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I will braai you a fillet my way and it will be the softest piece of meat you have eaten. No, it is not done at low heat, I do it in the hottest part of the fire, ask Scipio.

I find exactly the opposite Compressed lasts longer and burns hotter.


I've never done this, but I've eaten it at a friend. It is really really tasty and I recommend it. I could try get my friend's recipe.

Josh I think that it is the brand of charcoal that makes the difference. I have used different brands of non-compressed charcoal, but the "Sudwest" remains the best.(I do not know how to put an umlaut on the "u". Our German friends may help here) It comes from Namibia but I believe it is not available everywhere. The bag is smaller than other brands but weigh the same.

ah, ok. So its more dense than other types. That makes sense. In general, the denser the fuel, the longer and hotter it burns. Just like leadwood burns longer than other types. That's why I prefer compressed to uncompressed (except for AWB's recommended brand which I haven't yet tried).
Its also worth remembering that, in my opinion, the denser the fuel the longer it takes for it to 'take'.

Leadwood!!! Now you are talking serious business. The best thing ever to braai on. In the good old days there used to be Leadwood fires in all the rest camps and picnic spots. I can still remember the days when you arrived at a picnic spot and and smelled the lovely aroma of the Leadwood fires You just have to pitch up, get yourself a spade and in no time flat you could start to braai. But that was too heavy on the supply of wood and was eventually stopped. Can anyone remember when this was stopped?

O, btw I think that there were also huge boilers with hot water on the tap. No problems if you want to brew yourself a cuppa tea.

I have read in an old Custos magazine that a huge Leadwood tree caught fire during a controlled fire and 36 days later, when the Ranger came to inspect the veld, the tree was still smouldering!

And thats no lie, & the taste, well, I tried to steal the whole fillet for myself.

If cooking on a braai isn't completely different from cooking any other way, that is the only way to cook filet.

I often get quite close on my griddle pan/skillet Its my first choice if I can't braai

Methinks this is leading to a braai-off forum meet

The way I do it is completely different,...and crazy to some.

Do share your secrets?

Yeah. Tell us Sprock or just invite us, but don't leave us "hanging".

Oohh, 'invite' does sound better than 'tell'

The invite is open, let me know when you will be here and I will show you how you will braai a fillet from now on.

Just get into your brandnew 8.5 ltr/100km car and drive to Phala.
Sprocky's door is allways open.