[Food] Cooking on gas

• What type of gas? Propane? Butane?
• Where am I supposed to store the gas bottle when I’m not using it? Every other guide I read seems to alternate between “definitely not inside” and “definitely not outside”.
• How do I circumvent killing myself and / or my family?
• Why am I so stupid?

Poojah said:

In anticipation of the summer and the forthcoming UK heatwave, I recently invested in a couple of pieces of pretentious garden cooking equipment. Specifically, I went for the Charbroil Cas2Coal 440 bbq and the Ooni Koda pizza oven. Both are now fully assembled ahead of the weekend, however it’s only just dawned on me that I’ve never cooked using a gas bottle before and I haven’t got a clue what I’m doing.

Questions spring to mind such as:

• What type of gas? Propane? Butane?
• Where am I supposed to store the gas bottle when I’m not using it? Every other guide I read seems to alternate between “definitely not inside” and “definitely not outside”.
• How do I circumvent killing myself and / or my family?
• Why am I so stupid?

Thoughts and advice appreciated!

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WATFORD zero said:

A man after my own heart. Instructions are for wimps, what could possibly go wrong

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Baldseagull said:

1. Your barbecue is probably designed for propane, but read the manual, there are different sized apertures on the burners for different gasses to create the right gas/air mixture and flame height etc, as different gasses perform differently.
2. Store the bottle somehwere dry, eg shed or garage.
3. Read the manual.
4. I don't know, but the manufacturer of the barbecue will have produced a manual, RTFM.

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Baldseagull said:

1. Your barbecue is probably designed for propane, but read the manual, there are different sized apertures on the burners for different gasses to create the right gas/air mixture and flame height etc, as different gasses perform differently.
2. Store the bottle somehwere dry, eg shed or garage.
3. Read the manual.
4. I don't know, but the manufacturer of the barbecue will have produced a manual, RTFM.

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Baldseagull said:

1. Your barbecue is probably designed for propane, but read the manual, there are different sized apertures on the burners for different gasses to create the right gas/air mixture and flame height etc, as different gasses perform differently.
2. Store the bottle somehwere dry, eg shed or garage.
3. Read the manual.
4. I don't know, but the manufacturer of the barbecue will have produced a manual, RTFM.

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WATFORD zero said:

Boringly, this is probably the correct answer if you are over 17 and sober

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Poojah said:

Manual you say, eh? My garage is integrated so if I leave it in there, am I able to safely assume that it won’t blow us all up in the middle of the night (or day, I work from home a lot).

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