10 Commandments of BBQ
1. Thou shalt not cook when you’re cold
Always bring meat back to room temperature so it cooks evenly
2. Thou shall rest after barbecueing
You can rest later, but a steak needs a few minutes somewhere warm for the juices to settle back in the fibres of the meat- longer for roasts
3. Thou shalt not torture the steaks
Turn your steak once, not twice and certainly not twenty times if you want a nice caramelised crust on it
4. Thou shalt not poke the sausages
Spearing the sausages not only dries them out, but lets the fat onto the naked flame so they turn to charcoal
5. Thou shalt clean the hotplate
Just because the hotplate gets very hot, it doesn’t mean that the layer of grease, insects and worse from your last barbie will disappear
6. Thou shalt not poison the guests
Don’t put cooked meat back on the plate that it came to the barbecue on raw; the same applies to putting uncooked leftover marinade on cooked meat
7. Thou shalt eat wonderful food
Just because it’s ‘only a barbecue’ is not an excuse to eat third rate produce- buy the best you can afford and enjoy its quality
8. Thou shalt not feed fat to the char grill
Cooking fatty meats like chops on the grill makes sense because the fat runs out , but it catches fire and incinerates the meat- cook your chops on the hotplate first and finish them on the char grill
9. Thou shalt think bigger than steaks and bangers
Try dishes from around the world and have a go at slow cooking, dry rubs and smoking
10. Thou shalt enjoy yourself
What else could you do at an aussie barbie?