Thread: BBQ's

i don't reckon my Weber Q is hot enough, i know you need to cook slightly differently with them but my gripe is you can't crank up enough true heat to char the outside of a steak or crisp the lamb chops. sometimes feels like steaks are a touch 'poached'
also would like to be able to control the burner heat from one side to the other. it has a grill on left and plate on the right but you can't easily isolate the heat to one side or the other.
other than that i'll concede that it is pretty good, but next time i will get a more traditional hooded BBQ i reckon

Originally Posted by LOC

i don't reckon my Weber Q is hot enough, i know you need to cook slightly differently with them but my gripe is you can't crank up enough true heat to char the outside of a steak or crisp the lamb chops. sometimes feels like steaks are a touch 'poached'
also would like to be able to control the burner heat from one side to the other. it has a grill on left and plate on the right but you can't easily isolate the heat to one side or the other.
other than that i'll concede that it is pretty good, but next time i will get a more traditional hooded BBQ i reckon

There is something definatly wrong with it i reckon mate, they normally excel in getting hot and charing if you want that. My mate in Aussie does a lot of reverse-seared steaks, where he slowly smokes them indirectly over charcoal and wood chunks then finishes them on the Gas Baby Q to get a good Char and grill marks.

Originally Posted by LOC

i don't reckon my Weber Q is hot enough, i know you need to cook slightly differently with them but my gripe is you can't crank up enough true heat to char the outside of a steak or crisp the lamb chops. sometimes feels like steaks are a touch 'poached'
also would like to be able to control the burner heat from one side to the other. it has a grill on left and plate on the right but you can't easily isolate the heat to one side or the other.
other than that i'll concede that it is pretty good, but next time i will get a more traditional hooded BBQ i reckon

There is something definatly wrong with it i reckon mate, they normally excel in getting hot and charing if you want that.