Right the general situation here is that next year I'd like to go professional and go to people's houses and (we call it bbq you call it grilling - bbq is easier to type ;-) do proper gourmet bbq's (see above note for the us readers).
The typical british fare is cheap fatty burgers and sausages.
Check out my first post for the sort of things I do.
Also while there are bbq services in the uk - they pretty much have a minimum number of people they'll cook for. And I have yet to see one whose menu I'd want to sample.
Essentially I'm looking at the upmarket-more-money-than-sense crowd.
Now asking round there's a definite market for the service. A buddy of mine is a pretty hot marketing guy, and even he reckons it'd be a goer.
Originally my idea was to use my chargriller outlaw. As it can easily cater for 20plus people.
However, the logistics of the thing pretty much make it unfeasible. For a start it's just too darn big - I can't afford a truck and it don't fit in my station wagon (estate) without much dissassembly (yes I tried). Then there's the whole charcoal part - sure it all tastes much better over charcoal - no arguments there. But on a practical level I just can't see how it'd work. People are going to want me out of the way asap and you just can't rush the cooling down with a big cast iron grill.
And while I' loathe to admit it there is a definite advantage to heat on when you need it and for as long as you need it and instant off when you're done
So, I find myself forced to look at the gas alternative. Now given that the outlaw not only has a huge grilling area but a superb warmer/slow cooking shelf. I'll need both in a gas grill. At the very least a built in warmer oven would be a good idea.
I know less than nothing about gas grills - never owned one the two I've used at other peoples houses were just plain awful.
I'm looking around on the net - but nobody advertises their goods truthfully.
So I'm after some real advice from people who've used gas grills - commercial use especially.
Hopefully after I've been doing it a while I'll be able to afford a more utilitarian vehicle and take the outlaw or one of it's slightly smaller cousins on the odd job. But till then I need the goods on gas grills.
Any help and advice welcome :-)
The typical british fare is cheap fatty burgers and sausages.
Check out my first post for the sort of things I do.
Also while there are bbq services in the uk - they pretty much have a minimum number of people they'll cook for. And I have yet to see one whose menu I'd want to sample.
Essentially I'm looking at the upmarket-more-money-than-sense crowd.
Now asking round there's a definite market for the service. A buddy of mine is a pretty hot marketing guy, and even he reckons it'd be a goer.
Originally my idea was to use my chargriller outlaw. As it can easily cater for 20plus people.
However, the logistics of the thing pretty much make it unfeasible. For a start it's just too darn big - I can't afford a truck and it don't fit in my station wagon (estate) without much dissassembly (yes I tried). Then there's the whole charcoal part - sure it all tastes much better over charcoal - no arguments there. But on a practical level I just can't see how it'd work. People are going to want me out of the way asap and you just can't rush the cooling down with a big cast iron grill.
And while I' loathe to admit it there is a definite advantage to heat on when you need it and for as long as you need it and instant off when you're done
So, I find myself forced to look at the gas alternative. Now given that the outlaw not only has a huge grilling area but a superb warmer/slow cooking shelf. I'll need both in a gas grill. At the very least a built in warmer oven would be a good idea.
I know less than nothing about gas grills - never owned one the two I've used at other peoples houses were just plain awful.
I'm looking around on the net - but nobody advertises their goods truthfully.
So I'm after some real advice from people who've used gas grills - commercial use especially.
Hopefully after I've been doing it a while I'll be able to afford a more utilitarian vehicle and take the outlaw or one of it's slightly smaller cousins on the odd job. But till then I need the goods on gas grills.
Any help and advice welcome :-)
