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Finally!

posted by [personal profile] oldbloke at 07:59pm on 26/08/2007
Some considerable time ago - must be getting on for 3 months, maybe even longer - we bought a small barbeque from Lidl.
Finally assembled and used it today.

Also picked over 4lbs of blackberries down along the canal, and the rocketfuel jars are being sterilised right now...
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posted by [identity profile] blackberry44.livejournal.com at 07:10pm on 26/08/2007
Charles wanted us to buy another barbeque this year, but we reckon we made the right decision when we decided against it. Maybe next year. We'll see how it goes..............

I'm trying to think of somewhere to pick blackberries. I thought the country park might be a good idea but it looked as though most of them had already been picked.

I had some wonderful large ones in my allotment but the current occupierrs have grubbed them all out. Pillocks!
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posted by [identity profile] oldbloke.livejournal.com at 08:45pm on 27/08/2007
Do you have a Lidl? Or an Aldi?
They keep having such bargains that we just can't resist! The BBQ was only about 15 quid, OK it's only a smallish "kettle barbeque", but I mean, even if it rusts to bits in 3 years it's still worth it.
Of course, I need to learn how to bbq stuff properly. Do I want the lid on or off? Do I want the vents open or not? We did a pack of sossies and 4 burgers and by the time we'd done them, the charcoal was pretty much cooled off. Seems a bit quick. But it was the first use, maybe next time, if we leave last time's charcoal in... I dunno. This stuff is supposed to be _natural_ for Real Men. Mind you, Real Men don't mind eating part-raw meat, I hear.

I'm definitely tempted by the "boil it all first, then BBQ it to finish it off" idea.
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posted by [identity profile] blackberry44.livejournal.com at 09:00pm on 27/08/2007
We have both Lidl *and* Aldi, but I didn't see the barbecue, otherwise I may have thrown parsimony to the winds and bought it anyway at that price.

You put the lid on if you want it smoky, I can't remember about the vents, but it has something to do with how hot you want the fire.

As for it being natural for Real Men, John has never cooked on the BBQ in his life. Charles quite likes doing it, but *I* have to do all the marinades. We *do* like home-made kebabs done on the barbecue, but at the moment I do them on the Foreman grill, and it's not at all bad. It doesn't compare to cooking over charcoal, but it's not bad....
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