Charcoal bbq

[Jewellbags]

I have gas , burp , sorry but I’m after a small charcoal bbq for two people , enough for two 8 oz steaks and looking for recommendations . My existing cassette style one has a rotten grill and is on its last legs . Suggestions welcome

 

[cmcardle75]

I buy my portable BBQs from Asda, gas or charcoal. They often have small portables of both types. You get what you pay for, but I'm too lazy to be trusted with an expensive one, so need something I'm not going to cry over.

 

[Landy Andy]

We have a Webber and are very very happy with it. Especially when used with Webber lighting funnel, and quality briquettes.

https://www.bbqworld.co.uk/weber-ba...MIxvX54_DM8QIVDe3tCh3IYwn0EAQYASABEgIksfD_BwE

 

[NicandJay]

Another vote for the Webber Go Anywhere as perLandy Andy. Just the best. We even used it for indirect cooking of a small joints with charcoal one end only quite regularly.You get what you pay for

 

[AJM2]

And another vote for it. Excellent piece of kit and I’m sure it would meet your requirements

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[Langtoftlad]

Buy a ventilated BBQ - cup full of charcoal, ready to go in 10 minutes
Look for lidl florabest or aldi gardenline or premium priced lotus

 

[Grianan]

We also have the Weber and it is excellent - 15 years old and still going strong!
Have to say the Lotus is very pretty though!

 

[Captain Yoghurtpot]

Buy a ventilated BBQ - cup full of charcoal, ready to go in 10 minutes
Look for lidl florabest or aldi gardenline or premium priced lotus

Absolutely fantastic are these type of BBQ’s.
Look for a make from Leisurewize ( spelling correct) called a Yoga Grill.
About £60.
Have one myself and ideal for 2 to 4 persons, can be placed on a table when cooking, are cool to touch the exterior and can be completely dismantled to go in a dishwasher as the battery operated fan mechanism is a removable unit.
And it has a cast iron cooking grid!
The original Lotus Grill concept, of which this is a copy, are around £175.
No brainer really, if you like the idea.
And they use a tiny amount of lump wood charcoal.

 

[Solwaybuggier]

We have a Webber and are very very happy with it. Especially when used with Webber lighting funnel, and quality briquettes.

https://www.bbqworld.co.uk/weber-ba...MIxvX54_DM8QIVDe3tCh3IYwn0EAQYASABEgIksfD_BwE

Briquettes are horrible things - full of chemicals which take ages to disperse. Much better to use good quality lumpwood charcoal!

Agree about the Weber though.

 

[Jewellbags]

Ohh choices choices thanks all

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[Tykatem]

Pete

 

[poppycamper]

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And two cooking heights...bargain!!!

 

[Spriddler]

My existing cassette style one has a rotten grill and is on its last legs . Suggestions welcome

You can get replacement legs.

 

[jockaneezer]

Do those Lotus style grills require batteries ?

 

[Langtoftlad]

Do those Lotus style grills require batteries ?

Yes.
They power a small fan in the base.
Get the coals fired up & ready to cook in double quick time.
You can then have an element of heat control, turning the fan up or down.
Batteries last ages [ 4x AA IIRC ]

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[K9Motorhomers]

We have the Lotus Grill. The fan runs off four AA batteries and also has a usb cable if batteries fail. Brilliant piece of kit

 

[Gaston aires]

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Yes but if you take it back you can get your quid back

 

[Langtoftlad]

 

[orridge]

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[Tykatem]

For another £1 you can also get a fire pit

Pete

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[poppycamper]

Think they need to get a new demonstration chef.....I would not thank you for those burnt offerings from any BBQ.!!!

 

[The Wino]

Buy a ventilated BBQ - cup full of charcoal, ready to go in 10 minutes
Look for lidl florabest or aldi gardenline or premium priced lotus

We've got one of those works really well and very quick to get going

 

[Langtoftlad]

Think they need to get a new demonstration chef.....I would not thank you for those burnt offerings from any BBQ.!!!

I agree - sure I spotted a bit of pink in the middle of the sausage & the centre of the steak was raw...
...but what do you expect when the claimed cooking time was less than 7 mins.

The video was just a demo of how the bbq works.
Crap cooking skills are crap cooking skills regardless of the source of heat.

 

[pandas]

We have the Lotus Grill. The fan runs off four AA batteries and also has a usb cable if batteries fail. Brilliant piece of kit

we love ours except the control knob stopped working and the repair kit that costs £14 hasn't been in stock for 3 months now so bought a weber smokey joe for £75.

 

[Simon Meadwell]

Weber smokey joe great bit of kit but a bit bulky for storage imo

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[EuroTrotters]

someone just gave me one of these, brilliant for nowt

 

[Chris]

I have got a small Webber which is good and a bigger Webber that I use at home.

I do wonder though why bbq’s tend to be round in shape?

It doesn’t make any sense when you are cooking for a lot of people.

Those barrel types are better I think.

 

[Jane And Rog]

We love our Lotus and it has been going strong now for 5 years. You can get them in a range of colours too, ours is of course orange to match the van.

 

[Mixyblob]

Another vote for the Weber Go Anywhere.
I also have a Weber kettle at home and the reason they are mainly round in shape, as Chris was asking, is that Weber originally made ocean marker bouys.
The advantage that the Weber has over the Lotus and most others, is that the Webers can be also used for indirect cooking, low and slow as well as smoking.

 

[TOAD on Tour]

Weber Smokey Joe good charcoal, natural firelighters and we use one of these to get it going nicely.

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