Depends how many people you wanna cook for IMO. I use gas during the week over the Summer when I just wanna cook a quick dinner for Mrs Vin and me - and Weber’s go anywhere gas bbq is perfect for that. Portable, so we take it camping as well.

If you’re cooking for bigger numbers, my Dad’s Weber Spirit II is decent. Good temperature control, and gets plenty hot to cook whatever you want. I’d suggest getting a dedicated thermometer (ambient temp, + meat) as the temp gauge built into most bbqs is shit.

At the weekend, I can’t fathom why you wouldn’t take the little bit of extra time and get a charcoal bbq. Food tastes SO much better over charcoal, and it doesn’t take much effort to learn how to light a fire properly and maintain the right temperature, whatever you’re cooking.

I’ve used a Dancook kettle for the past 10 years and it’s been an awesome bbq. Replacing it when we move with a Masterbuilt Gravity grill, which is even awesomer…

    Mad_Cyril

    Like I said, MC, it’s not perfect. But worth a watch. If for nothing more than him building a literal tank. Nobody died so I don’t find any issues with the hilarity.

      vinnyt77
      Great advice.

      But this is for Smallman.

      Cremating a few Richmonds and Findus ¼ pounders is going to be a steep learning curve

        Mad_Cyril some cast iron won’t work as the coating won’t cope with the high temps.
        Tandoor chicken should be great in these, I’ve done a few tandoori chicken pizzas and they are lovely

            jonattonyeah
            watched this a few weeks ago on Sky documentaries. It’s a very slow build up until it all kicked off. well worth a watch though. Did fell sorry for him at the end.

              Old-Dutch these chimneys get so incredibly hot 🔥. I still have a perfectly round hole in my drive as I left mine burning too long while mashing a few continental lagers with my neighbour. We were both sniffing the air wondering why the council was resurfacing the road on a Sunday afternoon lol

                  Millsy correct there stuff is excellent, few mates have there smokers they are really good

                      Millsy Same same. Emptied hot coals into the BBQ and put the empty chimney straight down onto the brand new (like, about 3 days old) patio stones in our back garden, leaving a perfect circle burn mark. Not my proudest moment.

                          Heno Not a massive fan of their kettle charcoal bbqs. Had one before my Dancook kettle, and the Dancook is noticeably better for heat management and cleaning.

                          Their gas BBQs are excellent though, and their Smokey Mountain bullet smokers are amazing.

                            vinnyt77 lol. At least mine is black tarmac (thanks fadas), but still impressed it managed to a burn down a clear two inches.

                              RichM some cast iron won’t work as the coating won’t cope with the high temps.

                              Fair shout, I won’t be getting them from Argos though to be fair

                                Another vote for Weber here. I just picked up a rotisserie attachment for mine, same as this dudes:

                                Grab one of these. Ours is pushing 25+ years old & it’s still an absolute beast.