US Gas Connector
 

The connector for a US Spec gas grill is identical to the UK Calorgas propane bottle. The Orange one. No need to chop pipes - and propane works better at low UK winter temperatures that Butane.

Enough of this wretched gas faggotry!

Charcoal, the true fuel of the black orb, does not suffer from such nonsense as pipes and connectors - and is universally compatible.

Now all we need is some weather to fire it up!

Sounds like a case of scraped knuckles.

Gas - the pragmatic ALL WEATHER fuel.

You know it makes sense :ok:

PRAGMATIC!

You'll be coming out with obscenities like 'Risk Assessment', 'Health and Safety' and 'Data Protection Act' next. Let's not get confused between 'BBQ' and that unique British experience, 'British BBQ'.

From Encyclopedia Britannica (probably): British BBQ (arch). Requirements: One dead-carbon-based-lifeform-powered black orb ((c) Beagle 2011), a light drizzle/heavy downpour and a group of friends/taunters watching the wretched process from the safety of the back door with a hop based beverage.

Remember - all problems are soluble in alcohol. Now let's have no more defeatist (aka gas faggot) talk.

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgur...ed=0CHIQ9QEwCw

One language, different meanings....
 

Those of you who were at ARSAG 2011 will recall a tale told by an OzAF Gp Capt. He'd been over in the UK and his hosts had held a barbi' in his honour. As he stood around shivering in shirt and pullover with the wind battering at the flames, his hostess remarked, whilst persuading a languid snorker to cook, "I suppose you have quite a few barbecues in Australia".

He replied that indeed they did..."Except that in Oz, we normally stand around in T-shirts and thongs", he added.

There was a somewhat astonished silence.....until he explained that 'thongs' are worn on the feet in Australia - we call them 'flip flops'.

A mental image of a group of stubby-clutching hairy-arsed Ozmates wearing footy singlets and the other type of thong is too awful to contemplate!

He's right. The reality is that with a gas grill you will simply BBQ more.

Probably 10 x more than with a swarthy spherical crematorium which admittedly appeals to cave man instinct, yet when it comes to results is too variable.

Using a cast iron smoke box in a gas grill with soaked mesquite chips and getting good wide caramelised grill lines (not possible from those skinny wires in the swarthy globe) and the 'only' difference is better taste and control of cooking.

I know it's not the kill, it's the thrill of the chase, but it has to be about the food at the end of the day. Which is why I have added a triumvate of Dutch Ovens (aka cowboy cookers) to the ensemble. Imagine your guest's delight when your serve fresh bread or cinammon rolls for dessert.

God forbid. But here is what pragmatic means in the context of the debate -

prag·mat·ic/pragˈmatik/Adjective
1. Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.


Now then Dutch Ovens - isn't that when you pull the duvet (doona for the Aussie thong wearers) over memsahib's head after farting in bed? :E - guarenteed to cause fireworks :ouch:








But Cinnamon rolls do sound a bit err - foo foo :suspect:

It's only a small step from cinnamon rolls to fairy cakes....

...appropriate enough for those who insist on using the fuel from Satan's backside!

Did someone mention Cinnabons? Sugar, Lard and extra sugar in the chocolate sauce at least two major food groups.:E:ok:
Charlie sends

BEagle, nice cameo as the England supporter :E

My other half makes charcoal from scratch.

Living in woodland, this is easy peasy, and the aroma from the BBQ is fantastic. None of this briquette/gas/throw petrol on the BBQ nonsense.

If you have the chance, make your own charcoal - there's no going back.

...But the charcoal cannot be sourced from last weeks burnt sausages, and discovered in the old pile of last weeks embers/dust/powder at the bottom of the device.

...an Beags, I always shower on Det with my thongs on...

When in Oz, I did most things with my thongs on-----:)

Good video, birddog!

I've just looked outside at the forlorn-looking black orb sitting there with the rain piddling down over it....:( Hopefully it'll get some use before I have to put the faithful old blackfellow into hibernation.

'English summer'? That's an oxymoron!

the only environmentally friendly fuel for a barbecue is dried cow pat.

BEagle, any serious Braaier accepts no such thing as hibernation.

A committed Braaier will Braai year round, rain sleet or snow.

(Admittedly it can be less motivating in the winter, though in England the winter weather is the same as summer)

I've just invested in a cast iron griddle for my trusty Genesis Silver. Having performed the Weber recommended blackening & sealing ritual using 1/2 lb of suet, I'm now producing my finest ever steaks. The heat that the griddle generates is truly remarkable.

I've also invested in a new brolly for protection from the liquid sunshine!

If you ever BBQ you simply must have a day here;

Weber Grill Academy, Oxfordshire

I just attended Thrill of the Grill Part 2.

I'm betting even Beagle would learn something and be impressed.

They feed and 'water' you, very, very well.

Aeronut...
 

....how much did it cost?

The Ancient Mariner

FFS - Not this one again....Even Burke & Hare wouldnt have managed this many exhumations!

I'm off to find a few older and more pointless threads to bump....