Table top barbecue or plancha

[anotherbanana]

I am looking to get a table top bbq or plancha and was wondering if anyone had any ideas.

Not being very bbq mad I thought something portable, gas driven and easy to use and clean might be good. 
 

So, if you are not already cooked by the cacanule, any ideas welcome.

Thanks in adv.

[menthe]

Come, Wools, set a good example......no bbq's and no feu artifice, OK?

[anotherbanana]

On a table, on a huge terrace with a bucket of water and a hosepipe to hand. Absolutely no vegetation within 25 metres. Definitely no open fires or braai type set up. Ah, those were the days. Should be ok, no?

[menthe]

Well, if you are determined.....but be careful with marinating meats or anything else.  Keep everything in the frigo with the fast chill setting on and only bring out at the last minute when you are ready to cook.  Admittedly, I am biased against bbq's and, whenever I see people in their kitchens marinating raw foodstuffs and then taking them out to bbq after varying intervals of time, I think food-poisoning!!

Sorry to be such a killjoy.  Raw food standing around in this heat is potentially a disaster area?  And that's before I mention flies🤐

[anotherbanana]

So keep the flies in the fridge!😜😂🙀

[Lehaut]

We have had several gas BBQs.  I even put a connection to the car circuit in a camping car to use a gas BBQ outside of it.  Much more controllable than classic coals (imo).  And, given the current flammable situation, once you turn it off, its off.  Usual fault is to think that as your chicken leg is black on the outside, its cooked on the inside! I used to do peas on the BBQ as well as puddings, so you can be quite flexible.

We hired a flat in Corsica and they had an electric BBQ, usual dome shape.  You put water under the element to catch the grease.  It worked very well for fish, veg etc, not as hot as a gas one though but worth considering.  Much cleaner than other types.

[cowolter]

I have this exact item, and will vouch for recommendation. The salmon and tofu I've done on the grill side have come out excellent, and the pancakes on the flat-top are great too. You can get really great cross-hatch marks on the grill side if you spin your items 45 degrees 1/2 way through.

Edited August 13, 2022 by cowolter

[Lori]

Agree the Lodge griddles are very good quality with good cooking results.  All their products are good quality and long lasting.