•3 Things to Consider When Buying Garden Furniture
I made a fatal mistake last week when I told my wife that I had been researching dining sets for my BBQ website. First of all she wanted to know exactly what I meant my a dining set and once I’d explained that I was referring to tables and chairs it was at that point that the tirade of questions such as “why don’t we get some new furniture” started. For those of you men that have read “When Mars And Venus Collide” by Dr John Gray you will know how to interpret this inquisition in a manner that...
•6 Tips For Buying Patio Umbrellas
To complete my outdoor patio furniture set I wanted to purchase a patio umbrella for my garden.
I live in a relatively high altitude area of the country where the evenings can get quite chilly in the evenings so eating out isn’t always possible so when I plan a backyard BBQ cookout I like to go for lunchtime.
My patio area is quite exposed so if the sun is out then it’s really easy for my guests to get burned and because many of them have young families I decided it was time to invest in a...
•7 Reasons to Buy Solar Lighting
I don’t think that a day goes by now without someone mentioning the phrase “carbon footprint” and we all know that this is not a fad, it is here to stay. It is a continuous source of concern to me that even in this consumer society that we live in that we all do our bit to be environmentally friendly and contribute to creating a low carbon footprint.
I wrote some articles a while ago that looked at the environmentally friendliness of the barbecue and if one argues that the energy consumed by a...
•English Independence Day BBQ Cooking
It all started over two hundred years ago with oppression and taxation by the British crown and ended up with a war. I am not sure why the American nation chooses to celebrate its separation from the British on July 4th but as a barbecue enthusiast I can really see the benefits.
Being a native of the country that lost the war of independence I look at our national holidays and wonder what I have done to deserve the dates we have. I guess the closest we come is St Georges day and that is in...
•Kamado Cooking For Chicken
If you’re not familiar with a kamado it’s a derivation of an ancient Chinese clay cooking pot that was later adapted by the Japanese (who named it Mushikamado) and it finally made it to the western world in the middle of the last century. Nowadays the clay has been replaced by high performance ceramic, it still typically is fuelled by charcoal but the versatility of the ceramic barbecue grill is pretty amazing. There’s a variety of brands on the market such as the Primo kamado and the Big Green...
•Two Techniques To Grill Whole Chicken
Chicken is my nations most popular meat however when it comes to the barbecue it’s probably less popular because people are more concerned to ensure that the meat is properly cooked. I’ve known some even to pre-cook chicken in the microwave first but this really isn’t necessary if you follow the basic rules that I’ve set out before.
Just to re-iterate one point when using a charcoal barbecue grill, always give the coals time to settle before starting to cook (about 45 minutes) because despite...
•When Buying a Hammock the Spreader Bar is the Most Important Factor
In the summertime there’s nothing like lazing around in the back garden and having an afternoon nap under the shade of a tree swinging gently in a hammock. I’ve tried to make hammocks in the past and they’ve never worked very well and all because of one simple design flaw called the spreader bar.
The spreader bar is something that I’ve learned about while doing my research into buying a hammock for my backyard and it really is the single most important factor to consider when buying a hammock....
•Where Are The Most Comfy Theatre Seats In Lancashire?
It’s a little like getting on a plane, the desire to get more seats in the auditorium than perhaps is comfortable in order to maximise revenue per performance. It’s logical and maybe in some of the older theatres previous generations weren’t as tall as us but whatever the case it still makes for theatre seats that are not as comfortable as they could be.
Living in Lancashire most of my theatre visits are in the county and I just have to tell you about the exception to the rule above that I...
•Why You Will Bankrupt Your Business This Recession
It was a member of one of my business networking groups who told me this tale when we were discussing the impact of the recession on our individual businesses. This story is so relevant to today’s economic climate…….enjoy it.
There was once a barbecue restaurateur. But he was no ordinary purveyor of the humble rib for he used only the best spare ribs from only the finest, pigs in the land. The fries that accompanied his famous barbecue spare ribs were of equal quality, cut from the best...
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