2023-04-23 05:00:03
One in two French people owns one. Barbecues are making a comeback with the arrival of sunny days. According to a study, 44% of barbecues sold in 2022 were electric. Patrick Bacher, he is rather traditional with oaths of vines.
The grilled meat, the smell of charcoal… It surely reminds you of warm evenings with friends during the summer. With the arrival of sunny days, barbecues are back. Electric or wood, each in their own way.
It’s the big day for Patrick Bacher. The retiree pulls out his barbecue. For the occasion, he invited a friend. “The weather is nice and there is little wind, so not too much risk”, emphasizes Patrick, a fan of wood-fired barbecues, “by tradition” and for his “friendly side”.
“In Bordeaux, we have vines and what is very difficult today is to have oaths of untreated wood. There, it’s Virginia creeper”, he explains. According to his friend, meat cooked in wood would taste better. “The plancha is the compromise when the weather is not nice, in winter, but it also cooks well”, he specifies.
According to our colleagues from RTL, 44% of barbecues sold in 2022 were electric. Exceeding the sale of charcoal barbecue.
Symbol of the American way of life, the one that conquered Europe after the Second World War, is today the essential of the summer.
But since then, the models have evolved a lot. “We do a lot of planchas, gas and charcoal barbecues. We also do a lot of braziers, but what is really taking precedence at the moment is the kamado”, explains Eric Le Gal, manager of La Planète Barbecue, in Mérignac. You still have to count 3,000 euros for this luxury barbecue. But regardless of the model, grills are always popular.
If more than one in two French people have a barbecue at home, you have to be careful. Patrick and his friend know the dangers of barbecues. “You have to be careful of the neighbours, there are trees around… we have prepared the garden hose just in case”. The two friends do not minimize the risks in the event of a fire starting.
The Gironde is a department plagued by forest fires. During the summer of 2022, major fires destroyed nearly 28,700 hectares, particularly in La Test-de-Buch, Landiras, Landiras Saint-Magne, Saumos and Arès.
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