How often have we heard that “breakfast is the most important meal of the day”? Breakfast on a BBQ puts a delicious twist on your morning meal, infusing it with the smoky flavour only a grill can provide.
It’s also a way to make the most of your outdoor dining area. Whether you’re hosting brunch with relatives or cooking up a small family meal, it’s a nice break from routine. If you can cook something inside, you can cook it outside. There’s nothing that improves the taste or texture quite like the flames of a grill.
Need some BBQ breakfast ideas? As one of Sydney’s leading BBQ retailers, Home Fires can provide you with plenty of inspiration. Read on for some of our easiest and most mouth-watering suggestions for BBQ breakfast recipes.
BBQ Breakfast Ideas
No matter the meal or the time of day, we all know food tastes better cooked on a BBQ. Even bread, which becomes warmer, chewier and packs a toasty bite. If you’re stuck for BBQ breakfast recipes, here are some ideas to spark your inspiration:
Egg scramble
A simple egg scramble is easy to pull off and can feed your whole family. Scramble some eggs and throw in whatever other ingredients you fancy—cheese, bacon, onions, etc.
Breakfast burgers
It’s easy to apply your own style to breakfast burgers and sandwiches and cater to the tastes of the whole family. Just toast two English muffins and fill them with eggs, bacon, hash browns, tomatoes or anything else you like.
Homemade hash browns
It’s easy to pull off classic hash browns. Pre-cook the grated potato and shape it into a patty. Add some herbs, garlic or parmesan cheese and cook until brown on the outside and tender on the inside.
Grilled avocado halves
Avocado halves grilled for two minutes on each side make for a tasty vegetarian option, especially with some lemon juice or salt and pepper. Enjoy smeared onto your grilled toast or as a side dish with your eggs.
Pancakes
Pancakes are a timeless breakfast favourite, and cooking them on a BBQ is the perfect way to achieve a soft, chewy texture with a crispy exterior.
Bacon and eggs
A typical Aussie weekend breakfast, bacon and eggs is even better on a BBQ. It’s so simple that even if you’re a novice on the grill, you can whip up smoky bacon and some sunny-side-up eggs for everyone.
Veggie breakfast
BBQ brings out the rich flavours in vegetarian and vegan food as well. For a succulent veggie fry-up, try veggie sausages, halloumi cheese, eggs, tomatoes and mushrooms. For a vegan option, there are veggie sausages, mushrooms, tomatoes, baked beans, avocado and more.
Why Cook Breakfast on a BBQ
Besides the enhanced flavour, there are several excellent reasons to cook breakfast on a BBQ; not all are common knowledge. Here’s why you should BBQ your breakfast more often:
Relief from the morning clean-up
Cooking breakfast outside on the grill reduces the amount of pots, pans, tools and accessories to deal with, meaning less time spent washing dishes.
Perfect for pre-cooked meats
Grilling is a quick, high-heat method that causes a Maillard reaction, bringing out the crispy, smoky flavours in pre-cooked and processed meats like bacon and ham.
Plenty of space
Take your cast-iron frypan outside and fire it up next to the grill. You will have unlimited breakfast options to choose from, as well as plenty of space to work.
More nutrients
Cooking food on the BBQ preserves more of its natural vitamins and minerals like iron, zinc and magnesium, making breakfast healthier for you and your family.
Less fat
Grilling meat over a flame melts a lot of the fat from the cut, leaving you with a leaner, healthier breakfast.
Best BBQs for Breakfast Cooking
You can cook breakfast on any type of BBQ with satisfying results. There are several considerations when choosing the right BBQ that are more relevant, including features, size, price and style. But some of the best types of BBQs to try out your BBQ breakfast ideas on include:
Weber BBQs
Weber is one of the world’s leading and most innovative BBQ brands, famous for its flavours and features. Weber’s fast-heating BBQs have plenty of cooking space and are easy to clean with even heat distribution, making them perfect even for busy mornings when you’re on the go.
Gas BBQs
Gas BBQs are fast and versatile. With a quick set-up time and precise temperature control, they’re ideal for cooking breakfast foods of all kinds quickly and efficiently.
Wood-fired BBQs
Wood-fired BBQs infuse foods with succulent, smoky flavours, which is perfect for a lot of breakfast staples like sausages and bacon. However, these BBQs take a little longer to heat up, which makes them best suited to slower-paced mornings when you have a little more time to spare.
Portable BBQs
Portable BBQs are light, fast-heating and easy to carry around, making them perfect for outdoor cooking on a camping trip or weekend getaway.
Find Your New BBQ at Home Fires
The best place to find a BBQ that will let you cook your breakfast the way you like is on the Home Fires website.
With industry-leading service and warranties, Home Fires has a range of BBQs and smokers from top brands like Weber, Masport, Beefeater and Gasmate. We have wood, gas and electric BBQs as well as accessories, including rotisseries, scrapers, cleaners, pellets, convection trays, built-in burners and more.
A trusted name in Sydney for more than 40 years, Home Fires is a leading name in heating solutions including quality BBQs you can cook a satisfying breakfast on. To find out more and for help finding the right BBQ, contact the Home Fires team.
