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Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: courton on September 03, 2012, 07:47:32 am
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We are about to throw out the 20 yr old BBQ and buy a new one. The array of products is so confusing. Basically, I want to take a bit of control over the BBQ since it irritates me that dh does not clean the plates believing it is fine since the heat kills everything. I have forced him to use the Magic sheet in recent yrs.
We want a medium sized gas BBQ which is mobile. I want something which is EASY to clean and which will remain in good condition outdoors (rust etc). What brands do you suggest? Don't need rotisserie but want a hood.
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Courton, buy one as good as you can, not cheap. :)
We bought a really expensive one a couple of years ago with a hood. I'll check what brand it is tonight.
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We have a state of the art built in bbq/ pizza oven, rotiiserie etc.
However our old bbq which is about 14 years & works brilliantly still s a Webber. It does the best roasts, its out if gas now, but its so good we are keeping it.
H :)
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Beef eaters are fantastic IMO - If you're keeping out in the weather though invest in a good strong protective cover for it.
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Beefeaters are fantastic IMO - If you're keeping out in the weather though invest in a good strong protective cover for it.
Beef Eater rang a bell, that is our state of the art one, I just had a look, we love this one too.
So 2 good brands to look at :)
H :)
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My dh has a thing about weber - so at this stage it is beef eater.
What about everdure or masport?
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I have had my Weber genius for 5 years. No rust left outside but undercover. I love it. It is the second Weber I have bought and the previous lasted many years with no rust.
I have a friend who has a huge completely stainless steel BBQ which they never use as she has to have it pristine. So long as the grill things are fairly clean I am happy. I never use the plate and in fact have no idea where i put it . I have a special thing for veggies.it has holes in it and sits nicely on the BBQ.
Gert
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Last summer I bought a Weber Q 320...I LOVE it
its a different way of BBQ'ing as you cook with the lid down but omg the food is cooked to perfection, I have done roasts, chicken, steaks and even used it instead of my regular oven when it was too damn hot to cook inside, and have cooked normal dishes like pies, roast potatoes, lasagne in there
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The large weberQ cleans itself by turning the temperature up really high, look into that one courton.
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Ours is a Beefeater and is outside no rust so far. We do keep a cover on it :)
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Masport and Everdure are both good names in gas appliances. Stick with stainless steel for minimal rusting in the weather.
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We have the medium sized weberQ and it is excellent. Gas lasts for so much longer than you would ever expect and it's relatively easy to clean. Would use it on average 5 times a week in the summer months and probably only use one gas bottle.
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I almost never use my oven . My Weber is my oven.
Gert
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Love our Weber Q.....we have the big one and the grill plates can be cleaned easily in our kitchen sink...other family members have the smaller sizes and they're great because they are very portable. We've also found some BBQ cleaning wipes to be pretty good, which is good for transporting etc
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We actually have our barbecue hooked up to a natural gas bayonet outside. It sure beats bottles of gas.
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We have a Weber very happy with it, food tastes really good
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We have a cheaper one (no idea of the brand) and have it hooked up to the house gas line - so much easier than gas bottles. we also have a weber but don't use it very often because it uses the heat beads and I find them a lot of work and quite expensive.
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My DH like to char grill! Yeah really! Can you do that with a weber?
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My DH like to char grill! Yeah really! Can you do that with a weber?
don't know if this would help, courton . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J-51Uy_1ro
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My DH like to char grill! Yeah really! Can you do that with a weber?
To get char grilled you need a charcoal BBQ. You will not get it with a gas BBQ. Very messy.
Gert
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I bought DH a voyager 6 from Bunnings about 5yrs ago. Not top of the line and it's fine. DH cleans after every use and I heat it up every now and then and clean with Mr Muscle. I have a cover for ours it was only about $30.00 and it has kept it in top condition.
I know your DH has a thing about Webbers. We have two A large one and a babyQ. The baby is great for small bbq's.
Together all three work really well at Christmas time and parties.
