Barbecues - I really really want one of THESE

[Easy 10]

I saw it in a garden centre yesterday, and was almost in TEARS because I left without it. Its called a Barbeskew, and its AMAZING.

Get this. You have 9 skewers on the lower level, and two wire cages on the upper level, and thanks to a nifty little built-in motor, the skewers and cages INDEPENDENTLY ROTATE over the coals, cooking the meat inside and out to perfection. You can load your meat, close the lid, flick the switch and forget about it till its cooked. The larger handle sticking out at the bottom-right allows the coal tray to be lowered and raised according to your culinary requirements. The skewers and cages are detachable so you can also operate it as a traditional grill BBQ as well. Apparently it featured on Dragons Den a couple of years ago.

I want one of these SO BADLY its making me physically ILL. The stumbling block is....its £300 (although the website was carrying a special offer price of £270 with a cover and some odds and sods thrown in). Currently looks like they're out of stock though

I'm having great difficulty in persuading the missus that we should blow £300 on a bbq though. They've got a smaller version of this thing coming out next month for £150, which she's ok with, but its nowhere near as IMPRESSIVE looking. I really want the big one so I can show off and stuff. Its an INVESTMENT in our summer joyness innit.

I'm working on it.

 

[Notters]

Not gas is it? Gas barbeques are wrong!

 

[questier]

Was this on dragons den?

 

[Mr Banana]

That is my lovely mate Ed's invention. He is one of my favourite people ever. He's spent ages working on it. Buy buy buy

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

I love Weber, they are fab

I love our go anywhere barby, just right for camping, console yourself in one to dampen the disapointment if the missis gets her way.

Charcoal BBQ - Weber Barbecues & Products

The firestarter, chimmy starter thing is the buisness, hmmm roll on sunshine

 

[Garage_Doors]

Not gas is it? Gas barbeques are wrong!

No there not, they are convenient.

 

[Easy 10]

Not gas is it? Gas barbeques are wrong!

Nope, its a coal jobbie. You CAN get a gas version apparently, but that holds no interest for me whatsoever. Gas barbecues are an ABOMINATION, and should be banished from our gardens permanently. You might as well just drag your OVEN outside for christs sake.

 

[Notters]

Nope, its a coal jobbie. You CAN get a gas version apparently, but that holds no interest for me whatsoever. Gas barbecues are an ABOMINATION, and should be banished from our gardens permanently. You might as well just drag your OVEN outside for christs sake.

Absolutely, I do like those instant lighting bags though.

 

[Easy 10]

Absolutely, I do like those instant lighting bags though.

I'm not keen.
Half the fun is strategically piling up your briquettes or lumpwood into a neat little pyramid, carefully placing the firelighters round the outside, lighting up, and then poking it around till its all nice and white and ready to cook. The bags are ok, I've got some knocking about somewhere, but I only resort to them if I'm short on coal.

 

[Easy 10]

That is my lovely mate Ed's invention. He is one of my favourite people ever. He's spent ages working on it. Buy buy buy

Your mate is a genius, and deserves every success with this.
(couldn't ask him when that offers going to be up & running again on his website could you ? )

 

[Notters]

I'm not keen.
Half the fun is strategically piling up your briquettes or lumpwood into a neat little pyramid, carefully placing the firelighters round the outside, lighting up, and then poking it around till its all nice and white and ready to cook. The bags are ok, I've got some knocking about somewhere, but I only resort to them if I'm short on coal.

Depends how hungry you are!!!

 

[Easy 10]

Depends how hungry you are!!!

No shortcuts.
Good things come to those who wait.

 

[Wardy]

I love Weber, they are fab

I love our go anywhere barby, just right for camping, console yourself in one to dampen the disapointment if the missis gets her way.

Charcoal BBQ - Weber Barbecues & Products

The firestarter, chimmy starter thing is the buisness, hmmm roll on sunshine

I have the large Weber One-Touch. Won it last year with a bottle of Frenches Mustard. Had it out for the first time last week for my daughters 1st birthday. It is the best BBQ I have used. Going to try cooking a whole chicken on it in the summer using the side bits.

 

[Notters]

Anyone tried the smoking chips they sell in Asda and probably various other places? Would like to know what theyre like.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Anyone tried the smoking chips they sell in Asda and probably various other places? Would like to know what theyre like.

Bit woody tasting to be honest.

 

[Djmiles]

Was this on dragons den?

That's what I thought!

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Has anyone ever come across an outdoor griddle - kind of like a bbq but instead of bars it has a solid metal plate which heats up. Have never seen one in the UK and not sure what the correct name is - but would love to have one. If you cook on a griddle indoors you get a lot of smoke detector action!

 

[Pavilionaire]

You can load your meat, close the lid, flick the switch and forget about it till its cooked.

This bit reminded me of the Mr Jacqui Smith thread!

The device does look impressive but a bit of a bugger to clean.

 

[Acker79]

and thanks to a nifty little built-in motor, the skewers and cages INDEPENDENTLY ROTATE over the coals, cooking the meat inside and out to perfection. You can load your meat, close the lid, flick the switch and forget about it till its cooked.

But that's not a bbq! You have to stand over the thing, moving the meat around trying to get everything evenly cooked on something that is hotter in some patches than others, panicking because you need to go inside and get a certain utensil but you can't leave the thing unattended, and the meat is either overcooked or raw in the middle.

Anything else isn't a proper bbq and is a waste of money.

 

[Bluejuice]

Is it self-assembly?