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flytek said:
Sooo...has anyone gone back from gas grill or a weber with briquettes to straight wood...or is it a one way street with no looking back....and why? What are the strengths and weaknesses of each method?
(there is a gas grill standing at my rented house that I"ve never touched and a buddy offered to lend me his rarily used weber)
I'm still on old school methods. A couple of the positives are you can sit in a circle with your buddies and enjoy the fire and its portable to an extent
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The main reason I use gas is because of convenience and time. When the SO says we need to feed the kids, she means NOW, not wait an hour for the wood/charcoal and then start with the braai.

The one thing I really don't enjoy about a gas braai, is the mess you have to clean up afterwards. You don't have the same thing with wood or charcoal.
 
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What are we braaing tonight Lads?
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zeb said:
Same here. Depending on the occasion I'll decide which to use.
Can't beat gas for convenience though.
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bwana said:
I choose between all three, as and when the need arises. They all have their strengths and weaknesses.

If I could only keep one it would probably be the gas.
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I can really understand the instant controllable heat thing...just like in a kitchen with a nice gas HOB except outdoors.
I have before tasted meat that tasted gassy in what was probably a new gas grill installation at a Portuguese restaurant.
What is the best way to get the meat to taste as nice as possible on a gas grill?
Keep the grill top fatty?...get one with those like railway stones above the gas?
Any other secret tricks?
I might have to fire up my gas one for the first time and see how it goes....although when I braai its always with guests and then a proper fire works well.
Seems like gas is the most convenient option if you just want to cook outside.
Weber is the goto for smoking and baking stuff rather than grilling/or grilling if you want....then real fire for the flame effect to kuir to..
Smurf's low height weber legs could be the most flexible for kuir vuurtjies, grilling, smoking or baking but only without the insta-heat of gas.
 
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flytek said:
I can really understand the instant controllable heat thing...just like in a kitchen with a nice gas HOB except outdoors.
I have before tasted meat that tasted gassy in what was probably a new gas grill installation at a Portuguese restaurant.
What is the best way to get the meat to taste as nice as possible on a gas grill?
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I have honestly never tasted meat with a gassy flavour off any gas braai. It sounds like the meat you had may have been above an unlit burner for a while.

I personally prefer a hot rock type gas braai. First choice Chad-o-Chef, but I've also had a Chef that I converted to rocks and a Multibraai which were all great and never left an aftertaste.
 
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Kung Fu Porkchop said:
The one thing I really don't enjoy about a gas braai, is the mess you have to clean up afterwards. You don't have the same thing with wood or charcoal.
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What mess do you have? Why not use high heat to clean the grid as you would on a fire lit braai?
 
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SAguy said:
There's one thing I just noticed, and that will mostly matter when doing really low/slow cooks... the thermometer on the lid is opposite the vent. Since it seems like you want the vent over your food, that means the thermometer is over the coals - which makes the temp appear higher than it really is in the weber itself.
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My weber doesn't have a thermometer, I installed one of these from Builders on the vent side. Charcoal always on the opposite side. It works pretty well considering it only cost about R110. I also use a instant read if unsure. If you use the charcoal chimney you also learn with experience how much charcoal is needed for certain temperatures. A full chimney for pizza's vs. half a chimney for low and slow.
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heartbroken said:
+1, just got the SMS
Heading to the butchery over lunch time to see what I can blow my load on.

Girlfriend might also be coming over.
Braai and naai tonight!

Have a good one gang!
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I read braai, naai and gang. How many friends are coming over ?
 
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