An Electric BBQ - who knew?!

When we started making plans for our year away in Spain, one of the things that we both said we wanted to do was get a BBQ and cook out every night. Over the years we have considered having a barbecue in our garden in Ireland but we always discounted it for one reason or another. Early on when we got married we bought a charcoal barbecue which I think put us off barbecues as it was difficult to use and to be honest more hassle than it was worth. It took an age to heat up and then the food didn't cook properly and then it had to be cleaned etc. 

However, when we moved to Spain we planned to do it differently. We planned on getting a gas BBQ which seemed WAY more convenient than the charcoal. 

So when we arrived, we started doing research on what barbecue to get and where to buy it. And that's when I discovered electric barbecues!!

You can probably tell I am all about convenience and when I discovered that there was such a thing as an electric bbq and that it was rated as being a good alternative to gas I decided that this was the bbq for us. Not having to bother about gas bottle replacement seemed like a brilliant option - literally just plug in and go!

So this is the one that we settled on: the Weber Q1400 with a stand

As you can see it is a gorgeous little bbq and sizewise it is perfect for us. It cooks enough food for two people with no issue and probably could cook for 3/4 with a little bit of a squeeze. After delivery of the BBQ we ordered the Weber gridle / hot plate to go with it which will enable us to cook bacon and eggs with ease on it!

So far we have cooked T-Bone steak that we bought in the Malaga market. We had this on two nights along with grilled vegetables (again will probably cook better on the gridle when we get it) and chicken on skewers for the past two nights along with romaine lettuce cooked on the barbecue which is so delicious!

My secret ingredient on the chicken marinade is lime juice!! I squeeze a whole lot of it over the chicken along with olive oil, garlic powder, paprika and salt & pepper. So tasty!!

Buying food in the market is a little overwhelming at first but a lot of fun. There is so much to choose from and it is busy busy busy. But it is spotlessly clean and the food is beyond fresh so it is definitely the place to go for the best food. For us, we just need to decide in advance what we want to buy and then look up the Spanish translation for it so that we can practice speaking in Spanish when we visit.

And after we did our food shopping, we sat out in the sun and enjoyed a glass of wine and a cana of beer and made plans for the rest of the day.  

Enjoy your day where ever in the world you are!