BBQ (my first poll, be kind)

You left ribs off the list? That's it, I'm out of here.

Potaters? On a BBQ?

I voted for lamb chops, but if "fish" contains scampi/prawn, then it's fish.

yes, wrapped up in aluminium foil (xpost)

quite right.

Ahh, but the Sweetcorn!!!! mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

We attempted to do potatoes on our BBQ last weekend, but I think you're supposed to put them directly in amongst the coals rather than on the grill because they didn't cook at all! We were totally stuffed full of chicken/lamb/beef/veg kebabs anyway so didn't care.

oh yeah, we used to do them like that (in the coals) on campfires.

New question... fruit? On a BBQ? (If you mean wrapped in tinfoil with BRANDY and served with ice cream then thumbs up!)

Don't use raw potatoes, boil them first (= faster). Then put them in foil & put them in between the charcoal. (xpost)

Missing: Burrrgerrrs

um yeah, how could you miss those off

would have still voted for kebabs anyway.

ALL RIGHT, WHO DIDN'T BRING BURGERS?

I MEAN, WHAT ARE THE KIDS GOING TO HAVE? THEY DON'T LIKE BLACKENED SAUSAGES!!!

Bananas - totally delicious. Use fairly ripe ones - put them on the grill until they are totally black, split them - put a flake inside, squirty cream on top - hurrah!

Veggie burgers and veggie hot dogs, dude!

I pretty much like anything cooked on a barbeque tbh.

That sounds great, hopefully we'll have decent enough weather to squeeze another BBQ in to try it :P

xpost re bananas

Marinated Rumpie Steak

Fuck, burgers, what a stoopid ommision. My barbie speciality is chilli lamb burgers too. How could I forget?

No kangaroo, no crocodile, no emu? NO PRAWNS? Some BBQ.

It's her first poll, be kind.

Texas style!

Fuckabuncha Carolina-KC-Memphis bullshit.

So, basically, brisket sausage and ribs.

only one of which is actually a poll option

We already had a barbecue poll. This is a grilling poll under a wrong name.

where my western ny peeps at?

CHIAVETTA'S

(amazing vinegary chicken marinade)

ban british people

otm

salmon

No brisket??? :(

I thought salmon was a fish???

I'm getting the gist that American bbq's are different from UK barbies...

Rumpie, you have clearly missed every BBQ thread ever. :)

UK needs remedial BBQ school

otm!

BBQ

is a good place to start.

I would like to kindly note that, despite our linguistic differences, I appreciate the poll because I understand Rumpie's intentions. It's sausages for me - bratwurst.

Texas style!

Fuckabuncha Carolina-KC-Memphis bullshit.

this is just crazy talk. except for maybe texas toast, which makes for the best campfire breakfast, "texas style" anything is suspect. these people make chili without beans, ffs! chili means beans. otherwise it's just greasy ass meat sauce. might as well dump it on some soggy spaghetti and serve it up at the potluck.

the real debate here should be ribs: wet rub vs. dry rub. i'll take both.

This debate should stop. Been done so many times and has been proven by science that there are no winners.

Seconded.

yeah but beans in chili, WTF. That's what you get at a Piggly Wiggly in like Dover Deleware.

Rumpie's poll not representative of UK's general BBQ savvy - u morans

the true winner in the bbq wars is the moist towelette industry.

eenie meanie chili beanie - the spirits are about to speak

uk's general bbq savvy/world's tallest midget

eastern carolina

andrew m, you leave me no choice. Alert your seconds and have them contact my own. We will meet at a time and place of your choosing, and you must provide weapons. Might I suggest tongs brush and fork?

Has anybody here ever tried churrascaria?

yes. at a really touristy place, though.

oilyrags, the only things for which i shall require a fork are my sides of bbq baked beans and coleslaw.

would it ruin my cred if i admitted right now that i don't know what texas style bbq really means? i was just giving you whatfor for dissing memphis style honestly.

I WANT MY BABYBACK BABYBACK BABYBACK
I WANT MY BABYBACK BABYBACK BABYBACK
I WANT MY BABYBACK BABYBACK BABYBACK

barbecue sauce

You guys are giving me the shits.

BBQ is not the exclusive domain of Texas et al and heaven forbid it to mean other things in other countries. Its not just england you know - the Aussie BBQ is also all about sausages, steaks, seafood and kebabs on the grill.

And we call it a BBQ. Deal with it!

Sorry, that came out a bit ruder than I meant it to :)

That wiki bbq variations thing makes Australian bbqs sound pretty shithouse compared to our American friends' bbq.

