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Re: Braaiing and Recipes
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 8:32 am
by Dzombo
I stopped at a garden centre yesterday. And got some of this wood. Is their own source, so much cheaper
Is Prunus (cherry) and is also hard so produces a nice bed of coals
Re: Braaiing and Recipes
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 10:27 am
by Richprins

Dzombs! Report if the food tastes like cherries!

Re: Braaiing and Recipes
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 10:45 am
by Dzombo
Richprins wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 10:27 am

Dzombs! Report if the food tastes like cherries!
I have used it this summer.
The burning wood is quite aromatic, but not distinctly cherry.
If the weather isn't too bad this weekend
May try squeeze in another braai
Re: Braaiing and Recipes
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 6:14 pm
by Richprins
Re: Braaiing and Recipes
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 9:31 am
by Dzombo
So I ended up braaing on charcoal
It was a bit chilly, and the charcoal takes a lot quicker than the wood to be ready to braai on.
Will have to wait until spring next year to use this.
Re: Braaiing and Recipes
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 10:26 am
by Richprins
Re: Braaiing and Recipes
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 11:12 am
by Dzombo
RP - you have a bit of a wait
I managed to extend my usual braai season by another month or so.
But now it's getting too unpleasant to be outside

Re: Braaiing and Recipes
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2021 8:06 pm
by Dzombo

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So......
My brick braai.
I can’t put the charcoal / wood on the bricks as it doesn’t burn well.
I used slightly raised stainless steel grids. But after 3 years they are disintegrating.
So I bought some galvanised metal grids.
But I have since seen online it isn’t a good idea to burn on galvanised steel as the coating gives off a bad smoke / chemical.
Doesn’t seem conclusive though.
Anyone with experience using this?
Thoughts?
Re: Braaiing and Recipes
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2021 12:02 pm
by Lisbeth
They don't really have to be stainless. Even if they get rusted, with the heat the rust gets "sterilized", just my experience

Re: Braaiing and Recipes
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2021 8:40 pm
by Dzombo
Lisbeth wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 12:02 pm
They don't really have to be stainless. Even if they get rusted, with the heat the rust gets "sterilized", just my experience
The meat isn’t going on to this.
Have a stainless steel grid for that.
This is just for the coals / wood