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Barbecue this weekend?

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RosieandherMaw Thu 01-May-25 21:27:05

BBQ RULES:
We are about to enter the BBQ season. Therefore it is important to refresh your memory on the etiquette of this sublime outdoor cooking activity. When a man volunteers to do the BBQ the following chain of events are put into motion:
(1) The woman buys the food.
(2) The woman makes the salad, prepares the vegetables, and makes dessert.
(3) The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the necessary cooking utensils and sauces, and takes it to the man who is lounging beside the grill - beer in hand.
(4) The woman remains outside the compulsory three meter exclusion zone where the exuberance of testosterone and other manly bonding activities can take place without the interference of the woman.
Here comes the important part:
(5) THE MAN PLACES THE MEAT ON THE GRILL.
(6) The woman goes inside to organize the plates and cutlery.
(7) The woman comes out to tell the man that the meat is looking great. He thanks her and asks if she will bring another beer while he flips the meat
Important again:
(😎 THE MAN TAKES THE MEAT OFF THE GRILL AND HANDS IT TO THE WOMAN.
(9) The woman prepares the plates, salad, bread, utensils, napkins, sauces, and brings them to the table.
(10) After eating, the woman clears the table and does the dishes
And most important of all:
(11) Everyone PRAISES the MAN and THANKS HIM for his cooking efforts.
(12) The man asks the woman how she enjoyed ' her night off ', and, upon seeing her annoyed reaction, concludes that there's just no pleasing some women.🤣

Nanato3 Fri 02-May-25 15:25:54

RosieandherMaw

Nanato3

We don't have them . I'd much rather have my food cooked in the kitchen, much more hygienic.

The smell of them is never good to me .

Oh dear
#SOHbypass

It's not SOH bypass . I'm giving my opinion like others .
I have a great SOH by the way .

Puss Fri 02-May-25 15:32:20

I had to laugh because it all sounded soooo true. Lol

GrannyGravy13 Fri 02-May-25 15:51:13

Hilarious Maw and spot on.

We had a BBQ last night with our 10yr old GS assisting Grandpa, ate outside as the weather was glorious.

Tonight it’s the turn of his 5yr old brother (The Imp) no doubt he will be at the grill 😹😹😹

Ziplok Fri 02-May-25 16:04:20

That made me smile Maw.

I quite enjoy a barbecue now and again. We cheat a bit though, as our barbecue is electric, but there’s something nice about eating outdoors on a warm, calm day.
I like the smell of them, too, when others are enjoying a barbecue - they always smell enticing, a bit like when you get a whiff of someone cooking bacon on a Sunday morning.

Cateq Fri 02-May-25 16:16:00

We occasionally have a bbq which we all help at. I love eating al fresco even if it’s a meal cooked inside. We always have done this since the children were little.

Scribbles Fri 02-May-25 16:25:52

Maw, you forgot the part about how the heavens open just as the Master Chef is pronouncing his wares are ready and then the polythene dust sheet, slung between the garden fence and the shed roof "just in case" collapses under the weight of rainwater. The deluge soaks everyone and everything, reducing the hot charcoal to a sodden, smoky mess; the barely cooked sausages to wet pulp and the eager diners to drowned cats. Everyone then troops back indoors to dry off and call Papa John's for a delivery.
(Laugh if you want but it happens. I was one of the drowned cats).

mrsmeldrew Fri 02-May-25 16:30:07

...And the waiting hours for the fuel to be hot enough ...

We did have some really tasty minted lamb kebabs last night from Lidl. But I did them in the air fryer!

The faff of getting out the enormous gas bbq. I don't think we have used it for at least two years now.

Mamie Fri 02-May-25 16:52:36

We have lots of barbecues. My two favourites are kebabs of duck breasts and dried figs soaked in brandy and monkfish wrapped in bacon, served with aioli. We also do a boned shoulder of lamb marinated in olive oil and herbs. Good with new potatoes and asparagus cooked in foil parcels on the barbecue.

Georgesgran Fri 02-May-25 16:57:50

I’ve got the barbie and the fuel - unfortunately the former is still living in a box in the garage. I really must get it assembled!

Chester20 Fri 02-May-25 18:41:18

soos45

When we moved to S.Africa from the UK over 40 years ago, we'd never heard of bbq's (known here as braais - which means grill). The novelty was great fun especially in the long sunny Summer months. They are a part and parcel of SA life...but.-- it happens exactly as you say Rosieandher Maw!! -- well said!!

Same here, braais regularly, and exactly as stated.

lixy Fri 02-May-25 18:47:25

Excellent! We have relations who act that out at least once a month in the Summer.
Me? Too lazy to go through the faff of a BBQ.

knspol Fri 02-May-25 19:17:30

BBQ's here are all done by DS and GD nowadays and he and DIL help with all prep and also all of the clearing and washing up, a family event.

Witzend Wed 07-May-25 10:01:22

😂 OP.
When other people are invited, there’s also the ritual primeval male bonding element, all gathered around the barbecue, beer in hand.

NotSpaghetti Wed 07-May-25 13:08:24

Ziplok it's the smell that I find so horrible.
Burning flesh smell is just not for me!
I do like eating outside though!