BBQ Rules

[Brianwarnock]

Another thread hijacked by the "lets wind up the yanks" merchants.
I found that a lot of the Chinese spoke American, and have had guides in some parts of the world pronounce our French spelling of words like centre with a emphasis on the r.

America decided to rationalize its spelling in the late 19th century and do away with things like usless U s and double LL in traveller for instance. English is not the same as it was in the past centuries and i predict that it will move to the American model as our influence declines and the American's spreads even more via IT.
Just hope we don't move to their rediculous short date format.

Brian

 

[Rabbie]

Another thread hijacked by the "lets wind up the yanks" merchants.
I found that a lot of the Chinese spoke American, and have had guides in some parts of the world pronounce our French spelling of words like centre with a emphasis on the r.

America decided to rationalize its spelling in the late 19th century and do away with things like usless U s and double LL in traveller for instance. English is not the same as it was in the past centuries and i predict that it will move to the American model as our influence declines and the American's spreads even more via IT.
Just hope we don't move to their rediculous short date format.

Brian

Even in the UK English has changed during my lifetime. When I was at school it was correct to say
"
"If anyone is interested will he add his name below" or alternatively
"If anyone is interested will he/she add his/her name below"

but now

"If anyone is interested will they add their name below"

I am sure we can all think of other examples.

Language is a living thing and is always evolving so I think it is inevitable that UK English will become more americanised. There certainly is a case for spelling reform.

 

[KenHigg]

Well even in our cool and miserable spring I've used my bbq several times already. A thick Rib eye steak Pittsburgh medium I believe (black on the outside, pink in the middle) or a nice fresh Sea Bream or Red Mullet stuffed with lime and herbs. Yum.

BTW, each to his own but I think there is an amazing amount of snobbery over gas barbecues, personally I would never go back to buggering about with charcoal with all the mess and never ending waiting around for it to reach the cooking stage. In 5 minutes my gas grill is cooking. As for "it doesn't taste the same" you'd just have to be a lousy cook to get an inferior result with gas. Burning fat, which is what creates the smoke/flavour is burning fat, whether it burns on a lump of hot charcoal or hot metal.

If you're in any doubt cook the same food on gas and charcoal, throw a couple of sticks of freshly cut grapevine or fruitwood or a bunch of herbs alongside the meat and then do a blind tasting test.

I use gas but would like to start using charcoal. Gas is just so convenient. My parents have one of the green egg things and they like it. I think it's a wood/charcoal only deal. Once it gets up to temp it'll do a steak in just a few minutes and they're real tasty-

http://www.bbqguys.com/category_nam...rd=green+egg&gclid=CNTzgI-EgJMCFQKnlgod_lp2Gw

 

[ColinEssex]

I use gas but would like to start using charcoal.

You use gasolene on a BBQ?

Col

 

[Rabbie]

You use gasolene on a BBQ?

Col

I have heard it makes things go with a bang

 

[Rich]

I use gas but would like to start using charcoal. Gas is just so convenient. My parents have one of the green egg things and they like it.

What's a green egg thing?

 

[Rabbie]

What's a green egg thing?

See the link posted at the bottoms of ken's post.

 

[Rich]

The population of the USA is greater than that of the UK - true. Col

But it's quality not size that matters

 

[Rich]

See the link posted at the bottoms of ken's post.

Oops, I thought it was something from a sick chicken, I know the Yanks eat strange food

 

[KenHigg]

I think the key thing with the green egg is that it's made of real thick ceramic and once it gets hot the heat is real even so burning is minimized.

 

[ColinEssex]

But it's quality not size that matters

That's very true.

Also if you weed out all the foreigners in the USA who don't have English as a first language you're not left with many - then deduct all those who speak American English and you then have a few correct English speakers who propobly number less than the number in the UK.

I fail to see why we should succomb to speaking USA English - it's so confusing.

For example, Ken uses gas on his BBQ - gas is what they call petrol, so is he using gas like Calorgas or using petrol? You wouldn't get that confusion in the UK.

Col

 

[Rich]

For example, Ken uses gas on his BBQ - gas is what they call petrol, so is he using gas like Calorgas or using petrol? You wouldn't get that confusion in the UK.

Col

I just wonder if there's one of those tourist translation dictionaries for visitors to their strange world?

 

[Rabbie]

I just wonder if there's one of those tourist translation dictionaries for visitors to their strange world?

Perhaps this could be of help

 

[ColinEssex]

I just wonder if there's one of those tourist translation dictionaries for visitors to their strange world?

Maybe US posters could use correct English on the forum instead of (as usual) arrogantly expecting the rest of the forum to understand their pigeon English.

Col

 

[ColinEssex]

Perhaps this could be of help

Yes that's good. US posters can look things up and post the correct words.

Col

 

[dan-cat]

Just hope we don't move to their rediculous short date format.

Brian

Do you mean MM/DD/YYYY?

In coding terms this always causes issues between UK/US servers.

To disambiguate it's safest to use 29 Apr 2008 (dd MMM yyyy) when parsing a date value.

 

[KenHigg]

Hi Dan, What do you all bbq in KY?

 

[Brianwarnock]

I wouldn't trust that link to be accurate, it equates rubbing alcohol to surgical spirit and they ain't the same, its a different alcohol base. Rubbing alcohol is difficult to get in the UK yet it is excellent for removing solvent based paints from clothes. You can get it under its alcohol name Isopropanol from the electronics chain maplin.

Brian

 

[Fifty2One]

Hi Dan, What do you all bbq in KY?

In Canada we bbq in BBQ sauce but to each their own I guess...

 

[KenHigg]

Comedian huh...


(good 'un fifty )