USA types can get very anal about our BBQ, it's true. Having been a vegetarian for 21 years now, it's hard for me to get emotional about burnt tofu with ketchup.

sweet jesus what is wrong with england

I think Rumpie might not be English.

it's pretty funny though, the serious lines btwn english people talking on this thread and american people talking on this thread
oh yeah and you aussies ;) BARBBBIEEEE

last bbq-ed thing i had was lamb and it was fiiiine
wld really like my own back porch/patio/fire escape and bbq and a big kitchen and party times ahoy

the george foreman grill is not a good substitute even though it has awesome ad campaign and fat-holding tray

i have bbq-ed fruit, in the past

i don't really know what 'canadian bbq' is, thinking abt it

spam & moose

BBQ is not the exclusive domain of Texas et al

given that the word is taino, and migrated to spain before the US...

caribou sausages

and beer

xpost

Texas de Brazil is definitely overpriced for the quality (it's all kind of medium because god knows people paying $50 for a meal are frightened of seeing rare beef!), but since I'm never paying I am always down for shoveling in some well above-average piles of meat.

people should just give the bbq naming rights to the southern US cause they care so much more and their food is soooo much better.

its like if americans stared calling yellow government cheese brie and told the french to fuck off cause thats just what we call it here.

JHOSHEA OTM

grilling does not bbq make

yes, i know we've been over this 129481.39 times.

chicken ftw

We already had a barbecue poll. This is a grilling poll under a wrong name.

-- Rock Hardy, Friday, 31 August 2007 13:41 (3 days ago) Link

calling it barbecue would be acceptable, but not BBQ. That's ours, foreigners.

Well we just call it a barby anyway. Its not "bbq" here, its "a bbq".

RIGHT. Belgium wants the word BEER back. The crap you all call beer is just wrong. If we return "BBQ" to you, you return "Beer" to us.

:-)

Fair enough trade, I think.

Fine. We have malt liquor. What the fuck we need "beer" fo?

Halloumi Halloumi Halloumi Halloumi Halloumi Halloumi Halloumi Halloumi.

(Cubes of halloumi with discs of zucchini and cherry tomatoes on a skewer. Plus, the cheese squeaks when you bite it so the kids love it).

Australian barbeques are little more than outside hotplates powered by gas - i HAVEN'T SEEN Aif there's any classic charcoal / open flame barbies here I ain't seem 'em.

WTF happened there?

Halloumi babs omg so good.

if there's any classic charcoal / open flame barbies here I ain't seem 'em.

Waht? Webber kettle BBQs? Large BBQs with a grill with hotrocks under it (even if gas fired?)

And yr classick old "go to the bush picnic area and chuck some wood onto the crummy old brick BBQ with a rusty hotplate on top" scenario!

Like Paula Dean, I love potatoes. I have never put them on a BBQ, but they're still getting my vote.

And yr classick old "go to the bush picnic area and chuck some wood onto the crummy old brick BBQ with a rusty hotplate on top" scenario!

I haven't seen any yet... most picnic areas I've been to (Vic-only) have all had gas-powered hotplates. And everyone in Melbourne seems to only do these too. It's certainly the norm, no?

Well in the city parks those are pretty common yeah.

As much as I want be though of as having a sophisticated palate, the Chicago/Wisconsin guy in me will always override the lamb and kebabs, and go straight for the grilled bratwurst if given the choice -- although brats boiled in beer is preferable.

Therefore, my vote is 'sausage'.

Okay - to clarify:

I live in Scotland, it rains here for 90% of the year. As soon as the sun makes an appearance EVERYBODY strips down to their pants and runs to the nearest supermarket for disposable barbecues and pre-packaged meat.

The queues at the shops are reminiscent of Soviet Russia.

The above items are generally all that's left by the time I get there.

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

rumpie kind of OTM here.

This is a grilling poll under a wrong name.

No, this has the heat under the thing being cooked. <ducks>

but what if you're not cooking ducks?

Then we'll call it a daft made-up name like broiling.

"put another tater on the broilie!"

mmm, sounds good. okay!

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

SAUSAGES?

I didn't vote, but the right answer won.

I didn't see the parenthetical note for chicken that indicates people barbecue gizzards. How do you keep them from falling on the coals?

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Also great for grilling shrimp or scallops, or a big mess of wild mushrooms with rosemary.

I am now going to ask the more obvious question of why anyone would grill gizzards if they weren't a Grandy's employee.

I'm glad to see my Austin peeps standing up for true BBQ on here.

A BBQ poll without ribs, brisket, chopped beef, and pulled pork, just doesn't make sense, and no regional difference can explain that.

How the fuck else are you going to cook a fucking gizzard? You don't want gizzard stuck to the bottom of your frying pan do you? And use foil with that so it doesn't fall in the coals.

Okay, I suppose more what I meant is why would anyone want to eat one cubic inch of grilled gristle?

Because what else are you going to have with your head cheese? Goddamn Abbot you need to spend less time with your imaginary dick.

I think even the characters of Little House on the Prairie only used those to make gravy/sauces/stocks, and these were people who inflated pig bladders for their kids to play with like balloons.

I don't recall any giblets being required in any of the recipes in The Little House on the Prarie Cookbook, anyway.

LOL. Nicely said.

Hmm, that'll be the burgers winning then!

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