Special Delivery from Almaty

[NL_Weber_fan]

I live in Atyrau, Kazakhstan and work for an oil company .  It is a pretty small city in a developing country.  As such, a lot of products are not available.  Charcoal briquettes is one such product.  The lump charcoal I can get here is good, but I like briquettes for some cooks.

Anyway, a Kazakh friend and coworker asked me to write letters of recommendation for grad schools in the USA.  I was happy to, and he got into Columbia!

After that, I felt I could ask him for a favor.  I sent him out looking for Weber briquettes in the city of Almaty (where he is working because of covid).  He found them and and arranged shipping to me.  Altogether i paid about 90,000 kzt (~$207) for 64 kg.  Not bad considering my location.




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[JEBIV]

That is pretty cool

[blu082003]

Awesome


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[bbqking01]

Nice!


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[pbe gummi bear]

Congrats to you and your friend. The weber briquettes are high quality.

[bamakettles]

Very cool......

[foshizzle]

I haven't heard of anyone getting them in the US for over a year since they discontinued them.  That's a really good find. Wish Weber would start manufacturing them again.


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[NL_Weber_fan]

I think they continue to sell them in Europe.  These ones are made in Germany.  I will see how they compare to the USA ones.

[Joep]

Yes here in the Netherlands they are available. Only the long lasting briquettes are discontinued


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[Grillmeister]

NL_Weber_fan,
Wow, you are a long ways from home and yet you procured charcoal briquettes.  Very impressive.  I have worked with Kazakhstan over the years and I find their meat product pretty good.  Since you're there and grillin', what are some of your favorite meat cuts and spices to use in Kazak?

[NL_Weber_fan]

The meat is good.  They can also get very good beef from Miratorg in Russia.  I can get local meat for very cheap.  There is even a local butcher that can get good pork.  I find the local traditional cooking pretty bland but there are a lot of good local restaurants that have cuisine from all over the works.  The Georgian restaurants are awesome with meat skewers cooked over charcoal.


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