Charcoal! - Not Tremendously Good
You can't beat a real charcoal barbecue on a lovely Summer's evening but has anyone else noticed that charcoal doesn't burn like it used to. I remember "in the good old days" returning to spent barbecues to find nothing but ash. Nowadays I am finding up to one third of all the "charcoal" that I use has not burnt.
I have tried many different brands in my search for charcoal that actually burns and so far I am not doing well, any recommendations??
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Might this help? https://barbecuebible.com/2016/02/09/types-of-charcoal-grilling/
David
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Last summer i tried Weber lump wood charcoal and found it very good. Large pieces of charcoal as opposed to the small chips of other brands and it burnt fully.
A little more cost than other brands but i thought it was worth it.
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Thanks for the suggestion, I will try that at home.
When we are away we have a portable barbecue with a battery fan in the base and this has a very small tray for the charcoal and needs small pieces, I may be able to break bigger lumps down.
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I wonder if predictive text changed it? I shall try and edit it back for you.
David
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When I was on the Canadian camp grounds in the Rockies we had wood burning BBQs/ovens provided on every pitch, the site even provided seasoned wood fuel too. All you did was light the BBQ and wait for the embers to cook on! What a fabulous cooking method, a true outback experience and such flavours too. No charcoal in sight or on site! Starry nights, moonshine and BBQ steaks and veg and lots of chats and memories. Now that beats those gas or electric outdoor cookers we see on sites mascarading as BBQs here in Britain completely. Oh, such fun, such memories!
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Finland do the same re free fuel & cooking facs👍🏻. I personally only tried the moonshine once, it gave me headache for over 24hrs, never again👍🏻
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Whoa, steady on there Muscles. Whenever I drink it stays inside. I love my 2 buckets way too much to soil em🤣🤣
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We recently treated ourselves to a new BBQ, a Weber. We also bought the chimney starter. Staying with the brand, we opted for their briquettes. Loaded up the chimney and set it alight. After 15 minutes, it was roaring away and ready for cooking. At the end, there wasn’t much left.
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