Aren't the charcoal burny bits on the food a carcinogen?

Weber, hands-down

Any reason why? thanks.

Don't know. I was talking about bbq's that use charcoal as fuel but as I said, not only can't I be arsed but our strata council won't allow them.

I think they're both very good. I have a natural gas Napoleon bought 5 years ago. There's no sign of rust, outside or inside. Has a rotisserie which is great and will handle a 15lb roast or 2x5lb chickens. It is, by far, the best BBQ I've had.

I use a charcoal kettle grill in France. It is a lot more trouble, but I have a lot more time on my hands, so it sort of balances out.

It takes several ample glasses of martini rosso on the rocks with slices of lemon to get it ready.

That's one of the benefits of a charchol grill. I lived on the Connecticut side of Long Island Sound for a year and it was delightful lighting the grill after work and sinking few beers while it matured to the cooking stage. Apparently, you have to wait for the coals to turn white before you put the food on.

I heart your typo. A perfect contraction of charcoal and alcohol.

Weber. Ours has been out doors for 3 years now, looks as good as new.

Bring some steak over for a test drive.

Oil, and then straight on the grill. Sorted

Well I'm glad. I use the upper rack for the veggies (wrapped in Alufoil). That BBQ doesn't have one.

We have a Napoleon (Ted Reader signiature series - its got a funky red lid) bought from crappy tire a couple of years ago during an end of season clearance and got a smoking deal.

It cooks food well when someone else is using it, it burns food when I use it. So I don't use it that much - thats about all I can tell you It looks pretty though

Oh Crikey no. I always put the straight on the grill for a few minutes. Lovely. It's great for asparagus and courgette especially. Just a dab of oil and away you go

Traeger, innit, the serious brand. Otherwise any sort of charcoal grill will work, cheap kettle ones are probably the best value.

Weber. The reason being that you can easily purchase parts. I believe that there is also a five year warranty on parts. Within five years if something goes wrong, simply phone them up an they'll send you the replacement part at no charge. As a result these things can last for 20+ years. Mine is going on 13. Replaced the flavour bars twice and the igniter once.

Perhaps an even bigger reason is that they assemble easily. Anyone who has spent four hours putting together a made in China barbecue will appreciate this.