BBQ Tips

How to BBQ With Propane

Barbecue with propane for fast, economical cooking on an outdoor gas bbq. The delicious taste of meats, fish and vegetables cooked on a bbq is one of the benefits of warm weather everyone looks forward to. Cooking on a gas bbq avoids the mess and smoke you get from charcoal briquettes, and clean-burning propane adds minimal taste to the food that you barbecue.

Instructions

Step 1

Inspect the gas bottle, gas hose, regulator and burners. Replace the gas bottle if it is dented or corroded. Damaged hoses need replacement, and the regulator and burners should be clean and rust free.

Step 2

Turn on the gas. Open the valve on the propane cylinder / regulator. Turn the gas burners on high with the dials on the front panel of the bbq.

Step 3

Light the bbq with the push-button switch. Turn off the gas flow to the burners if the switch is not working. Use a candle lighter with an extended nozzle to reach the burner ports. Have the lighter burning in front of the port before turning the gas on.

Step 4

Position the lava rocks on either side of the drip shield. Use bbq tongs or a poker to shove the rocks into position. Leave the gas on high until the lava rocks turn a slightly different color with the glow of heat. An efficient bbq will get lava rocks ready for cooking in less than 15 minutes.

Step5

Lay the bbq rack on the supports at the desired height before the bbq heats up. Chicken and thick cuts of steak should cook closer to the rocks than fish, hot dogs and hamburgers.

Step 6

Turn off the burners when the lava rocks are glowing hot. Cook food over the hot rocks with no flame from the burners.

Step 7

Close the valve on the propane gas bottle / propane regulator when you have finished cooking.