Hi guys,
Second barbecue post on this site!
Basically……… I didn't look after the new BBQ. It rusted through (the drip tray did). It was super flimsy and awful because of its cheap construction.
I can get this BBQ for $399 from bunnings
http://www.bunnings.com.au/matador-3-burner-red-boss-hooded-…
The wife has made me promise that I will look after it (and I will).
Has anyone got any expeirence with these types of BBQ's? Especially the Matador brand.
Bang on. Just buy a Weber Q.
Any BBQ forum will have people telling you the same thing.
I ignored those people cause I had Bunning vouchers to spend.. Had a Matador for 12 months under cover (but outside) and it was starting to rust internally just from mist and humidity I presume.. I live in Adelaide so it's not like there's a lot of mist or humidity around either!).
Ended up inheriting a good quality BBQ from my brother-in-law (who had a brand new BBQ bought for him) .
Thumbs for a weber from me too, we got ours using credit card vouchers from barbecues galore
Not answering your question but like shadowarrior, charcoal is the only way to BBQ for me, the flavour is just so much better. I have a $30 charcoal kettle BBQ from kmart, had it for a year and hasn't rusted through.. yet. :) A lot more work and there are cooking techniques to get the most out of a charcoal BBQ though. Mmmm.. now I am thinking about chicken wings…
CHarcoal is awesome, but bit of a biatch to get going..
Meh… just need some planning in advance..
Start burning meat. :)
I'm making a Charcoal Chimney from Ikea Bits.. (all the commercial one's are just galv and I'm conviced the heat will burn off the zinc on first use and in 12 months time the steel will have burnt/rusted out.)
Got a few more holes to drill (stainless is tough to drill!), but once that's done, I'm hoping it'll solve my charcoal lighting "woes".
@scubacoles: Lol. You are not going all fancy on me are you? I use large modified Milo can. My kids love Milo, so I have a surplus of Milo cans. https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/174033#comment-2426963
@geek001:
If you dont want to fiddle around with old empty milo cans, invest in a $11.79 charcoal chimney starter from Masters Cuts your charcoal heating time in half!
As for OP. I would recommend a charcoal bbq as well. Having said that i still own a gas BBQ when I cbb starting up the charcoal/ or having a large party. My tip is to buy a BBQ cover to reduce it from degrading.
make sure you buy natural charcoal and not manufactured ones like heat beads.
a trick I use when starting a charcoal BBQ is I put a few pieces on a gas stove to start the heating process then pile them onto the BBQ with some new ones over the top.
I have a large steel tin from a used can of pineapples or tomatoes. I remove both circular ends and place over the pile of charcoal.
this forms a flue and sucks in air from the base of the can where the charcoal is and vents the hot air out the top. this process generates so much more heat to help start the BBQ 15 minutes later voila.. hot BBQ
I have lots of left over charcoal for my mini spit which is too small to burn, a small camper kettle might help me make use of it.
I see you can buy those charcoal pots (not sure what they are actually called) at Bunnings now to start up your fire. It's like stacking the charcoal vertically so it is easier to light, heats up faster and more evenly then you just pour it in to your BBQ when ready.
Think they are called charcoal chimney? I use them on my weber, works wonders. Red hot within minutes.
Yes they are called a chimney starter :) See my comment above.
Yep. Once you have charcoal BBQ, you will not even stand the taste of meat cooked on electric/gas barbies. :) And Webers are meant to last, that's why they cost so much.
Actually, my reasoning is this: if I want to cook my meat on a gas BBQ, I might as well cook it on my gas stove. Comes out the same. :) I got the $30 Kmart one since I was a beginner at the time and wasn't sure whether I can be bothered to setup the charcoal BBQ everytime. Did it once and I was hooked on the smoky flavour and the Kmart BBQ turned out lasting longer than I thought it would. Maybe next BBQ I will splash out and get a Weber, charcoal of course. :)
We have a Weber Family Q and it's great. It's worth the investment.
Get one with standard size plates, some of them have slightly smaller plates making replacement an issue.
And always remember this simple rule, you are either cooking or looking. Can't do both :)
Forget Bunnings, Masters, K-Mart/BigW BBQs. They're overpriced for the terrible quality that you get. We bought a Weber FamilyQ a couple of months ago, and it's seriously the bees knees!
$699 (yeah sure does cost a couple of hundred more), but comes with a five year warranty and the most amazing customer service you've ever seen.
The flavours this thing produces in your food is incredible.
After using multiple Bunnings BBQs for years, I'll always be sticking with Weber now.
Do not buy Bunnings BBQ. Look for a good deal on a Weber. I don't use gas or electric BBQ so can't suggest you a model there. I use charcoal and have Weber Gold.