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Passing through Peckham Rye Park today, I saw two seemingly separate groups of people using what appeared to be aluminium tray barbeques in the arboretum.


I've seen them being used on the Rye itself and in Dulwich Park in past years, but never before in the arboretum.


It's hard to believe that this is allowed in a public space, for health and safety reasons if no other, but even if it is, it seems thoughtless to fill the air with smoke (as one of them was) and kill the grass underneath.


The arboretum is popular with families with young children and it seems like a very bad idea to have hot coals in proximity to very young children.

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Hee Hee, I agree. Hot coals are not going to jump or spill out of one of those BBQ's, and we're not exactly talking poisonous fumes are we! As long as people leave as they find, I say live and let live. What really annoys me is people who have a picnic and then just get up and leave all their crisp bags and empty bottles for the 'litter fairies' to clear away. PS if a child is dumb enough to run over to a complete stranger and then fall onto a BBQ well....ever heard of contributory negligence???

Why can't there be areas built for the purpose of Barbecues...


I have seen them in the Parks in Berlin.. (Der Wannsee)


Also people can have a bottle of wine or a beer with their Picnic.


Just a very English thing to ban everything and raise money by imposing fines

on anyone who wants to enjoy themselves and breaks petty rules..


Fox..

Otta Wrote:

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> I actually think it could be dangerous, and they

> will burn patches of grass unless people have

> taken bricks along with them.

>

> Surely one of them had access to a @#$%& garden.



I had access to a fucking garden once...


...wasn't as refreshing as a beer garden, nor did it smell as sweet as a rose garden; in fact it reminded me a little of the Torture Garden - but then we're back to bricks and burnt patches again aren't we...?

There is a charred patch. (Yes, yes, the grass will grow back.)


The 'killjoy' posts are a tad predictable, although it is true that there's nothing more irksome than people enjoying themselves. I hate fun in all its forms, apart from pooing in people's front gardens which is a hobby of mine. It's not hurting anybody, doesn't do any lasting damage and, well, I enjoy it so feel quite entitled to go about my, ahem, business.


Why not PM me your home addresses :))

Hail to the smoke


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I fired up the Curtain-HotSmoker ? today


It is the best bit of homemade-cobbled up kit i've come up with yet


Smoke so dense you could slice it. Nice, moist, indirect heat up to 200 degrees plus


Not a bit of charred meat in sight


Huge flavours-endless fun


*bows to converted galvanised dust bin*


Nette(tu)

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Why can't there be areas built for the purpose of

> Barbecues...

>

> I have seen them in the Parks in Berlin.. (Der

> Wannsee)


You do get them in this country too. There were quite a few at various country parks that I went to growing up. Massive stone-built ones where people would light theirs and then pass their spot on the grill over to the next family since the coals were still hot.


In South Africa, they provide really cool little braii (?) stands - what looks like a little cafe style table with a metal circle underneath to hold the mini-gas canister. The gas canister and the grill can be hired from the local shop or brought with you.


I'd always thought BBQ'ing in the local parks was banned so have never risked it. If there's no policing of it though, I might grab a couple of bricks to save the grass and try it. The smoke isn't going to be there all that long and if you're far enough away from others shouldn't be too disturbing. Surely less so than playing your radio loudly in the middle of the park as someone was today; if it had been decent music, I wouldn't have minded!

Brendan Wrote:

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> Is that waxed paper on top of the grill? How do

> you do that then without setting the patio on

> fire?



It's paper baking sheet Brendan


The flame bit is external and the bottom of the can gets lined with wet wood shavings (sweet-chestnut at the mo). It heats from the outside and the wet woodshavings smoke like crazy but dont combust into flames. I also add water as it goes, so you get moist hot smoke, and it has an oven thermostat. So it can stay at one temp like 200' quite easily, when the lid is on.


I made it all-by-myself and it's bloomin great fun. I've even cooked a Sunday joint in it.


The ultimate thing though is those huge Black Tiger Prawns, cooked from raw in the hot smoke.

They're sooooooo good, "Prawnographic" almost


Oh lord, i'm starving NOW



Nette:)

You're right, maybe those unfortunate not to have a garden could build a barbecue in their kitchen sink, hoik open the windows and crank up the extractor fan to 11. And in case you havent actually cooked any of the meat thoroughly and the dicky tummy kicks in your BBQ is also a ready made vomitorium. Win-twinned-with-win folks.

Ms B Wrote:

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> More like burger with a hint of firelighter.


There's nothing worse than that BBQ lighter fluid smell anywhere near your food


Reminds me of the Lambeth Country Fair


(I think I had the worse jerk chicken ever there)


Netts:-S

Is it paraffin or kerosene? Always reminds me of airports. If you happen to be in the vicinity at the time it's the early warning signal to get the washing in.


I've got to the age where I can't look at food at outdoor events without wondering about hygiene. Funny how when you're a teenager you can't imagine anything more delicious than a fairground burger.

bon3yard Wrote:

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> You're right, maybe those unfortunate not to have

> a garden could build a barbecue in their kitchen

> sink, hoik open the windows and crank up the

> extractor fan to 11. And in case you havent

> actually cooked any of the meat thoroughly and the

> dicky tummy kicks in your BBQ is also a ready made

> vomitorium. Win-twinned-with-win folks.



Do these unfortunate people not have any friends with a garden?

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