Chicken is my nations most popular meat however when it comes to the barbecue it’s probably less popular because people are more concerned to ensure that the meat is properly cooked I’ve known some even to pre-cook chicken in the microwave first but this really isn’t necessary if you follow the basic rules that I’ve set out before

If you’re not familiar with a kamado it’s a derivation of an ancient Chinese clay cooking pot that was later adapted by the Japanese (who named it Mushikamado) and it finally made it to the western world in the middle of the last century Nowadays the clay has been replaced by high performance ceramic, it still typically is fuelled by charcoal but the versatility of the ceramic barbecue grill is pretty amazing

It’s a little like getting on a plane, the desire to get more seats in the auditorium than perhaps is comfortable in order to maximise revenue per performance It’s logical and maybe in some of the older theatres previous generations weren’t as tall as us but whatever the case it still makes for theatre seats that are not as comfortable as they could be

To complete my outdoor patio furniture set I wanted to purchase a patio umbrella for my garden I live in a relatively high altitude area of the country where the evenings can get quite chilly in the evenings so eating out isn’t always possible so when I plan a backyard BBQ cookout I like to go for lunchtime

In the summertime there’s nothing like lazing around in the back garden and having an afternoon nap under the shade of a tree swinging gently in a hammock I’ve tried to make hammocks in the past and they’ve never worked very well and all because of one simple design flaw called the spreader bar

It all started over two hundred years ago with oppression and taxation by the British crown and ended up with a war I am not sure why the American nation chooses to celebrate its separation from the British on July 4th but as a barbecue enthusiast I can really see the benefits

It was a member of one of my business networking groups who told me this tale when we were discussing the impact of the recession on our individual businesses This story is so relevant to today’s economic climate……