Open fires and the Y chromosome.

[Maureen]

My other half does cook occasionaly. I might add that he is quite good at it too. (Tash, behave!!) But he cooks, either because I am doing something else, or because I ask him to (very nicely :-)) He rarely does it on his own initiative. Most of my mates' guys are the same. But, whenever the word BBQ is uttered....the males feel it is their domain. Today we went to a BBQ, and we were about 12 couples or so. Not even one female flipped a single burger, or piece of cuberoll. We did not even get to place a single sausage on the BBQ grill. Oh no! We sat down and drank the wine. The thing is the males would never in our wildest dreams do the same thing, had we met in someone's house and were sitting at the kitchen table, without any prodding from our part. So what is it about BBQs and the Y chromosomes?

[Tash]

My other half does cook occasionaly. I might add that he is quite good at it too. (Tash, behave!!)

:rofl: Get outta my head!! *giggles*

[Maureen]

Lol Tash, it's nice and colourful in there!!

[Kell]

I think it's because it harks back to that primative time when the males generlaly went "Ug! Man Make Fire! Um! Man Clever big-shot! Ug! Man Burn Meat!"

I think it makes them feel manly to prod at fires with big sticks & to charcoal random bits of dead animals outside, in a way that kitchen-cooking never does.

[Freewheeling Andy]

It's because BBQing is so easy that anyone can do it, and it makes men feel as if they offer something in terms of food. And it's playing with fire.

Honestly, though, amongst my friends I think the men enjoy cooking more than the women.

[wiccibat]

They do Andy,my dh does most of the cooking,and strangely,I always lose weight when he go's away!
What annoys me though is when we entertain, although they know clive cooked the meal our guests still thank me when they leave. :rant:

[Inanna]

This reminds me of a joke email I was sent about BBQs it was great. :D

[Angel]

John is the original neanderthal man when it comes to a BBQ. He takes total charge! I've learnt to let him get on with it, whilst I sip the wine!!! :alc:

He does love cooking in general though and tends to be creative and inventive. We do share the cooking taking it in turns

[Maureen]

It's because BBQing is so easy that anyone can do it,

Some people still manage to get it wrong though, and end up offering a piece of meat that has the same consistency as my running shoes.....

[Freewheeling Andy]

You've tried my Nike-steak, then?

[Maureen]

yep.....no juices, just (very well) do it.

[wrathofkublakhan]

I think it's because it harks back to that primitive time when the males generally went "Ug! Man Make Fire! Um! Man Clever big-shot! Ug! Man Burn Meat!"

I think it makes them feel manly to prod at fires with big sticks & to charcoal random bits of dead animals outside, in a way that kitchen-cooking never does.


Well ... yeah.

geez.

[Maureen]

I take it you've been there...done that Wrath?:tong:

[Squawk]

If I were a man I'd feel insulted.

Wait! :motz:

:blush:

[JudyB]

I'm all for this men that BBQ thing - my OH loves BBQ-ing I get a tad bored with cooking everynight and welcome the chance to let him get on with it. My OH is quite good at BBq-ing but recently we did one for my mum and dad - of course that had to be the one that created loads of smoke (cheap sausages!) and set my dad off talking about smog and asking him why he didn't cook everything in the oven first. I think that day my OH exercised a lot of patience:lol:

[Nici76]

I had a BBQ for one of the England matches last year and i was quite happily doing the cooking when the men turned up, pushed me aside and promptly burnt all the food :irked: , they then blamed it on me saying that i liked my bacon crispy!

[Squawk]

Should have shoved them on the BBQ and told them to get crispy too.

[Nici76]

Should have shoved them on the BBQ and told them to get crispy too.

:lol: :lol: :lol: Now there's a good idea!!!