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Men like to destroy stuff, blow stuff up, figure out how stuff works...and if
we're lucky, swear a lot and get really dirty in the process. Don't fight it or
deny it...it's in the genetic code. So...knowing that about you, me and guys in
general, it's only natural that we're attracted to something as mystifying and
hypnotic as the barbecue grill and the mysteries of how to grill.
But, what else does it represent, and why is it strictly a man's domain?
It doesn't matter to me what you cook, what you cook it on or how many you
want to cook for. You can call it a job, a chore, a challenge, an art, or a learned
skill, but what you'll find is, however you view it now, once you get good at it,
you think of it like dating, marriage, parenthood and even sex, if you want,
and get a whole lot more satisfaction out of it!
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Now, I'm not talkin’ about lavishing new tools and diamond studded
accessories on your grill, or getting crazy with sauces and tryin’ to do bananas
flambé on your grill...though that sounds like a cool challenge...I'm talkin’
about your attitude toward how to barbeque.
Let me tell you how to take your barbecue experience one giant step in the
right direction and make a lasting impression. If you’re gonna go through the
trouble to learn how to barbeque, don't just be A Man and do what's expected
of you, be The Man and do as much of the whole dinner as you’re able,
yourself. There's nothing’ worse than going to a barbecue and watching some
poor guy's lady slave over every detail, tell him what to do every step of the
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way, just to hear him get the credit for starting a fire when she told him to and
managing not to burn the meat beyond recognition.
If you're going to host a barbecue the right way, then you need to know:
(My personal opinion is that, the inability to figure out the answers to these
questions, not taking the time and energy to learn things which, to us grill
masters, is second nature, is part of the reason that most people don't host
parties, of any kind any more. I can't tell you how many people I've invited for
dinner parties and barbecues where the invitation isn't reciprocated in some
way. Could be my company, I suppose, but they keep coming back to my
house! Maybe my barbecue tastes so good, they'll put up with my company!
Maybe they don't reciprocate because they feel they can't measure up. Or
maybe, just maybe, they haven't figured out the answers to the questions I
laid out, basic to any kind of entertaining and don't know how to do it!)
In my house, we believe in sitting at a table for a meal (unless there are too
many of us, which'll happen at a barbecue) and having a conversation, and we
have trained our kids to do the same. We also seem to have trained a lot of
their friends; judging by the way they still like to come around at dinner time!
As for background noise, that's what a stereo is for...not a television.
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Don't panic...I know it seems like a lot to learn and do, changing attitudes and
responsibilities…sharing…plus having a personality transplant and all, but
believe me, once you've got this stuff down, there isn't anything you can't
handle on the grill. Plus, it's a great reason not to let her wrestle the tongs out
of your hands! That's like attacking your manhood!
Oh yeah, one more thing...some people take the "Hey, get your damn hands
off my grill" thing a little too seriously and think that no man should ever let
another man cook on his grill, like it's adulterous or something. Let me tell
you: I've got family and friends, all over the country, and because people know
I love to barbecue, especially for large groups, and they know I'm good at it,
they want me to take care of it for them. I personally grill with charcoal, but
that doesn't mean I can't work with propane. Variety is the spice of life!
Learn how to barbecue. Feed them right and you'll have them eating out the
palm of your hand...gladly
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