How do you light your BBQ?

[gassafeman]

Firstly I apologise for nicking this topic from the CC. I just thought Id open it up to more bretheren by posting it in GD.

So..... whaddya do?

I dont think I need explain how I do it.

Paul

 

[Nige F]

Evoke the Daemons of Urr and conjure Ball Lightning. Sometimes use the Gays of Nagash ( Warhammer nerds)

 

[tim west]

I use a sunflood above, this lights it up nicely when it starts getting dark.

 

[namsag]

I think i have an idea by Amount of times i have leant my blow lamp out

 

[peteftw]

white spirit and charcoal. once the white spirits have burned off the coals can keep themselves going until they're coated with ash.

i like gas bbqs for their simplicity but you just dont get the taste, you could bring a hotplate on an extension lead out to the garden for the same experience.

 

[Blasphemous]

white spirit and charcoal. once the white spirits have burned off the coals can keep themselves going until they're coated with ash.

i like gas bbqs for their simplicity but you just dont get the taste, you could bring a hotplate on an extension lead out to the garden for the same experience.

Agreed. I have a Gas BBQ. It's like having grilled food. You can buy 'hickory wood chips' however. You place them on a tray below the grill (you can hang a tray from the grill), and when the chips start heating up they smoulder and start smoking. The smoke is absorbed by the meat. There are a few variations of chips I believe each with its own unique aroma. I got some recently but haven't had a chance to give them a go.

 

[Johnmelad502]

How do you light your BBQ?

Mostly, I have my BBQs during the day or early evening so natural lighting is sufficient.

 

[mattylad]

I use the firelighter match thingies, leave them burning, come back later & find its out.

Search high & low for the bbq lighting fluid, cant find it- sod it & use the cooker grill instead

 

[JohnD]

I have a quantity of pruned branches from a Bay tree, I've cut these short enough to go on the barbie so I can get rid of them in the fire. The woodsmoke possibly helps the flavour of meat.

So I start a combined wood/charcoal fire with just rolled up newspaper, and the wood gets hot enough for the charcoal to be alight when the flames die down.

I also have a lot of bay leaves, but these smoke a lot when you throw them on. Possibly because they're oily. Doesn't smell too good either, so they go in the compost.

 

[Estrella]

Small firelighter at the bottom, followed by rolled up newspaper, then kindling. Wait for the kindling to really light up then throw on the charcoal. Et Voila!

 

[Richard C]

Spray on some white spirit (that’s all expensive BBQ lighting fluid is anyway) & leave for 5-10 minutes to let it soak into the charcoal; a little more white spirit, leave for another couple of minutes, throw a match in there & stand back. I've been lighting em like that for over 20 years; you won’t need anything else.

 

[dextrous]

Personally, I get my servant to do it for me. Much easier, then my cook does the rest

 

[NS215]

my gas bbq has coals on it, so as the fat drips onto the coals it smokes just the same as a charcoal bbq thus giving it the authentic bbq taste

 

[Richard C]

my gas bbq has coals on it, so as the fat drips onto the coals it smokes just the same as a charcoal bbq thus giving it the authentic bbq taste

I had a boat for over 20 years & although it had cooking facilities, the BBQ was our main source of cooking, long before it became the popular w/end pastime it now is. I also have a gas BBQ but no gas BBQ can ever replicate the authentic taste of food cooked over a lumpwood charcoal fire & I don’t mean the odd burnt sausage or cremated burger.

 

[Bodgeit and scarper ltd]

I always get mine going with a hair dryer, and make my own charcoal