I wonder where the creation of the gas barbeque ranks in the list of important additions to family life. I ask because it has changed the routine of the summer for those who have some space to set one up. A garden isn’t absolutely necessary, even people who live in flats above ground level can have one as long as they have some sort of balcony area.
The earliest one I recall literally was a gas barbeque as it had a hose that connected into an extension to the gas pipe from the sitting room fire that my dad had put in that ran out to the patio. It did mean that where it went was a bit restricted to the length of the hose. But what it permit was that the minute as it seemd as if the weather was looking to be half decent either at lunchtime or in the evening, we could plug it in and spark it up.
With a barbecue that needs charcoal grills it was never quite so painless. Obviously these bbq grills can’t just be switched on and off. It takes some skill to get the thing lit, the heat uniformly spread and then once everything is finished, there is the wait for the brickettes to finish burning and eventually cool down so they are safe if youngsters are around. Or pour water over the coals to hurry things along, but however you deal with them they then have to be thrown away, the rest of the ash needs to be thrown out and it’s all a bit of a palava. And that’s always supposing a quick trip out to the petrol station to buy a bag of charcoal isn’t necessary.
Gas burning bbq grills have so such inconveniences. The grill itself might need to be brushed over or washed but that’s about it. The facility they give to be able to decide that you fancy getting the meat over an open fire also tends to result in it becoming a more notable meal than normal since different members will be tasked into mixing up a salad or two, far more bottles of sauces will come out than would ever be seen if the cooking were happening in the kitchen, and a half decent bottle of wine might find its way into the chiller.
More spontaneous activity may see the picking up of phones to invite friends to pop round and “bring a bottle and a sausage, we’ll do the rest” and hey presto an ordinary weekend lunch is made into a casual social gathering where the causal factors are warm sunshine and the invention of quick firing bbq grills.
This type of thing could happen with charcoal grills but the chances are that it will need lots more planning and time to get it going and afterwards to run it down. Hence I ask my question above. Personally I would put it place up there with the package holiday as something which, when done correctly can bring family members together, include others into the group and go on with the great measure of friendship and love which is sharing food. It’s the stuff of life.
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