6 Ways To Throw a Great Barbecue

What is a Barbecue? Since Americans gathered around the fire roasting pigs with friends and family barbecues have been a staple of American culture.

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For most of the population using a grill is a essential part of cooking during the summer months. Read on!!! Summer has Arrived!!! Get ready to throw a great barbecue bash!

1) Think out of the box. Not only hamburgers and hot dogs can be grilled.

2) Try some of those foil packed recipes which cook in less than 20 minutes which are very handy and clean and kids will also love the surprise element. Combos can be great fun as you can mix it up any way you want and it makes a great game for the kids mixing different items of bread, fruit and veg.

3) They say variety is the spice of life so if you only ever cook the same old sausages and steaks why not try something different like a nice bit of cod or a juicy bit of venison. Similarly, try to mix it up with condiments and seasoning.

4) Barbecues should not be rushed, they are supposed to be fun, many of the die hard barbecue fans out there will state that broiling is an insult to the barbecuing criteria. Barbecues should represent a process of slow cooking on low to high heat and while you wait for the food to grill its a great opportunity to have a good laugh with who ever is in your party be it friends and family.

5) When we were all small children are moms told us never to play are food, well there is an except to every rule isn’t there? Barbecue games are a great way to have really good fun while cooking. In the game Glutton, every player gets either mashed potatoes, turnip or mac cheese, then they must pick at random a utensil from the kitchen and eat and the first person to eat all of their dish wins

6. Just because you aren’t queen/ king of the grill doesn’t mean you can’t host a blazing hot BBQ. My mom alway boiled the chicken ahead of time and then threw them on the grill when the guest came. Call that cheating if you may, I call it cooking the way she was comfortable. Any party should be low stress and FUN and that includes barbeques.