I love cooking over charcoal too Bruce, sadly it’s not always an option in England, especially if you’re a flat dweller, I’d better stick with the frying pan
I’m with you on the plate, a smooth surface can be far superior, cheap and cheerful disposable barbeques have their place but the sharp surface area/rack is a nightmare when cooking burgers, we’d always pack some decent quality foil when camping,
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Alas my BBQ is four burner gas. I haven’t used charcoal or even wood for over 30 years. They take too long to heat up. Similar to this:
I think I paid $110 for it years ago
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I find that if you reduce cooking time everything is moist. It can be difficult to estimate the most appropriate time/temperature. There’s very little guidance as it’s a new tech.
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What about these steamed veg, that I did in the instant pot, Azz,
Admittedly they aren’t roasted, I must admit roasted veg are in a league of their own, especially if cooked in the oven, steam is definitely healthier though.
They don’t look as appetising as those oven cooked ones ,
…my mouth is watering looking at those,…what fat did you cook them in?
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I want to try things like stuffed heart in the air fryer and a few of the long forgotten things that I used to make in the oven when I used to cook for the kids.
As I have pointed out before there are some things like onions that I have had no success with.
To be honest getting a good poached egg made in the microwave has a slightly higher priority at the moment.
Beef dripping 
https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/britannia-beef-dripping/562736-451650-451651
£1.30
It used to cost 80p before the pandemic! It’s criminal how much they’ve put up prices and have been tripling their profits through times of national/global crisis! For a supermarket that says it’s ethical, it needs to take a good long hard look at itself.
Who says? 
There is quite a bit of contention around fats - that they (good fats anyway, i.e animal fats from healthy animals, butter, coconut oil) aren’t anywhere near as bad as they have been made out to be. Healthy fats help with satiety - probably why the food industry has vilified them, because they want people to eat more and more and more 
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Apparently steaming keeps the highest level of nutrients, roasting doesn’t, so there!!..
It’s only what I’ve read online, roast veg taste better though…imo.
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I find butter is the best overall for cooking. Deep fat frying should be banned completely as it wastes so much oil and energy as well as the NHS budget. All that used oil has to go in landfill in plastic bottles.
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A slippery buttery slope I fear Annie!
I shall have to be very careful with my crumpets when butter is eventually banned, wouldn’t fancy a knock on the front door from the old bill asking me if I’ve been a bit lavish with my Scotch pancakes!
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