How do You Build a Two-Zone Fire?

The most versatile way to cook, the two-zone fire is your first choice for cooking most foods on the barbeque. To create a two-zone fire, position coals on one side of the barbeque for direct, high-heat cooking and searing and leave the other side empty. You can use the side without coals for lower-temperature cooking and as a safe zone for flare-ups.

1) Light the coals

Light your coals using a chimney starter, Match Light® Charcoal or lighter fluid. For high heat, use a full chimney of charcoal or light a pile of about 100 briquets.

2) Spread out coals on one side of the barbeque

Pour out your hot coals on one side or use a spatula or tongs to carefully move all the coals to cover 50 per cent of the lower barbeque grate.

3) Leave the other side of the barbeque coal-free

This void space, free of coals directly underneath the grates, is still hot. Food will cook there — just not as fast as on the direct side, right above the coals.

4) Cook your food on the appropriate zone

Use the hot side of your barbeque for direct cooking with high heat—for example, searing a steak to get good colour, caramelization, and barbeque marks. Use the other side for slow, indirect cooking and to let foods cook through after searing. The coal-free side also serves as a flame-free zone. In the case of flare-ups, just move your food to the indirect side until the flames subside, then move them back to the direct side to finish cooking.


Two-Fire Zone on a Gas Barbeque

Setting a gas barbeque for indirect cooking is as simple as turning it on and off. Once the barbeque has been heated with all burners on high, simply turn off the burner or burners in the centre of the barbeque and reduce the other burners to medium or medium-low.

Home Fires offers fireplaces, BBQ and other heating solutions of a wide range of brands. We are Sydney’s most established premium barbeque shop.  We offer you the largest range of charcoal barbeques, gas barbeques, portable barbeques and inbuilt barbeques, pizza ovens and outdoor kitchen units.  We can help you find the right barbeque solution and accessories that will be a perfect match for you. If you have any questions regarding fireplaces or BBQ equipment or are interested in buying one, you should get in touch with us right away!

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