Hello,

I'm trying to buy a bbq for this summer. I have a very small balcony.
I am wanting to buy a bbq which can have the charcoal flavour to the food.

Any recommendations to where i can buy a small stand up bbq?

Propane bbq, does that mean no charcoal is needed? i'm assuming it won't have any charcoal flavour then? It's probably more like a grill then am i correct?

Any advice would be helpful. Thank you.

(Edit: Moved Back to Food and Dining)


Edited by Bashley on 10/15/2008 9:49:27 AM

If you want a convenient BBQ then go for propane. If you or your friends have a discerning palette I would recommend using a charcoal setup.

Your supposition is correct that propane does not have a "charcoal” flavor because you are using gas to heat your food (which coincidentally makes your food taste like gas) I love to BBQ and I take a lot of pride in entertaining my friends, and making their experience as memorable as possible. That being said, the reason that I will NEVER use propane is because you can taste the gas and that really detracts from the whole dinning experience.

You can Google BBQ distributors to find good places in your designated area. Just keep in mind that the plain Jane stores like Home Depot or Lowe’s are appealing to the masses and will not have as many options. For your physical situation you might look at a Hibachi grill, they are small but still give you what you might be looking for.

Just remember not knowing how to cook is like not knowing how to fvck. Life is too short to not be good at both.

I don't think a hibachi grill is what i'm looking for.
I don't want a grill, but a bbq.
I might as well go for charcoal then. I can't find any small ones that can fit on to my balcony...

The common nomenclature is "grill" when referring to a Hibachi but in actuality it is just a smaller, more flat version of a BBQ; it still uses charcoal as opposed to using electricity to cook food.

ONLY on CV could people argue and bitch about something as simple as a fuggin BBQ, lol I love it.

Yes you, strata regualations?

Do you guys have governmental regulations in regards to what and how you can cook food outside?

Not only Strata, but there are also regulations about propane tanks in elevators and emergency exit stairwells

no, it is in case of fire.


if i were to walk into your home and start juggling zippy cubes (which is quite easy to do) you would still be a little uneasy, correct?


my intentions are not to scare this girl. if she has never played with fire before she should be cautious when using coal. i have seen people panic and it does not help, at all. perhaps i am all wrong, then she can just laugh about it...

I think this falls under the "lost in translation" category I will assume that zippy cubes are lit pieces of charcoal, and yes if you were to juggle said objects I would be a little nervous.

if she has never played with fire before she should be cautious when using coal

Ha-ha @ playing with fire.

I can't imagine someone that would panic when using lighter fluid, if you guys use aviation fuel to light your BBQ's it would make more sense but lighter fluid isn't very volatile, as far as an accelerants go.

Aviation fuel or "av gas" as it's commonly referred to will light on fire if you sneeze to hard, I know the volatility is extremely high and I wouldn't even use av gas to start a campfire let along a BBQ.

Kerosene is a mixture of a few different chemicals, and without running it through Google and trying to pacify my findings as actual knowledge I really don't know what makes up Kerosene but from my adventures growing up I have started fires with both and I know that Kerosene isn't AS dangerous.


Fvck this thread sure wandered.

^I agree buy a Hibachi, and use regular lighter fluid to start it and you will do just fine.