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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: tunnie on 30 June 2019, 17:43:28
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I’ve got an old portable BBQ, it’s very old as GrampaT had it. I used to use it well in my student camping days, but it’s been left for a few years in garage and has rusted up a bit.
I know I can clean up the grill, but it’s the under body where the lava rock is. Wondering if I should clean it up or just leave it and just use it as is.
New ones are £30 odd, so any paint etc it’s not much for a new one. But a tin of black hammerite high heat?
Have some waxoyl underbody seal in the garage ;D
Few pics: https://imgur.com/gallery/4WAGYmJ (https://imgur.com/gallery/4WAGYmJ)
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I’ve got an old portable BBQ, it’s very old as GrampaT had it. I used to use it well in my student camping days, but it’s been left for a few years in garage and has rusted up a bit.
I know I can clean up the grill, but it’s the under body where the lava rock is. Wondering if I should clean it up or just leave it and just use it as is.
New ones are £30 odd, so any paint etc it’s not much for a new one. But a tin of black hammerite high heat?
Have some waxoyl underbody seal in the garage ;D
Few pics: https://imgur.com/gallery/4WAGYmJ (https://imgur.com/gallery/4WAGYmJ)
You know tunnie the answer now is in upcycling, being on trend, so go for that or offer it to the production people of the BBC's Money For Nothing show! ;D ;D ;)
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Just clean the rust off and use it, wipe it over with cooking oil each year when it's stored away
better than eating all the chemicals in paint
rust is good for you ,you need iron in your diet :y
with all my old Vauxhalls, i must be really healthy :-\
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Just wire brush the rust off? :-\
Clean up and then run it up to temp a few times?
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Just buy a new one, tight arse.
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Just wire brush the rust off? :-\
Clean up and then run it up to temp a few times?
yep :y
wire brush ,wire wool, even a washing up scratchy will get loose off :y
but once lit it will be hundreds of degrees anyway ,so any germs will die*
BBQ is meant to be rustic and about the flavours of good food , not paint
*apart from the germs in the food if you don't cook it enough :-X
Just buy a new one, tight arse.
IF you buy a new one, get it really hot to burn off all the chemicals before use
including that Chinese lead paint etc
once the paint is burnt off, expect rust ;D
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Just wire brush the rust off? :-\
Clean up and then run it up to temp a few times?
yep :y
wire brush ,wire wool, even a washing up scratchy will get loose off :y
but once lit it will be hundreds of degrees anyway ,so any germs will die*
BBQ is meant to be rustic and about the flavours of good food , not paint
*apart from the germs in the food if you don't cook it enough :-X
Just buy a new one, tight arse.
IF you buy a new one, get it really hot to burn off all the chemicals before use
including that Chinese lead paint etc
once the paint is burnt off, expect rust ;D
You can buy those gas ones that do the same job as your oven and hob......which is only yards away from the garden anyway, so why bother? Just run in and out of the patio doors with stuff that's actually cooked properly.
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Just buy a new one, tight arse.
Had some good memories with this, cooked burgers well. Suspect it will only be used handful of times a year, hence get it going again.
Not being tight, but with wife and 2 kids to support...
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Just wire brush the rust off? :-\
Clean up and then run it up to temp a few times?
yep :y
wire brush ,wire wool, even a washing up scratchy will get loose off :y
but once lit it will be hundreds of degrees anyway ,so any germs will die*
BBQ is meant to be rustic and about the flavours of good food , not paint
*apart from the germs in the food if you don't cook it enough :-X
Just buy a new one, tight arse.
IF you buy a new one, get it really hot to burn off all the chemicals before use
including that Chinese lead paint etc
once the paint is burnt off, expect rust ;D
Ta. Little one evening to clean up. Been washing my old tents, all still good. Just needed a clean and air.
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Just wire brush the rust off? :-\
Clean up and then run it up to temp a few times?
yep :y
wire brush ,wire wool, even a washing up scratchy will get loose off :y
but once lit it will be hundreds of degrees anyway ,so any germs will die*
BBQ is meant to be rustic and about the flavours of good food , not paint
*apart from the germs in the food if you don't cook it enough :-X
Just buy a new one, tight arse.
IF you buy a new one, get it really hot to burn off all the chemicals before use
including that Chinese lead paint etc
once the paint is burnt off, expect rust ;D
You can buy those gas ones that do the same job as your oven and hob......which is only yards away from the garden anyway, so why bother? Just run in and out of the patio doors with stuff that's actually cooked properly.
