Stainless Steel BBQ Grill Basket with Wooden Handle – Wire Mesh Barbecue Grilling Rack for Meat, Fish, Vegetables & Outdoor Cooking – 2 Sizes Available

Grill Basket with Wooden Handle, Stainless Steel Wire Mesh

This grill basket with wooden handle is a stainless steel wire mesh barbecue rack with a long handle finished in wood, which stays more comfortable to hold than bare metal. It comes in two sizes: 40 x 30cm, and a 39 x 26cm basket that measures 60cm long including the handle.

Food is held securely in the mesh, so burgers, fish, chicken and vegetables can all be turned in one movement without falling through the grill bars.

Key features of the grill basket with wooden handle

• Sizes: 40 x 30cm, or 39 x 26cm (60cm long with handle)
• Prices: 40 x 30cm £9.00, 39 x 26 x 60cm £11.99
• Material: stainless steel wire mesh
• Handle: wooden
• Use: meat, fish, vegetables and outdoor cooking
• Care: hand wash, dry thoroughly, store dry
• Reusable: yes

How to use it

Oil the mesh lightly, lay the food out in one layer, close the basket and place it on the grill. Turn it with the wooden handle every few minutes until the food is cooked through and nicely charred. Because the whole basket turns at once, delicate fish and small pieces of vegetables stay in one piece.

The 40 x 30cm basket is a generous family size; the 39 x 26cm basket with its 60cm overall length keeps your hand well back from a hot grill.

The wooden handle

Wood stays cooler and gives a better grip than metal, which makes turning a loaded basket easier. Keep the handle out of the flames and away from the hottest part of the grill, and after washing, dry it straight away rather than soaking it. The listing recommends hand washing, drying thoroughly and storing the grill basket with wooden handle in a dry place.

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 grill basket with wooden handle 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 grill basket with wooden handle, 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 grill basket with wooden handle 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 grill basket with wooden handle 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 grill basket with wooden handle to keep everything easy to turn.

Ideas for the grill

Try whole sardines or mackerel with lemon and herbs, salmon fillets with a honey and soy glaze, chicken thighs in a tandoori marinade, burgers and sliced halloumi, or a full basket of peppers, red onion, courgette and mushrooms brushed with garlic oil. A grill basket with wooden handle makes all of these easy to turn and serve.

At a glance

• Grill Basket with Wooden Handle
• 40 x 30cm or 39 x 26 x 60cm
• Stainless steel wire mesh
• Wooden handle
• For meat, fish and vegetables
• Hand wash and dry

Grill Basket with Wooden Handle questions

What sizes are there? 40 x 30cm, and 39 x 26cm with a 60cm overall length.

What is the handle made from? Wood.

What can I grill in it? Meat, fish, vegetables and other barbecue food.

How do I clean it? Let it cool, hand wash it, dry it thoroughly and store it in a dry place.

Can the handle go over the flames? Keep the wooden handle away from the flames and the hottest part of the grill.

Is the grill basket with wooden handle reusable? Yes, for barbecue after barbecue.

Is it good for fish? Yes. The mesh holds fillets and whole fish securely, so they can be turned without breaking.

Is it dishwasher safe? The listing recommends hand washing, drying thoroughly and storing in a dry place.

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