next door has bbqs in february

[southeastastra]

i think it's unreasonable

i love barbecues.

glad i dont have a neighbour to get upset about it. dont think id feel too charitable about it tbh.

Such classic 'English' comments "What's wrong with cooking and eating outside" and the one that had me rofl "the smell of petrol or whatever makes us gag on our food"

I grew up on all year round bbqs - best way to cook ...
sorry, but yes yabu ...

next doors little girl looked over our fence last summer and said "do you have a barbecue every day?" (yes, pretty much- my family lived in africa where Braais are a way of life )

There is a butcher in this town (in North Yorkshire) that has a bloke barbecue-ing outside the shop every saturday, year round, and does a roaring trade.

must admit that I never even read most of the other posts....who uses petrol...must admit we are oldfashioned bbq'ers. we use coal....and erm, just because we cook food on the bbq doesn't mean we actually eat al fresco...shudder...for that it's half the time to cold, sigh!

ghosty
so what is so special about fecking bbq then? pray do tell

oh, and i aint 'english' either even if my comments sounded like that to you...

bbq people imho are bossy controlling types who thrust some revolting charred shit on a plate towards you

the petrol or whatever does make me gag.. and i hate it, so what?
get enough fumes from cars dont need the extra

its inconsiderate shite social behaviour, (depending how close you live to others)

but petrol bbq is not actually bbq...tis all about the coal, and the chargrilled flavour...however, chargrilled does not mean burned, and it took my english husband a long time to learn this...he used to char the lot...but now it's just lovely well cooked food he does...

Didn't occur to us that someone might be offended by us grilling a piece of steak outside. Personally I always feel envy if I smell someone elses bbq. DH is somewhat of a foodie and just thought it would be a delish way of doing the ribeye tonight (it was). Although no petrol was used, I hasten to add.

Sorry southeastastra, hope it didn't spoil your evening!

Dee

you just haven't had good bbq, I'm afraid...

3andnomore
so you fire up your coals, fetch your food,cook said food, plate it up..
and
take your plate
back..er, indoors?
lol

i really dont get you bbq types
it must be genetic
do your earlobes split or are they joined?

well, like I said, it's just a way of cooking, to us it's not about party's or al fresco eating, it's about the flavour of the food, and it just tastes amazing....

but now about the environmental issues...now, I don't really get that at all...surely it really isn't any environmentally unfriendly to do coal bbq then say using our gas cooker or fan oven....I mean, unless you only use raw uncooked food, you are not really going to be 100% environmentally firendly?
Had this talk with someone years ago, and that person had never thought of the environemtnal impact hat using electricity is having...

DeeRiguer
So turn on your cooker, fetch the food, cook said food, plate it up
and
take your plate to the table(or sofa?)
lol

I obviously grew up in a warmer climate but dont have any hesitation in having a BBQ whenever. It has a different taste and as long as not burnt to an inch of its life (my grandfather style ) its great.

vlc
you could be right, but aint gagging for it either!

my neighbor does use petrol am sure of it, well, thats what it tastes like when it hits back of my throat..they are visually impaired and the flames they are mighty high,
its just not a good (urban) mix sorry

someone will have an eye out if this cooking style is allowed to become the norm

they are obviously trying to emulate something tasty they have had, i can see that now, but its just disgusting fuel smells, and quite scary for us..
one eye on the building and hand on speed dial one for emergency services ... lol

btw, our bbq liking truely started when we lived out in Cyprus...and luckily our neighbours on one side are cypriots (or half cypriots) and the others luckily don't seem to object neither...phew...
and yes, what is so weird to use BBQ as cooking method instead of say the grill...and eat inside?

lol at the petrol scenario...and shudder...
you sure it's not one of those gas fuelled bbq's...not that i like those...just petrol...well...would have never occured to me, lol

nzshar
well, yes ...and?
...cause i dont eat standingup (bad for digestion)! [smile
on a nice evening i might even take it outside when all your fumes have subsided..

i can appreciate this is something i just dont get
but
it is in yer face a bit too..
and if i had a washing out and no warning i wouldnt be happy
then you are on a par with mad compost burning at any hour neighbor and i am too frightened of your mad ways than to do anything other than shout to dh 'who the feck lite a fire at this time?' and leg it swiftly indoors..

why is it never warm enough for you to outside though?
do you live utter hebrides or nearby?

i do love eating outside

its so peaceful lol
..sometimes...

well, I think nzs just meant to agree with me, that it is a way of cooking, not a whole way of you have to eat it outside, and all that...

btw...if we want to bbq and see neighbours washing out, we will wait or tell them we plan to bbq at such and such time...because it would be very ignorant and rude not to do that...

I really feel the cold (and no my excuse is not that I am very skinny...oh I wish...I just can't sit anywhere unless I have direct sunshine and no wind, lol....I am german, not hardy brittish, you know ( you always know the brits in germany, as they are the ones walking down the road in a t-shirt in freezing temps, lol)

go to glasgow in winter 3andnomore
the men are so hard there their concession to bitter cold is to turn up jacket collar..

i think i am officially cold bloodied, i know what you mean, i take ages to warm up but i am was skinny..
and live in mild climate of saf east engerland..
am glad you look out for washing and such
none of the feckers dear neighbors round here seem to notice...

like I said, there is a way to do things and there isn't...I wold be severely pissed of if neighbours wouldn't tell me they are having a bbq whilst my washing is out...
and can also sympethise as in, a lot of people around the estate seem to ignore the whole recycling thing, and then have their bins refused which means a nice, erm, little garden fire...sigh...not immideate neighbours, but plastic stinks all over the esteate when burned, yuk

Dee,
Sorry if I upset you by saying 'English' ...
I am English ... but was born in Africa and only had 4 years of my childhood in England ... it was always a running joke in our family that many English people have no idea how to barbecue properly ... and that is illustrated by the fact that you have never ever been given a decent barbecue. It must be noted that there is never ever ever any need to light a barbecue with petrol or indeed firelighters. And there is no need whatsoever to cook your food over a high flame ... and have charred food.
I officially invite you to come and visit us here in Melbourne and we will cook up a barbie storm for you. I vow you will not be given anything charred and there will be no smell of petrol ... you never ever look back - this is my pledge ....

Oh, and if someone's barbecue is smoking to the point of making your washing smell ... they are CRAP BARBECUERS ...

it took my dh a very long time to finally take my mums tip and bbq over the almost white coal...i.e. let it burn down nicely before setting anything to grill over it!

exactly 3andnomore ... your mum is an clearly an expert ...

When I was a student (in England) some guys decided to have a barbecue at their house. They couldn't get it to light ... so after trying fire lighters they decided to pour petrol over it ... it still wouldn't catch. So one of the guys decided to throw his Zippo lighter at it ...

Funnily enough, that boy's nickname throughout Uni was 'Dickhead'