How to Choose Your Wood-Fired Barbecue?

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Just like for gas barbecues, manufacturers offer hundreds of different models of wood barbecues, it becomes increasingly difficult to make a choice, here are the points you will need to consider before buying your wood barbecue.

The Size and Use of Your Wood Barbecue

If like me you are a true fan of wood barbecues, you will need to consider the dishes you are going to make with your barbecue, if it's to cook 3 merguez and 5 sausages every month, I would recommend a small barbecue, however if you want to do long cooking sessions on your barbecue to make ribs, roasted chickens, I would recommend a larger barbecue. Similarly think about the types of fires you are going to make, direct, indirect, for this you will need more or less space for the coals, same for indirect cooking is there space for the drip pan?

The Barbecue Draft

The draft corresponds to the air intake in the barbecue, in order to optimally control your cooking and especially the temperature inside the barbecue it is imperative to be able to control the air intake, the best is to have an adjustable intake from below that will stoke the coals, as well as an air outlet where you can control the opening so there isn't too much air passing through. If your draft is too strong the wood or charcoal will consume too quickly and you won't be able to control the temperature of the coals which will burn too rapidly.

Which Wood Barbecue to Choose?

I want to first specify that I am not sponsored by any brand, however my experience and the opinions of all professionals in the sector agree that the Weber one touch barbecue is one of the most efficient on the market, especially if you want to do more than a few grills during summer. Its oval shape is perfectly adapted to all types of cooking and for all foods, from sausage to turkey or ribs. There are different models with more or less important diameters depending on your needs. Its starting price begins at about $100 for the smallest models up to $500 for the largest.

Another barbecue highly appreciated by professionals and barbecue enthusiasts is the kamado barbecue, also called the green egg, because it's a ceramic barbecue shaped like an egg. It is absolutely extraordinary, it allows you to smoke meat as well as cook it. You can control the temperature incredibly with this type of barbecue, however it is very expensive.

However it represents a fantastic investment if you are passionate about BBQ.