| Barbeques, on the railway and elsewhere - ongoing discussion Posted by broadgage at 03:03, 8th June 2024 |     |
I feel that new orders for diesel-only trains should be banned immediately, along with bi-modes capable of over 110mph. However ...
A very interesting discussion as a small group of us chewed over a barbie yesterday
Not very environmentally friendly
A charcoal barbeque is fairly environmentally friendly IF the charcoal is produced locally from either a sustainably managed woodland, or from trees that needed to be cut down in any case. NOT imported from china !
And if the meat or alternatives was also locally produced.
LPG barbecues are not green, but with sensible use are not much worse than a gas cooker in ones kitchen.
An electric barbecue is as green as the electricity used.
In the rare case of an air conditioned home, ANY outdoor cooking is greener than cooking indoors and use of air conditioning to remove the heat produced.
| Re: Barbeques, on the railway and elsewhere - ongoing discussion Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 19:42, 28th June 2026 | |
If anyone mentions BBQs, I shall ... I shall ... No - just please don't.
| Re: Barbeques, on the railway and elsewhere - ongoing discussion Posted by TaplowGreen at 20:08, 28th June 2026 | |
If anyone mentions BBQs, I shall ... I shall ... No - just please don't. 
I would imagine last night's match in New York may have had more than a little influence on crew availability today......football matches where beer is involved have previously been cited by those in the know as a contributory factor!
That's not to say of course that said match, given the late kick off was not preceeded by food prepared outdoors over charcoal on a type of grill?
| Re: Barbeques, on the railway and elsewhere - ongoing discussion Posted by broadgage at 00:22, 11th July 2026 | |
If anyone mentions BBQs, I shall ... I shall ... No - just please don't.
I would imagine last night's match in New York may have had more than a little influence on crew availability today......football matches where beer is involved have previously been cited by those in the know as a contributory factor!
That's not to say of course that said match, given the late kick off was not preceded by food prepared outdoors over charcoal on a type of grill?
A minority of outdoor grills use LPG or even electricity to produce a similar result to charcoal.
| Re: Barbeques, on the railway and elsewhere - ongoing discussion Posted by bobm at 08:29, 11th July 2026 | |
As opposed to me who uses electricity to make food look like charcoal.
| Re: Barbeques, on the railway and elsewhere - ongoing discussion Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 02:09, 12th July 2026 | |
I am now wondering whether I should set myself yet another target, of moving and merging some various previous posts into a definitive 'barbeque' topic - perhaps 'on the lighter side', here on the Coffee Shop forum?
CfN.
| Re: Barbeques, on the railway and elsewhere - ongoing discussion Posted by chuffed at 15:22, 12th July 2026 | |
I saw what you did there CfN....before anyone throws briquettes at you.
