Wire Mesh Guide @ Condos

This will be an ongoing list that we'll update as we get info on so residents of the condo know what mesh to get when booking their condo BBQ pits.

40cmx50cm = Small
45cmx60cm = Medium
46cmx86cm = Large

You can get these mesh sizes from www.hungrybbq.com

CONDOS & APARTMENTS
The Solitaire@Balmoral Park - Gas grill no need mesh (if required can use S/M mesh)
Twin Regency@Kim Tian Road - Large Mesh x 2
Quartz Condo - Large Mesh x 1
Hillvista Condo@1 Elizabeth Dr - Gas grill with full kitchen facilities (if required can use S/M mesh)
Monterey Park@West Coast Rise - Gas grill (if req can use small mesh)
The Arcadia@Arcadia Rd - Gas grill (if req can use S/M mesh)
Orchard Scotts Residences@Anthony Rd - Gas grill with full kitchen facilities (if req can use 2xM mesh)
Pebble Bay@Tanjong Rhu - Large Mesh x 1
The Grange@Grange Gdns - M mesh x 1 or 2 (grill and charcoal large gap)
The Clift@McCullum - Gas grill
Thomson View@Bright Hill Dr - Large Mesh x 1 (need 2 bags of charcoal) (grill and charcoal very close)
Caribbean@Keppel Bay - Small Mesh x 2 pits
The Madeira@Bukit Batok - Medium Mesh x 1
28Scotts@ 28 Scotts Road - Medium Mesh x 1
The Infiniti@West Coast Park - Medium Mesh x 1 or Large Mesh x 1
 

PARKS & CHALETS
West Coast Park - Large Mesh x 1
Goldkist Chalet ECP - Large Mesh x 1
East Coast Park - Large Mesh x 1 or Med Mesh x 1-2 (depends on size of party)
Aloha Loyang - Large Mesh x 1 or Med Mesh x 2 (2 bags or charcoal if using whole pit)
Costa Sand Pasir Ris - Med Mesh x 1
NSRCC - Med Mesh x 1

How much Charcoal do I need?

Estimating the amount of charcoal needed for a BBQ is something with no hard and fast rule as it depends on a number of factors

1) How many people? How much food?
2) How many BBQ pit?
3) Size of the BBQ pit?
4) How long do you want to cook?
5) Quality of the charcoal

We start at the first question. You have to determine the number of people and amount of food you are cooking. Typically a 3kg bag of chunky charcoal will last you 1.5 hours and fill a cooking area 40x50cm - this is enough to cook for up to 20 persons (this is assuming you don't leave the grill empty for long periods) volume of food. If you are cooking a lot of roots (potatoes, sweet potatoes etc) prepare extra charcoal. 

Now then if you have two pits and the pits are larger - you will need extra charcoal a 40x80cm cooking area will require 1.5-2 bags of charcoal to fill for 1.5-2hours but you can cook a lot more with the larger surface (again assuming you know what you are doing). Two large pits of 40x80cm will need 4 bags of charcoal and will accommodate food for up to 80-100 persons with 2 cooks.

Quality of charcoal is very important in determining how long the charcoal will last. Large chunky ones and the premium anti-smoke briquettes will last up to 2 hours. Those that you get from supermarket in shattered chips will run out in just over an hour as the smaller charcoals not only burn faster but gives out less even heat. The down side of briquettes is they take much longer to start. However, do note that anti-smoke charcoal briquettes will take a longer time to start and for most people can be rather difficult to start a fire with these.

There is really no hard and fast rule so when in doubt get a little extra since the alst thing you want is to run out of charcoal half way (you can always keep for next time).