I’ve got a mate and his son staying at the moment. They quite like BBQ so we did a big cook up. I wanted to have all my notes for BBQ in one place, mainly cooking times, so here they are. All times assume turning the ingredient over half way through. I’ve got a Weber kettle BBQ which allows cooking with both direct heat and/or indirect heat; this basically whether the ingredient is directly over the coals / gas or to the side. For example, steak is good seared over direct heat then left to cook on indirect heat. And you can cook chicken breast over the grill or via indirect heat.
Piles of BBQ Meat
| Ingredient | Size / Preparation | Direct Heat | Indirect Heat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | whole; 1.5 – 2.25 kg | – | 1 – 1.5 hours |
| Chicken pieces | half, bone-in | – | 1 – 1.25 hours |
| leg or thigh, bone-in | – | 40-50 min | |
| breast or wing, bone-in | – | 30-40 min | |
| Chicken breast fillet | boneless, skinless | Either 8-12 min | or 20 min |
| Chicken thigh fillet | boneless, skinless | 8-10 min | – |
| Skewers of chicken, lamb, or beef | 2.5 cm thick chunks | 6-8 min | – |
| Sausage | – | – | 25-30 min |
| Hamburger | 2 cm thick | 10-12 min | – |
| 3 cm thick | 12-16 min | – | |
| Steak (sirloin, t-bone, rib, leg of lamb) | 2.5 cm thick | 10-12 min | – |
| 4 cm thick | First sear 10 min | Then 6-8 min | |
| 5 cm thick | First sear 10 min | Then 10-14 min | |
| Thick rump steak or rump tip | 675 grams | 10-19 min | – |
| 1 kg, 5 cm thick | First sear 5 min | Then 8-15 min | |
| Lamb chop (loin, rib or chump) | 2.5 cm thick | 8-12 min | – |
| Halloumi Cheese | 1.5 cm slices | 10 min | – |
| Sirloin roast | boneless | – | 1 – 1.5 hours |
| Leg of lamb | boneless; rolled; 2.25 – 2.75 kg | – | 2.5 hours |
| Corn | Husked in foil | 10-12 min | – |
| In husk | 25-30 min | – | |
| Garlic | Whole | – | 45-60 miin |
| Onion | Whole | – | 45-60 min |
| 1 cm slice in foil | 8-10 min | – | |
| Sweet Pepper / Capsicum | Whole | 10-12 min | – |
| Halved | 6-8 min | – | |
| Potato | Whole in foil | – | 45-60 min |
| 1 cm slice in foil | 14-16 min | – | |
| Mushroom | Whole | 8-10 min | – |
| Tomato | Whole | 8-10 min | – |
| Aubergine | 1 cm slice | 8-10 min | – |
| Asparagus | Trimmed | 5-6 min | – |