What barbecue accessories are there?

No picnic is complete without dishes cooked over a fire. To make the process of cooking kebabs and vegetables enjoyable, you need to prepare in advance and choose the right accessories for your barbecue.

Many people think that basic accessories - an apron, potholders, spatulas and a fork - can be taken from your kitchen too. However, it is better not to do this, because kitchen appliances have short handles, in which case, in contact with fire, there is a possibility of burns. Also, special accessories for the barbecue are made of very high quality strong stainless steel, which will not be subject to rust and other environmental influences. In addition, sets for cooking on a fire almost always include absolutely all the necessary utensils that you may not have in your kitchen.

Each culinary process has its own adaptation. Check out what accessories you might need.

• The main attribute is grill (barbecue). It is of three types: coal, gas and electric.
• Coal types are the most popular. Heating on charcoal or wood creates simplicity and reliability in operation. Recently, vertical coal barbecues have appeared, they are also called eco-barbecues.

• Gas grill does not produce strong smoke and creates conditions for gentle cooking. The advantage is the regulation of the temperature regime, as well as the complete absence of soot and instant heating.
• Electric grill created for those who do not like smoke and fire. These compact and handy grills are increasingly being used in the home. With such a grill, it is easy to prepare delicious meals even in the apartment.

But in addition to the barbecue itself, you will need some accessories: special tongs or a spatula for turning steaks, cooking brushes for sauces and special forks, a thermometer for measuring the degree of browning, grates, as well as tweezers, needles and whisks.

You need to learn more about each element.

• Thermometer. The most common barbecue product is meat. In this case, you need to monitor the temperature of the meat in order to prevent scorching or incomplete roasting. Usually, a temperature sensor is built into special tongs or a fork. When you pierce meat, this gadget instantly detects the core temperature of the food.
• Hair dryer for ignition. Someone uses ordinary liquid, not suspecting that it is fraught with burns due to a suddenly flashing flame. A special device - a hair dryer for ignition - acts like a regular lighter, safely and quickly lighting the coals with very powerful hot air. In this case, neither matches nor various briquettes are needed.

• Flammable solids and grilling liquids. With their help, the wood is soaked and quickly ignited.
• Skewers and grates for cooking it is preferable to take with wooden handles. Skewers are now sold in a suitcase, which are very convenient to transport. It is best to purchase these stainless steel items so they will last you longer. In addition, they do not need complicated care, they are easy to wash, and the steel itself will not affect the taste of the dish in any way.

• Cooler bag - a must have in the summer season. It will help keep food fresh.
• Meat fork, are designed to hold and butcher meat and poultry.
• Cast iron or aluminum cauldron with lid and stand.

• Scapula for turning fish, seafood, hamburgers.
• Forceps. They allow you to easily remove food from the grill, equipped with handles with wooden inserts.
• Lattice and press for burger lovers. Easily form several burgers at the same time, and in the wire rack you can toast buns.

• Brazier brazier. Thanks to the holes on the entire surface, the dishes will be healthy.
• Mangal briquette for smoking. Fuel briquettes are made from dry eco dust and are not accompanied by soot during cooking.
• Scoop or poker for ash removal.

• Brush for applying sauces and marinades.
• Brushes - devices for cleaning grills and barbecues.
• Apron. Compliance with the rules of hygiene when cooking is the key to the health of you and your loved ones.

Whole BBQ sets are easy to find these days. This set usually includes a spatula, fork and tongs for meat, an apron and a knife.

When choosing equipment and accessories, you should pay attention to the materials from which they are made. Forged charcoal barbecues are usually made of carbon steel, and can be decorated with polymer. Disposables are made of aluminum.

Accessories must be made of stainless steel and other high-quality materials, so as not to harm human health and not change the taste of the dish. Storage containers are made of plastic.

There are a number of companies that produce high quality and sought after barbecue accessories.

• Tefal. The developers claim that their devices for cooking meat on fire are currently the most advanced on the Russian market. For example, the Optigrill GC702D electric grill is convenient, durable, and low maintenance. A fairly extensive set of programs for cooking products with different modes is recommended for the client. Everything is simple and straightforward.
• Electric grill Steba PG 4.4 Is a compact homemade grill waffle maker from Germany. Perfect for cooking vegetables, meat dishes, hamburgers and waffles, has corrugated plates.

• Broil King and Weber Style produce shovels, pitchforks, cooking syringes, grease brushes, knives and brushes from the highest quality materials.
• Russian company Amet also introduces stainless steel products, for this reason they will serve you for more than one season.
• Grillver Company (Russia) offers you durable, stylish and functional barbecue ovens, as well as grates and skewers.

• Siberian sturdy barbecues from "Tsar-fire" made reliably. Braziers with a roof, forged, portable in a bag - you will find all this among the products of this company.
• TM Forester - one of the leaders on the domestic market for grilling equipment and tools. They not only produce barbecue accessories and appliances, but also garden furniture and table setting products.

You can just buy a brazier, or you can make it yourself, adding some zest. Make an item that matches your dacha design and brings family and gourmet friends together. For this, it is important to know exactly how to make a brazier with your own hands. Also, think about placement, it is important that smoke and ash do not fly towards the house or recreation area, and there are no dry trees and bushes nearby.

First, make a drawing and a project plan, so you will not make mistakes and calculate the materials correctly. First of all, the grill should be comfortable, so do not make it lower than 70 cm in height. Calculate in advance where the firewood will go and the poker, tweezers and other accessories will be placed, take into account all the details.

Take up the foundation by making a hole about 50cm deep. Tamp rubble to the bottom of this hole. Next, reinforcing bars are laid in the form of a lattice, which are subsequently poured.Thanks to these actions, a monolithic strip foundation was obtained.

The brick for the oven must be fireproof. The mortar for laying bricks is prepared very simply: cement, sand and slaked lime are mixed together in a ratio of 1: 3: 1.

Thus, after the foundation, you lay out a base or pedestal about 70 centimeters high, which should have a woodpile. After that, proceed to the stove, the depth of which is about 3 bricks, and the width is 6. There is a double masonry of facing and fireclay bricks. Next, a pipe is made, inside which a valve is placed, and a tooth is created behind to increase gravity. In the end, you can decorate everything to your liking.

An evening spent near such a stove with a glass of wine in good company will cheer up and relieve the fatigue of the past day, and food cooked over an open fire will delight and satisfy the most sophisticated gourmets.

The most common option is a metal product. This is a kind of rectangular "vessel" with legs, where coals are poured, and skewers rest on its walls.

The dimensions of the legs and the length of the walls of the barbecue you will choose at your discretion. Average dimensions: width - 1.6 m, height - 1.6 m, depth - 0.8 m Drawings will help you to create the structure correctly. It is very important to put such a grill on a stable rigid base and take care to protect the product from bad weather.

So that the process of grilling meat with all the necessary accessories is successful, you need to adhere to certain useful recommendations.

• The brazier must be stable, and the accessories must be made of high quality materials.
• Always follow the safety rules: do not put the grill close to buildings, and it is advisable to have a fire extinguisher nearby.
• To prevent the meat from charring, you must keep a container of water close at hand in order to instantly extinguish the flame.
• Before cooking, check the coals, they should flicker and be covered with ash.
• Do not forget to keep an eye on the cooking process, otherwise you can easily burn meat or fish.
• Do not overload the grate with meat, leave 2-3 cm between the pieces, so you can easily turn the meat over.

Only taking into account all the nuances in the selection, creation and use of barbecue accessories will you be able to please yourself and your loved ones with amazing dishes while relaxing in nature.

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