BBQ Skewers Set, 10 Stainless Steel Skewers 50cm x 10mm
This BBQ skewers set gives you ten heavy-duty stainless steel skewers, each 50cm long and 10mm wide, with a loop handle at one end. They are long enough to keep your hands away from the heat of the coals, wide enough to hold kebabs firmly, and reusable for barbecue after barbecue.
Use them for chicken tikka, lamb kofta, beef kebabs, prawns, halloumi and vegetables at a home barbecue, a garden party or on a camping trip. The steel is rust and corrosion resistant and advertised as food-grade.
Key features of the bbq skewers set
- Quantity: 10 skewers
- Length: 50cm
- Width: 10mm
- Material: stainless steel, advertised as food-grade
- Handle: metal loop handle
- Finish: silver, rust and corrosion resistant
- Reusable: yes
Why wide flat skewers
A 10mm wide skewer grips food far better than a thin round one: pieces of chicken or vegetables do not spin around when you turn the kebab, so every side cooks evenly. Wide skewers also suit minced meat kebabs such as seekh or kofta, which need a broad surface to hold their shape.
Metal skewers carry heat into the middle of the food as well, which helps larger pieces cook through.
Building a good kebab
Cut meat into even 3cm cubes so it cooks at the same rate, and thread it with a little space between pieces so the heat reaches every side. Thread vegetables such as peppers, red onion, courgette and cherry tomatoes on their own skewers, because they cook faster than meat. With ten skewers in the BBQ skewers set, you can make meat, vegetarian and seafood kebabs for the whole family.
Leave the loop handle end free so you can turn the skewers easily with tongs or a gloved hand.
Barbecue food safety
The Food Standards Agency advises cooking chicken, pork, burgers, sausages and kebabs until they are steaming hot all the way through, with no pink meat inside and juices that run clear. Thick pieces cook on the outside long before the middle, so cut meat into even, bite-sized pieces and turn it often. Keep raw meat away from cooked food and salads, and use one set of tongs and plates for raw meat and a clean set for cooked food.
Cooking meat partly in the oven first and finishing it on the barbecue is a simple way to be sure it is cooked through for a large group.
Marinades and flavour
A marinade adds flavour and helps keep meat moist over the coals. Yoghurt with garlic, ginger, lemon and tikka or tandoori spices suits chicken; olive oil, lemon, oregano and garlic suit lamb and halloumi; soy, honey and chilli suit chicken wings and prawns. Marinate in the fridge, never at room temperature, and do not brush raw-meat marinade onto food in the last minutes of cooking. Prepared this way, food from your BBQ skewers set comes off the grill juicy and full of flavour.
Lighting and heat zones
Light charcoal 30 to 40 minutes before you want to cook and wait until the flames have died down and the coals are covered in a light grey ash; cooking over leaping flames chars the outside and leaves the inside raw. Bank the coals to one side to make a hot zone for searing and a cooler zone for finishing thicker pieces. On a gas barbecue, preheat with the lid down for about ten minutes, then turn some burners lower.
Use the hot zone to mark and colour food on your BBQ skewers set, then move it to the cooler side to cook through gently.
Planning a barbecue
Make a simple plan: marinate the night before, take food out of the fridge in batches rather than leaving it in the sun, and keep a cool box for drinks and salads. Grill vegetables and halloumi first while the coals are at their hottest, then meat, and finish with pineapple or peaches for dessert. Have a clean tray ready for cooked food, a bowl of water for rinsing hands and a bin bag for rubbish.
With a little preparation, a BBQ skewers set helps the cook spend more time with guests and less time hovering over the grill.
Cleaning after the barbecue
Let everything cool before cleaning. Soak the BBQ skewers set in hot soapy water to loosen burnt-on marinade, then scrub with a stiff brush or non-scratch pad, rinse and dry thoroughly before storing in a dry place. A thin film of cooking oil before the next barbecue helps food release.
Stainless steel resists rust, but drying it properly after washing keeps it looking new season after season.
Vegetarian barbecue ideas
Barbecues are not only about meat. Paneer tikka marinated in yoghurt and spices, halloumi with lemon and oregano, corn on the cob brushed with chilli butter, portobello mushrooms with garlic, and thick slices of aubergine, courgette, peppers and red onion all grill beautifully. Cook vegetarian food first, on a clean part of the grill, so it does not pick up juices from meat, and use your BBQ skewers set to keep everything easy to turn.
Safety
The skewers get very hot over the coals. Always turn and lift them with heat-resistant gloves or tongs, and let them cool before handing kebabs to children; slide the food onto a plate with a fork. The tips are pointed, so store the BBQ skewers set with the tips together, away from little hands.
At a glance
- BBQ Skewers Set of 10
- 50cm long, 10mm wide
- Stainless steel
- Loop handles
- Rust and corrosion resistant
- Reusable
BBQ Skewers Set questions
How many skewers are included? 10.
How long are they? 50cm long and 10mm wide.
What are they made from? Stainless steel, advertised as food-grade.
Are they reusable? Yes. Wash, dry and use them again and again.
Do they get hot? Yes. Use heat-resistant gloves or tongs to turn and lift them.
What can I cook on the BBQ skewers set? Chicken, meat, seafood, halloumi and vegetables.
Are they good for seekh kebabs? Yes. The wide 10mm blade holds minced meat kebabs well.
Can I use them for camping? Yes. The BBQ skewers set suits home barbecues, garden parties, camping and outdoor grilling.
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