Finding Charcoal In Bangkok

[marksk]

Living in Bangkok, does anyone know which supermarkets specifically to buy charcoal and lighter fluid for BBQ?

[Crossy]

Larger branches of Homepro have the charcoal briquettes and lighting stuff (solid lighters), there are a few barbecue specialist stores (try a Google) I expect they can supply fuel.

We're a bit out of town and have a local charcoal lady who makes the stuff as used by the Thai street vendors, burns redder and with more smoke than the compressed briquettes but is dirt cheap

[David48]

You might find this interesting also ... wheres-theres-smoke-theres

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[U235]

Charcoal ? Better ask where they don't sell it... almost all small local "supermarkets" have it.

Buy mine simply at BigC, don't use lighter fluid but real wood, much more fun and doesn't stink.

The missus does it Thai style, put some charcoal on a grill, and heat it on the gas. Effective, yes, but it kills your burners ;-)

[spiritrace]

When I BBQ for the family I just use the chunk charcoal from the little markets. When I put fried food on paper towels to soak up the oil I keep the paper in a sealed paint can and use the oil paper to lite the charcoal. Works great, cheap and not wasteful.

[Turkleton]

Charcoal ? Better ask where they don't sell it... almost all small local "supermarkets" have it.

Yepp, usually packed in these blue plastic bags. Virtually every second shop sells it.

The missus does it Thai style, put some charcoal on a grill, and heat it

on the gas. Effective, yes, but it kills your burners ;-)

Dito

[SantiSuk]

My Isaan Thai family use some special type of grass dried. I get bags if it from the MIL. Lights easy and lasts surprisingly long enough to fire the charcoal. Cut up bits of old tyre work well too but you cant cook until the rubber has completely burnt away.

[jaiyenyen]

A few weeks ago, I bought myself a nice 1/2 oil drum, on a stand bbq (1000bht). That evening, we're ready to christen it, and I'm getting ready for the UK bbq lighting ritual, which usually takes at least an hour.

Mrs JYY told me to stop! She would light it.

She disappeared for 5mins, and came back with some small, dry branches which she threw into the drum. Then she proceeded to cut a 1" strip from the sole of an old flip-flop. She used that to light the bbq. We were cooking within 15mins.

I'm now thinking of exporting old flip-flops to the UK, as bbq lighters.

Edited May 9, 2013 by jaiyenyen

[Caliguy]

They have Kingsford and other charcoal briquette brands from "home" at Villa Market.

[jaiyenyen]

Thai charcoal briquettes, 25bht a bag. 12 in a bag. At the local market.

[kikoman]

Home Made Thai charcoal is great and cheap, the wife uses coconut husk as a charcoal starter and it works great. You can buy a big rice sack full cheaper than a 10 lb bag of store brought Kingsford.

Cheers:

[Bmouthboyo]

Anyone know where you can get those weber charcoal chimneys from here in BKK?

[wayned]

I have never bought charcoal. The pile of wood that you see will be charcoal in a coupe of days made by my FIL in the pit behind the wood. I make charcoal lighter by soaking dried corm cobs in deisel fuel making sure that the deisel is burned off before barbequing r you could use used cooking oil. Most of the locals use charcoal for everyday cooking even though bottled gas is available, but expensive.

It's also another reason why a license is required to buy a chainsaw. I have no idea where he got the wood but if you have a wooden leg don't stand still too long! I also noticed that the Ford tractor that should have been in the barn in the picture was missing. I found it at a friends house in the next village, he borrowed it but forgot to tell me. It obvoius that I live in the sticks and not in Bangkok.

[laurabon]

A few weeks ago, I bought myself a nice 1/2 oil drum, on a stand bbq (1000bht). That evening, we're ready to christen it, and I'm getting ready for the UK bbq lighting ritual, which usually takes at least an hour.

Mrs JYY told me to stop! She would light it.

She disappeared for 5mins, and came back with some small, dry branches which she threw into the drum. Then she proceeded to cut a 1" strip from the sole of an old flip-flop. She used that to light the bbq. We were cooking within 15mins.

I'm now thinking of exporting old flip-flops to the UK, as bbq lighters.

I'm looking to buy an oil drum bbq in Bangkok, cannot think where to start. Where did you buy yours? Anyone have any idea where to get one?

[JoeInSurin]

http://www.truevalue.co.th/product.php?id=109&start=24&page=2

True Value has a good selection of bbq equipment, charcoal, lighter fluid, etc.