Following on from ,’ not sitting outside’.

Having lived many years in very much a holiday area with second homes,and flats/homes to let all around, I certainly had more than enough of what I would call "Second hand Barbecue" feasts..............all these holidaymakers so set on them and possibly not quite getting the handle of coping correctly with them.

Resulting of course, in this burning aroma that seemed to stick in every nook and crevice........and for ever!
Not at all pleasant.

So little wonder I am no barbecue fan!!!

I love my al fresco picnics,or meals served outside in a shaded area, but barbecuing is NOT my thing!!

I hate barbecues, revolting smell and either undercooked or overcooked food. I have had food poisoning after such an event and will never repeat the experience. DH and I have had several days spoilt recently by stife pervading our garden, have to keep windows shut to stop the smell lingering in the house too.

I often cook on the barbecue in a heatwave because cooking indoors makes the kitchen too hot. Lots of people here have a second cooker (PLG) outside for the very hot weather.

Well this cavewoman loves BBQs!

It's all about getting together with family and friends. Having a drink or two and a jolly good time.

No mess inside and a chance for the cavemen to shine (or not as the case may be)

I have never understood those who love BBQs. I don't mind eating outdoors but why cook something over an open fire like some caveman when there is a perfectly good kitchen inside the house!

Depends whose BBQ it is. Dd2/sil do fantastic food, home made potato salad, baked potatoes, crusty bread, lots of green salads, tomato and mozzarella salad etc and even the veg kebabs are marinaded. Sil cooks steak, chicken, prawns as well as burgers (from the butcher) and kindly cooks my veg food on a separate small bbq from their caravan! Their bbqs are legendary. I really don’t enjoy a leathery veg burger in a slightly dry roll though which is quite common at other bbqs. What really annoys me though is when the host has only bought one pack of veggie burgers, usually around 4, and then the meat eaters snaffle them! I’ve often been left with just a salad roll.

Can't stand the smell of barbecues (I am vegetarian) and never accept invitations to them. And I curse all barbecues when the smell wafts through my patio doors and I have to close them on a lovely sunny day ☹️️

Love going to BBQs at someone else’s house but hate hosting them.

Me being the one who doesn't do outside I don't actually mind BBQs especially at someone else's house (although I would always try to sit in the shade!). In years gone by though when we had family near us we did have some great parties for big occasions - my parents 50th & 60th wedding anniversaries and my youngest son's pre-wedding party, their emigration party and eldest daughter's 18th all of which we did BBQ's for. Providing the food is cooked well (my sausages have to be burned black) and there are plenty of salads, potatoes etc when I've had chance to eat it I've enjoyed it. Wouldn't dream of BBQ ing for just the two of us which friends we know regularly do. Far easier to burn it all in the oven!!

I'm not a barbecue fan. I'm always scared of getting food poisoning - I'm not sure why, as I've not had a such an experience - and I prefer to sit down at a proper table to eat.

My late MIL was raised in India and she hated the smell of barbecues as it reminded her of the burning ghats where bodies were cremated.

Not eating meat, even having a veggie burger cooked on a bbq (away from any meat) has never appealed to me. I do like lots of lovely salads though, quinoa salads and salads with wild rice, so many interesting recipes to choose from nowadays. Add some interesting bread and a delicious desert and I am happy.

I’ve never been given anything I want to eat at a barbecue. Veggie burgers like cardboard, half-done vegetable kebabs, stodgy white bread rolls.
By the time the food is cooked I’ve filled up on crisps and a glass of water. Yum yum!
And all grilled/burnt food is carcinogenic.

I love cocktails and will bring my own steak, so can I come?

A BBQ is a good excuse for men to do the cooking. Fortunately my OH loves cooking and a bit of sun is a good excuse to do a BBQ. We have a big family with meat eaters. Vegetarians, vegans, fish eaters, non fish eaters etc etc, so a BBQ is easy to do a big spread with something for everyone and not as formal as a dinner party. Everyone can bring a dish and a bottle. Sit outside so no crumbs and mess indoors. Beer and wine and maybe a cocktail if we want to do a grown up one. What’s not to love?

uh long... long waits for not much! end up both bloated & still hungry after your average BBQ.

I like them when there are good cuts of meat/fish properly marinaded & theres lots of good sides, potato salad, a good homemade slaw, PROPER bread not just burger buns. And good cold wine.

I love the idea of a barbecue but the reality doesnt matchup.
I am not good at cooking on a barbecue and when invited to one,I am given food I wouldn't dream of eating normally, I do not appreciate or normally eat beef burgers or sausages, chicken kebabs are ok.
The wine is usually plentiful but often out of a box, and I am trulynot a snob, I Just like good food and wine, preferably sitting at a table.
However if anyone wants to invite me I am available most evenings?