Good call, Langley.

But if you want a hand with the paving slabs, just give me a call.

We have a GO, seemingly.

Now, where did the fuel go? And why did I not clean it after the Christmas parrot?

Langley ...

I take it you've been consulting those mystical charts of yours to declare a GO status :ok:

MET Office synoptic chart animation 3 May to 7 May 2016

I hope BEagle has mowed his lawn with his Flymo device ready for action ?

Looks like the WX might also be good for both Wander and Courtney down in France ...

Let's hope your forecast is right ;)

Pretty good here this morning, and getting warmer - kettle BBQ out this weekend I guess - not a Weber, but cheap Castorama (B&Q) imitation, but works fine

I'm an 'Outback' person myself - a trusted steed since purchased when at Episkopi back in 06, and still going strong. Could not help but notice on the last episode of Amateur 'Masterchef' that these professional kitchens are utilsing bbqs at the rear of the kitchen to 'smoke effect' their food - its taken these so called professionals years to work out what we already know and have been doing for donkeys.

Do you wear a Polex watch and drive a car fuelled by diesel? :)

I have had the staff tend the lawns at Schloss Stress and tomorrow I will be lighting the Weber. This will be the first time since daughter passed and it will be for her because she loved them. I haven't made my mind up yet what to have killed to be cooked, but that is a decision for later.

Apparently I am required to serve something called "Salad" as well. Any ideas? Satanists will probably know.

Sittingstress ...

Good to hear from you again after your sad loss ...

Coff.

sittingstress,

Salad is what food eats.

Salad.

Avoid green leaves of any kind.

half way decent: nuts, including little pine nuts and big walnuts; olives [served separately], celery, grated carrot, sun-dried tomato, a few bright pepper strips, little slices of powerful onion, perhaps sweet corn and avocado, and a home-made dressing* in a separate jug.

*We are barbarians and use one of the many German salad dressing mixes that we buy in packets each summer. Their prime function is to stop the 2 dozen bottles of Deutscher Sect and the half dozen Asbachs from rattling in transit.

Bugger! I forgot my beetroot!

The rolling verdant acres having been flymo'd, 'twas indeed a Weber DCO this evening!

Nothing too OTT - just pork fillet (which had been marinating all afternoon), plus spuds, sugar snap peas, pepper strips and baby corn cobs all cooked together in a shallow tray with butter and a drop of water to stop any burning. Is that 'warm salad'?

Yum.

Was rather good - washed down with some Hefe-Weißbier.

Jägermeister (from the freezer) or perhaps some Asbach later tonight!

Langley ...

You forgot the fresh 'Chilies' (the Naga is an excellent choice) ... But certainly no Green Stuff ... Remember the Human Appendix is a redundant organ ;)

Well done BEagle ... Mr & Mrs Coff will be BBQ'ing tomorrow evening.

The wife's sister has been visiting the last couple months. While on a trip through Utah, we had dinner at a "Famous Dave's" (US chain of BBQ restaurants - pretty good by chain standards). The sister loved it - said she'd never even had pork ribs before :eek: (I can understand the pork part - she lives in a Muslim country so pork is rather hard to come by, but never had BBQ ribs? :{).
So a couple weeks ago I put some back ribs and a 'sittin chicken' in the smoker for 4 hours. :ok:
Maybe it's just as well she's leaving next week - she'd probably lose her beautiful hour glass figure if she stayed around here too much longer :E

Now Glide Towers is once more located in the Fatherland, memories of the JHQ street parties and lots of forecast sun have instigated our first street barbeque of the summer. One of our number volunteered the use of his new, Satan's breath fuelled device. Short shrift has been dispensed and only correctly fuelled black orbs shall abound. Fire and flesh in abundance together with suitable quantities of pilsner, Alt und Weiss beer. The 'damen' have suggested some green stuff might be nice and we agreed so the barbeque is taking place on a lawn😈

Or in my case extremely redundant as it was removed 26 years ago! Never thought of that before as a reason for dodging salad .......... :ok:

I'm working this weekend, so trusty Weber will be resurrected after Winter layoff next weekend (not used since Christmas turkey - my post #1712 refers...) Fingers crossed for the weather - although I have done Christmas Dinner in the past with the help of an umbrella and a head torch!

4m - Brilliant, but you owe me a keyboard!

And some feta cheese crumbles!

PS: by the way, why is this not moved to JB..?
Is Weber considered a "Military Hardware", maybe?

Been here for more than 10 years - just: 25th April 06 - so that probably counts as a"tradition".

Please don't move it .........

Don't worry, I won't request it.
Just simple curiosity. I know you old farts would never be able to find it again....:E

Its not the only thing we sometimes cannot find in a hurry.

And yes, the Weber is military hardware, together with a bastard great PX- purchased US lawnmower, 3HP, still going strong as my reserve, all but 30 years old and neglected to the Nth degree.

At the risk of riling my fellow Weberites, there is one appropriate 'salad' when doing proper BBQ, and it does have some green stuff in it:
Coleslaw :ok:
I don't know why, but the flavors of coleslaw and slow smoked pork complement each other very nicely. In fact a very popular BBQ dish is a pulled pork sandwich topped with coleslaw. Don't knock it if you haven't tried it - if the cook knows what they're doing it's wonderful :E