Barbecue quotations
When we asked for your favourite barbecue related quotations, we had an overwhelming response! The quotations come from famous figures past and present and provided us all with some real inspiration.
Thanks to all those who took the time to send them in, a list of all those whose quotes are used can be found at the bottom of the page...
"It is better to have burnt and lost, then never to have barbecued at all" - William Shakespeare
"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sauces" - Unknown
"It is a far, far better barbecue that I have now, than I have ever had before" - Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
"Intelligence is something we are born with. BBQ’ing is a skill that must be learned" - Edward de Bono
"It is not enough to have a good BBQ, the main thing is to use it well" - Rene Descartes
"BBQ’ing is one percent inspiration, and ninety-nine percent perspiration" - Thomas Edison
"The creation of a thousand BBQ’s is in one gas bottle" - Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Ich bin ein Barbequer" - J F Kennedy
"Always wear something sensible when cooking at the barbecue" - Lady Godiva
"A sharp blade is a must for dicing and slicing" - Boadicea
'I always think that the right background music is an essential part of a good barbecue" - Nero
"It will be fine for a barbecue tonight, all this talk of hurricane force winds is rubbish" - John Fish
"Spare rib anyone?" - Adam
"I would much prefer Bacon not to be on the menu" - William Shakespere
"To BBQ or not to BBQ, that is the question" - William Shakespeare
"Meat products should always be thoroughly cooked. You can have any colour providing it's not black" - Henry Ford
"Give a man a bbq feed him for a day. Teach a man to bbq and feed him for the summer" - Jesus
"Invite couples with children - everyone loves children - espically if they are cooked properly" - WC Fields
"This lady is not for turning! I'll dish up the coleslaw..........." - Margaret Thatcher
"Strong the sauce in this one truly is" - Yoda
"Try me kangaroo brown, sport" - Rolf Harris
"Sample me wombat black, Jack" - Rolf again
"Never leave your barbecue unattended as this may result in upsetting your neighbours" - Bernie the Baker, Pudding Lane, London 1666.
"Yon Cassius hath a lean and hungry look - why taketh the barbecue so long?" William Shakespeare - Julius Caesar
"L'Angleterre est une nation de barbecuers" - Napoleon Bonaparte
"The moving finger writes; and having writ, moves on to light the barbecue" - Rubiyat of Omar Khayyam
"Food over flame burns, food over heat cooks" - Alfred the Great
"Prepare large pieces of meat and meat on the bone by part cooking before grilling" - Baden Powell
"Make sure all meat is thoroughly defrosted" - Ernest Shackleton
"Try a bit of variety with your meat. Venison makes a great change." - Robin of Loxley
"Veggies: chop, skewer, coat with honey mustard and oil, wrap in foil and grill. Soak wooden stakes, no .... skewers in water to avoid burning." - Vlad the Impaler
"Some parts of a BBQ radiate less heat than others, move cooked food to these to keep hot without overcooking" - Marie Curie
"The larger the mass of food, the more energy it will take to cook. This energy input should be distributed over a larger time period or the surface of the food will receive a disproportionate amount of that energy" - Albert Einstein
"Try different BBQ locations. You can barbecue on the beaches, you can barbecue on the school grounds, you can barbecue in the fields and in the streets" - Winston Churchill
Whether the weather be fine
Or whether the weather be not
Whether the weather be cold
Or whether the weather be hot
We'll BBQ in all the weather
Whatever the weather
Whether we like it or not. - Old saying
Many thanks to:
Laura Brown, Mike Mulreany, Julie Nield, Norman Teather, Jason Taylor, Gary Barlow, Bob Bridges, Elizabeth Clark, Ken Holmes, Jess Behan, Irene Howson, Rudi Tapper, Amy Buttrey, Julie Bradley, David Haynes whose quotations are printed above.
If you think of any other famous historical barbecue quotes that we may have missed, please send them in to enquiries@bbq.co.uk
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