Help with choosing a barbecue type

With a charcoal barbecue, you can use various cooking techniques such as indirect and direct grilling. It takes a while before the barbecue is hot enough, so you can't use them for a quick barbecue session. You do have a lot of control over the air supply and temperature.

You can prepare many types of dishes on a kamado barbecue. You can retain the heat well thanks to the thick ceramic lid. This allows you to apply slow cooking and frying in addition to more classic grilling methods. You can also easily expand your kamado barbecues with accessories such as a pizza stone or plate setter.

The outdoor kitchen is a large gas barbecue you can give a fixed spot in your garden. Most outdoor kitchens have multiple main burners and a side burner. This way, you can prepare multiple dishes at the same time. As the barbecue works with gas, it heats up quickly and you can get started with grilling right away.

Gas barbecues are small and easy to use, just like many electric barbecues. This means you can effortlessly bring them with you and use them for fast, small barbecue sessions. Because you don't need power, you can also use them in the park. A gas barbecue doesn't create a lot of smoke. You do always need a gas bottle.

Electric barbecues are often smaller than other types of barbecues. You can easily place them on your balcony or take them with you to the campsite, for example. You do always need a socket nearby. You can mainly use electric barbecues for small dishes and basic cooking techniques. Because they heat up quickly, you can also use the barbecue for fast, spontaneous barbecue sessions.

A plancha barbecue is a gas barbecue with a griddle as cooking surface. They're large barbecues, often just as big as outdoor kitchens. This means they get a fixed spot in your garden. You can prepare various dishes on the plancha griddle. You can prepare meat and fish, as well as pancakes or popcorn. Because the plancha barbecue works on gas, it heats up quickly and you can get started right away.

You can light pellet barbecues with pellets via the side holder. These pellets create smoke when they get hot. Your ingredients are cooked with this smoke. Pellet barbecues are large barbecues. This means that they get a fixed spot in your garden. Different types of pellets have different flavors, so the smoke provides a different flavor to your dish.