I can order food delivered to my door on my computer or phone
BBQ is all about interaction with guests ,drinking beer and nice rustic food, caveman style ;D
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Lizzie is right.
Upcycle it. Make it dual purpose. Dovecote or drinks cabinet perhaps. Then with a flourish open the lid and cook away. The heatwave wont last so you can put it away smartish. Then next year ebay it for £50 and buy a new one for £30.
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Lava rock? Sounds like it's not a barbecue but an outdoor gas oven. If so, bin it and either get a barbecue or use the indoor oven. ;)
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Lava rock? Sounds like it's not a barbecue but an outdoor gas oven. If so, bin it and either get a barbecue or use the indoor oven. ;)
It was a gas one but TB borrowed the gas cylinder a while ago :y
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Lava rock? Sounds like it's not a barbecue but an outdoor gas oven. If so, bin it and either get a barbecue or use the indoor oven. ;)
Out door gas oven yup, for camping trips. While I agree BBQ food via charcoal tastes better, this is bit more practical when out and about.
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Lava rock? Sounds like it's not a barbecue but an outdoor gas oven. If so, bin it and either get a barbecue or use the indoor oven. ;)
^^^^
This
If you want to BBQ, then BBQ. Those small ones don't have room for a smoke box, so you're never going to get anything but a grilled burger... ...and the oven grill is more effective/cheaper/faster/consistent.
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I haven't used a gas barbecue in years,bloody hated them although very quick,still prefer good old charcoal :y
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I haven't used a gas barbecue in years,bloody hated them although very quick,still prefer good old charcoal :y
To get the best from a proper gas BBQ, it still needs a good 40mins to warm up. But 99% of gas BBQs are just gas grills.
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Lava rock? Sounds like it's not a barbecue but an outdoor gas oven. If so, bin it and either get a barbecue or use the indoor oven. ;)
Out door gas oven yup, for camping trips. While I agree BBQ food via charcoal tastes better, this is bit more practical when out and about.
Then you need one of these. As demonstrated groaning with the strain of copious quantities of Lard at several lakes / newent meets, IIRC:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Outdoorchef-1813000-OUTDOORCHEF-Laptop-Grill/dp/B002VEODKQ (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Outdoorchef-1813000-OUTDOORCHEF-Laptop-Grill/dp/B002VEODKQ)
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Lava rock? Sounds like it's not a barbecue but an outdoor gas oven. If so, bin it and either get a barbecue or use the indoor oven. ;)
Out door gas oven yup, for camping trips. While I agree BBQ food via charcoal tastes better, this is bit more practical when out and about.
Then you need one of these. As demonstrated groaning with the strain of copious quantities of Lard at several lakes / newent meets, IIRC:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Outdoorchef-1813000-OUTDOORCHEF-Laptop-Grill/dp/B002VEODKQ (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Outdoorchef-1813000-OUTDOORCHEF-Laptop-Grill/dp/B002VEODKQ)
I only ever remember bigger ones with a bob.dent stood behind it ;D :y
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Thinking about it, I don't have a gas bottle for it any more. I have a bigger one for main BBQ in the garden, but the connection is not the same. Might look at a new grill, which takes same connector as one in the garden so I can share the gas bottle between them.
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Just put a new regulator on the rusty one? They're available online for a tenner..
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Just put a new regulator on the rusty one? They're available online for a tenner..
True...good point. :y
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Mmmm Steak a la Rouille! :-* :y
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Lava rock? Sounds like it's not a barbecue but an outdoor gas oven. If so, bin it and either get a barbecue or use the indoor oven. ;)
Out door gas oven yup, for camping trips. While I agree BBQ food via charcoal tastes better, this is bit more practical when out and about.
Then you need one of these. As demonstrated groaning with the strain of copious quantities of Lard at several lakes / newent meets, IIRC:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Outdoorchef-1813000-OUTDOORCHEF-Laptop-Grill/dp/B002VEODKQ (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Outdoorchef-1813000-OUTDOORCHEF-Laptop-Grill/dp/B002VEODKQ)
I only ever remember bigger ones with a bob.dent stood behind it ;D :y
Ahh, this is Breakfast. Bob.Dent was dinner. :y
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Bob.Dent was dinner. :y
:o :o :o Cannibals!