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I plan to show all your responses so that he can see for himself what people are recommending as a good gas bbq! ;) ;) ;)
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Oh and joy of joys look what DH built.
Being a B Double driver lots of things fall off the back of a truck. DH likes anything for free. He wanted to build a bbq. The chimney is a truck muffler and exhaust. He got a palate of bricks for free from somewhere.
The actual colour isn't quite that hideous. It sits at the end of the carport/entertaining area off the granny flat where we do the majority of our entertaining.
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mcmich - I love it when people can turn stuff that's meant for one thing into something totally different - I certainly admire your DH's ingenuity!!! :D
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Love that BBQ, I need a truck muffler and exhaust for my Chiminer what a good idea I'll have to source one of these.
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Really?? You think it's OK?
It's an eyesore. The exhaust pipe is very shiny and I even though it's right up the back I have to wear sunnies because of the glare.
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Stop cleaning it, smoke it up....
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Really?? You think it's OK?
It's an eyesore. The exhaust pipe is very shiny and I even though it's right up the back I have to wear sunnies because of the glare.
It's brilliant!! Absolutely love it!! :D
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Stop cleaning it, smoke it up....
Exactly!
Gert
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I haven't cleaned it. DH had a bbq while I was in WA.
Apparently it works.
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Hi Gert, I was wondering were you were tonight....
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Michelle It looks great. :)
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I think it looks great michele.
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Hi all, after much consideration we have bought Masport BBQ. It is gas bbq with porcelain enamel plates. The big question is how do you clean it after use. Everyone seems to offer different advice. It has to be simple and quick to entice my DH to do it rather than leaving it since " it all burns off anyway".
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Stop cleaning it, smoke it up....
I agree. My BBQ man at BBQ Galore says the same. Do not spend your time cleaning a BBQ. Scrape the worst off . Emptymthemdrip,tray if it has one from time to time and leave it.
Mine is stainless steel and the bits can be put in the dishwasher. As if.
Get
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Stop cleaning it, smoke it up....
I agree. My BBQ man at BBQ Galore says the same. Do not spend your time cleaning a BBQ. Scrape the worst off . Emptymthemdrip,tray if it has one from time to time and leave it.
Mine is stainless steel and the bits can be put in the dishwasher. As if.
Get
That's all well and good not to clean the bbq. I like things clean but don't particularly like doing it.
On the occasions we haven't cleaned our gas bbq the next time we have come to use it, mouse/rat poo all over it. Then have to do a major clean and burn the hot plate and grill to kill any germs >:(
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Stop cleaning it, smoke it up....
I agree. My BBQ man at BBQ Galore says the same. Do not spend your time cleaning a BBQ. Scrape the worst off . Emptymthemdrip,tray if it has one from time to time and leave it.
Mine is stainless steel and the bits can be put in the dishwasher. As if.
Get
That's all well and good not to clean the bbq. I like things clean but don't particularly like doing it.
On the occasions we haven't cleaned our gas bbq the next time we have come to use it, mouse/rat poo all over it. Then have to do a major clean and burn the hot plate and grill to kill any germs >:(
We use ours all the time all year round so it is sort of self cleaning in a way. We only have to deal with cockroach ,gecko and rat poo occasionally. Then If we do not use it in a week we have to deal with the bacteria/ mould growth. DH takes to it with a wire brush occasionally and every 6 months or so he may use oven cleaner on it. I go shopping while this operation is going on.
Gert
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Wise move Gert.
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We are going to build a BBQ in outside in the elements. We were looking at one and the salesman said it was the way to go, but my BIL who has one said his mate has a better one with "side burners" that would not collect the water. Anyone know anything to sh'd some light?
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we have a beef eater model 19855..... it is great ... it has a side burner as well, i only ever do my roasts in here ,,,, we also have the ceremic heat tile side thingy plate that sits under the grill. it is an awesome accessory to have as well. i remember when my hubby and i bought our bbq it was brand new and for us at the time alot of money ..... but now 6 years down the track we are still flogging it, never had any troubles ever. we too bought a cover from bunnings for it just to protect it when it is not in use.