| Got to be national BBQ day today…. 09:27 - May 24 with 738 views | Bloots |
….what’s the equipment and food of choice?
I’m a traditional charcoal fueled, half oil drum enthusiast.
Good quality burgers and sausages plus various trimmings.
Keep it simple stupid. |  |
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| Got to be national BBQ day today…. on 09:33 - May 24 with 705 views | GlasgowBlue |
Years ago my old man asked me to light up a half oil drum BBQ in the back garden. Couldn’t get it going so I poured petrol on it. Luckily I was wearing short sleeves but it took off every hair on my arm.
Since then I’ve been strictly gas. |  |
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| I assumed you’d be…. on 09:43 - May 24 with 662 views | Bloots |
| Got to be national BBQ day today…. on 09:33 - May 24 by GlasgowBlue |
Years ago my old man asked me to light up a half oil drum BBQ in the back garden. Couldn’t get it going so I poured petrol on it. Luckily I was wearing short sleeves but it took off every hair on my arm.
Since then I’ve been strictly gas. |
….a gas type bloke.
Might as well cook it in the kitchen frankly. | |
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| Got to be national BBQ day today…. on 09:44 - May 24 with 663 views | brazil1982 |
We have the world's smallest BBQ so a few sausages, which to be honest are essential and non- negotiable on any size of BBQ. |  | | |
| Got to be national BBQ day today…. on 09:51 - May 24 with 642 views | BlueSmoke |
Went crazy at Swiss Farm yesterday. Ribs are the main event today, with their supurb pork and maple sausages on the undercard.
Weber. Gas. |  | | |
| I assumed you’d be…. on 09:52 - May 24 with 634 views | GlasgowBlue |
| I assumed you’d be…. on 09:43 - May 24 by Bloots |
….a gas type bloke.
Might as well cook it in the kitchen frankly. |
On a George Foreman. | |
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| Great grub, poor fuel! (n/t) on 09:52 - May 24 with 627 views | Bloots |
| Got to be national BBQ day today…. on 09:51 - May 24 by BlueSmoke |
Went crazy at Swiss Farm yesterday. Ribs are the main event today, with their supurb pork and maple sausages on the undercard.
Weber. Gas. |
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| Great grub, poor fuel! (n/t) on 09:54 - May 24 with 613 views | BlueSmoke |
| Great grub, poor fuel! (n/t) on 09:52 - May 24 by Bloots |
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I hear you. But it's so much less fcuking around. I'll be too baked for all of that. | | | |
| You make a good point. (n/t) on 10:00 - May 24 with 584 views | Bloots |
| Great grub, poor fuel! (n/t) on 09:54 - May 24 by BlueSmoke |
I hear you. But it's so much less fcuking around. I'll be too baked for all of that. |
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| Got to be national BBQ day today…. on 10:10 - May 24 with 547 views | ronnyd |
Hope you're not one of those BBQers who use what seems to aviation fuel to get it started, stinking out the whole neighbourhood in the process.  |  | | |
| Nope, just kindling…. on 10:12 - May 24 with 540 views | Bloots |
| Got to be national BBQ day today…. on 10:10 - May 24 by ronnyd |
Hope you're not one of those BBQers who use what seems to aviation fuel to get it started, stinking out the whole neighbourhood in the process. |
….and old copies of the Guardian. | |
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| Got to be national BBQ day today…. on 10:19 - May 24 with 518 views | DanTheMan |
Kettle BBQ and coal.
Usually food stuffs really, burgers and sausages, shrimp, corn on the cob, potato salad.
Skewers if I'm feeling a bit bougie. |  |
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| Got to be national BBQ day today…. on 10:45 - May 24 with 472 views | wkj |
Seasoned pork belly over coal is a firm favourite when exploring beyond Captain Birdfinger's usual fayre |  |
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| Got to be national BBQ day today…. on 10:47 - May 24 with 470 views | Swansea_Blue |
Yep, everyone’s going to be whipping out their oils up sausage and slapping it between a bun. It’s the weather for it innit. |  |
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| Got to be national BBQ day today…. on 11:02 - May 24 with 420 views | Mullet |
I’ve not done a bbq for a number of years since having kids, I usually only bother when I can have a house full of people over to make it worth while.
My hipster mate spent £600 on some fancy contraption and swear by it, but I always think coal and half barrel design is the best.
Lemon and oil in equal amounts, fresh rosemary and sage. Shake it in a jar until it emulsifies and you get a brilliant mixture for basting onto chicken. Like you good quality thick burgers and sausages. Halloumi and aubergines for the veggies. Spiced and fresh herbs out of the garden to taste.
Loads of Greek and middle eastern sides and salads and let people get into it all. Two trays of potato wedges out of the over with some feta crumbled in or smoky paprika on always goes well too.
Proper jerk or piri piri chicken is also brilliant on the coals in my opinion. But you have to get the spice right for your guests as I found out the hard way. |  |
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| Got to be national BBQ day today…. on 11:02 - May 24 with 417 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Got to be national BBQ day today…. on 10:19 - May 24 by DanTheMan |
Kettle BBQ and coal.
Usually food stuffs really, burgers and sausages, shrimp, corn on the cob, potato salad.
Skewers if I'm feeling a bit bougie. |
Coal? How heathen. I have a solar-powered grill smokehouse and only use European Beech wood chips from northern Sweden, of course, as they impart a particularly delicate smokey flavour. Which is perfect for a couple of Argentine Châteaubriand steaks lightly seasoned with hand-harvested Himalayan pink sea salt.
Er, no I’ve got a kettle bbq too and use a bag of charcoal from the garage. Has to be sausages and burgers and mixed kebabs with lots of roast veggies too. The other half likes halloumi kebabs.
I’m also partial to a fresh caught mackerel steamed in foil, but haven’t been fishing yet this year and they’re probably not in yet anyway. Last year I cooked a roast chicken on our kettle BBQ - stuck an upside down roasting tray in with the coals, so they’re only around the edges for indirect heat. Stand the chicken up on a can of beer up its bum, lid on and leave for an hour or so. Bloody lovely it was. [Post edited 24 May 11:04]
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| Got to be national BBQ day today…. on 11:28 - May 24 with 349 views | DJR |
My friend is up in Aberdeen for the weekend. When I contacted him on Friday, he said it was bitterly cold and he was wearing four layers of clothing.
Whilst it might have improved a bit since then the "feels like" temperature is well below the actual temperature.
Incidentally, he had planned to move back to Aberdeen when he retires, but having been there in January during the three week period with no sunshine, he's decided that's not a good idea.
Perhaps the only point of a BBQ in Aberdeen is to heat people up as they crowd round it. [Post edited 24 May 11:29]
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| Nope, just kindling…. on 11:29 - May 24 with 334 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Nope, just kindling…. on 10:12 - May 24 by Bloots |
….and old copies of the Guardian. |
Chuck on an old pair of your hemp sandals if you really want to get it going | |
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| Got to be national BBQ day today…. on 12:50 - May 24 with 160 views | Zx1988 |
Bought an entry level gas grill last year.
Soon learned the error of my ways, after having to clean the b'stard thing. Simple charcoal drum thingy for me from here on out! | |
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