'Let's have a BBQ ' said no woman ever!

[Lifewithasixyearold]

No it isnt easier, no it's not less work and no DH you don't actually do anything like all of it!
Fuck me, it's 160 degrees out there, my rage is hotter than the damn BBQ which wasn't lit in time of course and naturally I have started things in the oven because when the BBQ does get going it will incinerate the outside of everything and leave a lovely warm core of pure food poisoning within...
AIBU surely we could get them banned, smoke, emissions or something??

[UntilTheCowsComeHome]

I actually don't even enjoy attending other people's. I hate flies and keep glancing at the coleslaw nervously in case one hovers over it. I worry about raw meat and get anxious if nobody used the oven first. And I always seem to end up on the chair where I'm squinting into the sun. There's never enough room in the garden table for plates, cutlery, a dozen condiments and several big salad bowls so there's a lot of "budging up" where nobody is comfortable. The kids get overheated and whiny but won't go inside cos everyone is outside. My arse gets sore on their garden furniture and I silently wish I was inside on my hosts comfy looking armchair.

^^Yes, yes, yes to this.

Luckily my DH hates BBQs too.

[Natsku]

That sounds delicious HaudYerWheeshtBawbag

Need to go fishing, catch some nice perch or something, and then fry them over the fire on the cast iron pan - nothing tastes better than freshly caught fish cooked over a real fire.

[morningconstitutional2017]

I can't understand the fuss about bbq's. It's just cooking outside. The few I've politely attended have been all right, nothing special and certainly not worth the fuss and bother. Only one was really super but that's not the norm.
I'd rather eat indoors anyway as I seem to be a midge/bee magnet.

[LedaP]

We are just about light our bbq.

Have lamb kebabs.

I bloody love a bbq. So does dh and he does all our cooking.

[HaudYerWheeshtBawbag]

I cant wait for it, we have 2 families coming around at 5, we were supposed to be hosting 40 people today, however because of work we cancelled, and are now having close friends around.

Ds2 caught the trout while fishing yesterday, with a family friend, so hes looking forward to cooking it, even descaling and gutting it

[booellesmum]

We are having a bbq today.
DH will cook and I'll just sort the rolls, salad and sides.
Far less work than the full roast dinner I usually do on a Sunday.

[Lifewithasixyearold]

Viques with you on the asparagus

Can't find the post but the problem really isnt with DH, he is pretty gold plated in every other way, it's just the hot stinky hell that is a BBQ, the delusion that it makes my life easier which is really what he intends but really doesn't deliver

[CorporalNobbyNobbs]

Fair enough life it was me who said that and I meant it tongue in cheek to some extent. It just sounded like you were doing all the work and he didn't nothing.

[CorporalNobbyNobbs]

Your post where you said he was sitting drinking beer while you did all the cleaning up...

[AcrossthePond55]

Love a BBQ! But I'm a California native and grew up with them. DH and I RV so BBQ'ing is 90% of our meals

Sturdy paper plates and bowls, paper napkins, plastic/bamboo cutlery. Red cups for the booze. Eat outside at the picnic table. DH does the cooking, cleanup for me is a minimum; put away condiments, toss the paper goods & bottles, chuck the bowls used for 'sides' in the dishwasher. Easy peasy.

BBQ is all about easy. Not the time to drag out the china dishes and linen napkins.

[gottachangethename1]

YADNBU. I detest barbecues. Stinky smoke all over my washing today from ndn which smells like their cooking manure. Largely unhygienic and food rarely tastes great. We just don't have the knack like our Aussie cousins. Supermarkets are a nightmare too in this period. Roll on winter

[Serialweightwatcher]

HaudYerWheeshtBawbag

Oooooh that sounds delicious

[sashh]

I love a BBQ. I couldn't understand why a friend hated them until I experienced his mother's idea of them.

My BBQ me and a few friends, 1 or 2 do the shopping friend j gets bb out and lights it. Friend e used to cook in a pub and misses it so she cooks.

Food is put on sequentially and served between drinks, so a call of 'sausages are ready, kebabs will be 5 mins. Everyone helps themselves to salad, bread rolls etc.

It takes several hours. Cleaning up is shared.

Friend j's mum

All food is put on BBQ while coals are red.
As soon as meat is slightly charred it goes in the oven until rock hard.
A TABLE set with cutlery, glasses and cloth is set up.

The food then comes out plated up and is eaten in 15 mins.

BBQ is all about how you do it.

And UK parks should have coin operated ones like in Oz.

[KickAssAngel]

I don't see the point unless there are several people there. When it's just the three of us, it's ridiculous to heat up the BBQ for 3 burgers or a few sausages. I really hate the excessive amounts of meat that seem expected at these things.

[PookieDo]

I don't like BBQ's for all of the reasons everyone already said
More so I hate my neighbours having them. It stinks your whole house out and you don't even get to eat any of the food
I'm not a big meat lover so don't care about the cremated meat

[Creatureofthenight]

We don't own a BBQ but my dad loves doing them, and he has always cleaned it when he's finished.

[HolgerDanske]

I love a BBQ. I like them to be adult only, though, and the cooking needs to be done by a competent BBQ cook. It also does not need to be five hundred different meats (although I do like that if done well), it's much nicer if it's just a good, well balanced meal which just happens to be cooked on a grill. And I am lucky in that both myself and my partner are good cooks (him much better than me, tbf) so we work together and it always turns out great.

[PookieDo]

My BIL never cleans the BBQ and my poor sister ends up every year on the morning of their big summer barbecue frantically trying to get all last years burnt stuff off when he allegedly 'did it last time'
No he didn't
And you just end up going round and round with bin bags throwing tons of stuff away

[sproutish]

Swan off to Tesco on the hottest day of the year! That's no treat!
I beg to differ! I stood in front of the ice cream freezer yesterday for a solid 5 minutes and it was heavenly

[sodablackcurrant]

Whats the bets that those who love smoky barbecues are rabid anti cigarette smoking zealots. LOL.

[DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen]

Tesco was bliss this morning,properly chilly

[GrumpyOldBag]

I really hate the excessive amounts of meat that seem expected at these things.

Totally agree. Why is a BBQ an excuse to eat twice as much meat as you would normally have for a meal.

Normal meal: 1 burger in bun + salad

BBQ: Burger, 2 sausages and a chicken kebab minimum.

[DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen]

I'm sure no one's forcing you to eat

[cantthinkofausernamerightnow]

YANBU
I like bbq food
I like being outside
but BBQs are loads of work, especially "beind the scenes"
DH BBQ'd yesterday and this morning the kitchen was still a state
And yes, BBQ again tonight
What's wrong with a jacket spud with coleslaw ffs!

[Natsku]

And UK parks should have coin operated ones like in Oz

In parks and by beaches and in hiking areas here in Finland its common to find a firepit (under a roof, with benches around to sit on etc.) free for people to use, some even provide the firewood. So nice to go for a hike in a national park and then light up a fire to cook your lunch over.