trip sounds....less than fun? Hope all goes well, make sure you've got enough gin and tonics to survive room incarceration.
Better than yet another Zoom / Webex / Teams session though. I'm getting SO Zoomed-out these days!
Let's hope September sees us enjoying TBs again! I don't believe a word the blustering bastard-breeding buffoon of No.10 utters, so heaven knows how things will be by then......
Better than yet another Zoom / Webex / Teams session though. I'm getting SO Zoomed-out these days!
Let's hope September sees us enjoying TBs again! I don't believe a word the blustering bastard-breeding buffoon of No.10 utters, so heaven knows how things will be by then......
One could easily surmise that the current rise in cases was brought on by allowing the events at Wimbledon and Wembley to proceed like they did! What makes those events so damn special that they get free pass? Oh ...... sorry ...... I forgot, 'big money' gets it's ruddy oar in ...... again.
Fingers crossed we can getback to TBs, but I fear the Covid Tyrants in government, SAGE, et-ruddy-cetera, are going to have us all back under lockdown again. And they will do so despite their attempt to continue the many restrictions by proxy this week, by foisting all the resposibility on shops, restaurants, bars etc.
One could easily surmise that the current rise in cases was brought on by allowing the events at Wimbledon and Wembley to proceed like they did! What makes those events so damn special that they get free pass? Oh ...... sorry ...... I forgot, 'big money' gets it's ruddy oar in ...... again.
One could easily surmise that the current rise in cases was brought on by allowing the events at Wimbledon and Wembley to proceed like they did! What makes those events so damn special that they get free pass? Oh ...... sorry ...... I forgot, 'big money' gets it's ruddy oar in ...... again.
Not "us" or "people" then?
I just found this thread - couldn't believe that such banter had gone on for 15 years!
You may be proud to know that Weber barbeques has a distinct aviation connection! :-) At one time, my bro Barry (ex RCAF RN/RO on the Argus out of Summerside PEI (415 Sqdn) ) had a business that supplied the redwood shelves for both Arkla and Weber barbeques. After a few successful business years, he developed a very serious allergy to redwood and the business went down the tubes. Somehow this led him to work for David Tallichet managing his collection, before he went into business trading just off-line fighters for vintage museum pieces.
You may be proud to know that Weber barbeques has a distinct aviation connection! :-) At one time, my bro Barry (ex RCAF RN/RO on the Argus out of Summerside PEI (415 Sqdn) ) had a business that supplied the redwood shelves for both Arkla and Weber barbeques. After a few successful business years, he developed a very serious allergy to redwood and the business went down the tubes. Somehow this led him to work for David Tallichet managing his collection, before he went into business trading just off-line fighters for vintage museum pieces.
tartare.........
It has been too long - put us out of our misery.
We are in lockdown, and I am bored stupid.
I am having sleepless nights wondering if you made the right decision..........
Please tell us what you have bought - even if it was the wrong decision..................
It has been too long - put us out of our misery.
We are in lockdown, and I am bored stupid.
I am having sleepless nights wondering if you made the right decision..........
Please tell us what you have bought - even if it was the wrong decision..................
I have to confess to stripping the existing breath of Satan's bottom powered device down - performed a full D-check (stators, compressors, igniters) replaced a few factory parts.
Even repainted it a fetching shade of aircraft aluminum in high temperature engine paint.
Closed the cowling, placed it in the revetment, retired to the bunker, sounded the hooter and lit the blue touch paper.
Was expecting previously referred to variable geometry fast jet fireworks, but it ran like a charm.
Well pleased I were... back in Mrs T's good books until the next domestic disaster.
But... I have discovered the delights of the wood chip filled smoker box placed inside said gas barbeque.
Just like ones dual Orstrayan/Kuwi citizenship - best of both worlds.
Well done, tartare..
Re-cycle, save the planet, doing what Mrs T suggested - a winner - and avoid burning charcoal and reducing CO2 emissions.
Plus, enjoy the easier option, with great flavour from the smoke box.
Good decision - enjoy!!
I shall have a good night's sleep tonight now that I know and can relax!!
Re-cycle, save the planet, doing what Mrs T suggested - a winner - and avoid burning charcoal and reducing CO2 emissions.
Plus, enjoy the easier option, with great flavour from the smoke box.
Good decision - enjoy!!
I shall have a good night's sleep tonight now that I know and can relax!!