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I know that pain, doesn't help that my sister works for weight watchers. In my ear all the time!

I think it was circa 91 at my brothers house on a cheapo open grill and we spit roasted a chicken. Did the typical British grilling thing (sausages, burgers, kebabs, chicken pieces) until about 3 years ago. Then one day out of the blue decided that I didn't want to do that anymore. So we had an asian themed grilling session without a sausage or burger insight. That really opened the floodgates - going from 1 grill to 8 grills & 2 smokers over the next few years. Now at least grill once or twice a week. Though the family are a bit dubious about the number of cookers I now have all enjoy the results.

Nice stories so far, let's have more....

Mid 80's, would have been around 6 or 7. My parents got hooked on cooking over charcoal after holidaying in the Greek islands for the first time.

Remember my dad buying a BBQ from B&Q, lots of swearing followed during assembly because it really was a piece of crap. That BBQ lasted years mind you, the main things that were cooked on it were souvlaki and my mum's honey, soy and spring onion kebabs. The occasional banger and burger was done when entertaining but not very often.

I cant remember the first but generally lots of split spare ribs grilled crispy over a hibachi my parents used to have, potatoes in foil in the embers, and delia smiths bbq sauce, which seemed t be soy sauce, raw chopped garlic, orange juice and honey. Used to love that stuff and have it on bacon daily when i ws at uni.

My current passion probably stems from trying to get those ribs better! Oh and i used to be a total pyro when i was a kid.

keith157 wrote:Despite certain member's prejudices you can quite happily BBQ UK style on gas, it's economical and relatively clean.

You can even do this in the comfort of your kitchen, Some modern grills will ignite at the push of a button.

Really, you mean I could give up rubbing sticks together to get hot embers...............wow where will technology end


Oh I know boil in the bag 16 hour cooked Texas Brisket from Waitrose, proper bbq (apparantly )

So what are your early BBQ memories John?????

Started with a single steak,since then been through loads of grills now into smokers .And no i`m not saying how long ago it was .Hehe

my first BBQ memories would be circa 1973 . Cumberland sausage rings and beef rissoles cooked on big charcoal grills at ''The Koiona Coffee Shop'' [ a youth club dance organised by the Methodist Church ]. I can remember wearing half mast tonic Stay-press with red braces, red socks and shiny brogues, red gingham Ben Sherman and a Prince of Wales Crombie. I had a side parting shaved into my Number 1 and I thought I was one super cool 12 year old skinhead. We skanked the evening away to our Trojan Reggae Chartbusters albums and I can still remember that first smell of meat cooking over coals....oh yeah, and my first ever finger pie...

joker smoker wrote:my first BBQ memories would be circa 1973 . Cumberland sausage rings and beef rissoles cooked on big charcoal grills at ''The Koiona Coffee Shop'' [ a youth club dance organised by the Methodist Church ]. I can remember wearing half mast tonic Stay-press with red braces, red socks and shiny brogues, red gingham Ben Sherman and a Prince of Wales Crombie. I had a side parting shaved into my Number 1 and I thought I was one super cool 12 year old skinhead. We skanked the evening away to our Trojan Reggae Chartbusters albums and I can still remember that first smell of meat cooking over coals....oh yeah, and my first ever finger pie...

Now theres some memories
staypress, crombie, skinhead & skank

oh yes remember it well, dont remember ever going to my 1st Q tho, i can however remember (just) i bought my 1st open top argos style el cheapo about 19 years old when myself and my now wife moved to london, back in the day 'it were grim up north' and couldnt afford such luxury.