Braaiing and Recipes

[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

[Richprins]

Dzombs! Report if the food tastes like cherries!

[Dzombo]

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

[Richprins]

[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.

[Richprins]

[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

[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?

[Lisbeth]

They don't really have to be stainless. Even if they get rusted, with the heat the rust gets "sterilized", just my experience

[Dzombo]

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