It’s a lot of work for very little reward. All these commercials and subreddits make it seem like such a fun “man activity”. Personally, standing in front of a hot grill/smoker in the blazing sun every 10 minutes to check that the meat is cooking right while at the same time getting splashed with hot grease is not my idea of fun. Anyone else agree with me?
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I don’t, and if the reward is little, you’re not doing it right dude.
If you’re getting splashed with grease, you doing more than one thing wrong, oh and this prob goes in r/self
I’ve never tried smoking, but I love barbecuing stuff, so I disagree.
I do not agree with you, and it’s also possibly the easiest way to cook.
You’re not supposed to stand over top of it. If you’re smoking it needs checked every 30 minutes tops.
You’re doing it wrong.
If you’re opening the lid every 10 minutes, and getting splashed with grease every 10 minutes….you’re doing it wrong.
How are you getting splashed with grease? The grease drips down.
How does one get splashed with grease while grilling?
You have never grilled anything before have you?
Getting splashed with hot grease wut? And you can use a probe thermometer and know when your batch is done pretty easily.
Tell me you’re not a man without telling me you’re not a man.
This isn’t about sex or gender. If you don’t like grilling, you just plain suck shit.
Some of my best childhood memories involve seeing my Dad struggle with Barbie and us eating some burnt meat.
As an adult I’d say invest in a travel Barbie and head out with your mates for an adventure.
Cooking is genuinely an art form if you want to be even minorly good at it.
If youre being splashed with grease youre doing it wrong though.
More or less why I got rid of all my stuff a couple of years ago. It’s way easier and convenient to use a pan/oven and sous vide. If you want the smokey flavour, use a cold smoking technique before you put it in the sous vide.
The only part I disagree is the getting splashed with grease. How do you manage to do that?
“Very little reward” sir have you ever had proper BBQ?
I totally agree. I also hate every other form of cooking. It’s boring and overwhelming at the same time and then it creates a mess that I just don’t feel like cleaning
The only grilling activity that may encounter some of what you describe would be burgers, and even then, they are loads easier to grill outdoors, taste better that way, and cleanup is easier.
If anything else is splashing you with grease, I’ll be honest, I do not know what you are doing, but it’s wrong.
It’s one of the easiest ways to cook. Especially smoking, it’s 90% waiting. And the reward is huge.
Thats a tell me you don’t know how to smoke/grill without telling me you don’t know how to smoke/grill type moment.
Men need reasons to stay busy when they have a wife and kids. This checks that box very well. And yes, the payoff is awesome when done right.
Fuck, some people on this sub sound like Anakin.
Nope, my favorite way to cook.
Yeah dawg… gonna have to agree w everyone else. I don’t think you’re doing it right lmfao
Also, “no reward” is insane
I disagree
You can put the meat on and let it sit for hours. It’s easier than many cooking techniques.
Agreed. I bet most guys who love barbecuing don’t actually clean their shit
Very little reward? Are you vegan?
Not really.
The self satisfaction of making a delicious meal is not lost on even me- someone who doesn’t cook. It doesn’t sound fun either because you can’t grill or you haven’t.
The reward outweighs the risk. And you shouldn’t be burning yourself with grease on a grill lmao you’re seriously fucking something up if you’re burning yourself with grease while barbecuing.
Just leave the grilling to your wife and do the dishes instead