my dad grilled almost every day he could in the summer, also grilled when we
had parties/family gatherings, still does, now due to gas grill even in
winter, Lee
"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Alan S" > wrote in message
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>> On Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:56:52 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
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>>>
>>>"Tiger Lily" > wrote in message
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>>>> we 'bake' our food on the BBQ
>>>> it has a themostat and works like any other gas stove, you have to
>>>> learn
>>>> what temp the marks will drop you to
>>>>
>>>> tonight, we had "Shake N Bake" Cajung pork chops on the BBQ
>>>> boy, that was good!
>>>
>>>I never understood the concept of BBQs. Generally you use them outdoors
>>>and
>>>that is about the last place I want to be on a hot day. I also dislike
>>>the
>>>flavor of food that has been on a BBQ.
>>
>> Here, part of the concept is that on hot days Dad is outside cooking
>> on the BBQ and playing with the kids; which means that Mum is wherever
>> she wants to be and not inside in a hot house (not all have air-con
>> here) over a hot stove.
>>
>> Despite the implied sexism of that scenario, it is pretty true for
>> many families.
>>
>> I use ours two or three times a week, summer and winter. It has
>> several advantages. Minimal washing-up, fat drains off the meat well,
>> chops don't fill the house with smoke or smell when cooking, simple to
>> use and I'm outside in the fresh air (and BBQ smoke) sipping a glass
>> of wine and watching a glorious sunset while she watches the gloomy
>> news of the day.
>>
>> Tonight will be a shared pork chop with tomatoes, potato slices,
>> pumpkin slices, onions and peas. Simple but delicious.
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> Hmmm... Perhaps it is just because we didn't have it much when I was
> growing up. When we did, it was always a big deal. Oooh! Daddy is
> cooking. We only ever had hamburgers. Perhaps hot dogs. I don't
> remember. I would never eat hot dogs so if they were served, I ignored
> them.
>
> We had a BBQ maybe once or twice a summer. I actually thought somehow
> that my dad liked to do it!
>
> Last year or maybe it was the year before, we got my dad a new set of BBQ
> tools and some cookbooks, only to find out just recently that he never
> liked it!
>
> Perhaps one reason why we didn't do it often is that we generally only get
> one really hot week out of the year. We're having it now. It was much
> nicer just to go to some air conditioned restaurant than to have to sit
> outside in the smoke of the BBQ. We didn't have the gas kind that many
> people do these days.
>