HOW TO light a BBQ Grill the proffesional way and prepare it for grilling

Preparing the Grill or Braai

When sparking your grill don’t forget how you used to light a camp fire. Primitive man has passed this innate skill for generations and fires were always to be built in the pyramidal shape. It is this that most people do not do and thus will have issues when starting the fire.

Make sure you set up the coal like the Egyptians. OK, maybe I am being too forward…set up your coal in a pyramid. OK now here you have to use your math skills, insert three firelighters evenly, yes EVENLY! into the pyramid and light em up.

Leave for 20 to 30 full minutes, the flames should have died down at that point…and if you have followed these instructions- the charcoal should have turned white.

If you get this far you are almost done… now spread the charcoal more evenly around the barbecue rack using a barbecue tool (ok…a barbeque tool for this purpose is anything you can get your hands on to get the job done!).

The bbq is now ready…but wait! While we can give you some tips…here is where the bbq master inside you has to come out!

Our tips are this:
1. Wait for the flames to die down..(Else, you will get food that does not smell very nice.)
This is because they are soaked in kerosene.
2. Don’t cover all of the base of the rack with charcoal..(this baby need some air too..)
3. Get your beer ready..(Last thing you need is to have to decide whether to get a beer or let the food burn!)

Create the Ultimate Sunday breakfast in 10 easy steps for your spouse!

Breakfast. Is it the Most Important Meal of the Day?

Well, that’s what they say, but if that’s really true, then I think most of us are in big trouble. During the week my breakfast usually consists of quick cereal fix…some Chai tea and lots of sugary cookies. I would amend that statement and say, “Breakfast is The Most Important Meal of the Weekend”. I love my Sunday breakfasts so here you go, the top ways for you to create that most important meal of the weekend

La Menu

Super Sunday Breakfast
-Gourmet Scrambled Eggs with sour dough bread, mushrooms and pan fried tomatoes on the vine.
-Fresh Fruit
-Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice
-Whole Wheat Sourdough Toast
-Coffee or Chai

1. Buy all your fresh ingredients the night before. (Milk, Sourdough artisan bread, DOLE All Natural Juice or fresh oranges, chives, natural brown eggs, fresh cream, fresh fruits like strawberries, mangoes, kiwi fruit, grapes, tomatos).
2. Make sure you girlfriend or boyfriend is still asleep.
3. Watch Gordon Ramseys ‘Make Perfect Scrambled Eggs Video’
4. Cut your fruits up before you start cooking and put them to cool in the fridge.
5. Slice up your bread and get them toasted and buttered.
6. Free up some time its gonna be a while
7. Make eggs, mushroom and tomato as per spec of Gordon Ramsey
8. Squeeze the fresh orange juice
9. Prepare all the cooked food, toast, juice and fruits in a upscale gourmet presentation ’similar to what you see in a expensive world class restaurant’. If you dont know how, just experiment, its ok
10. Take the prepared tray to your spouse and surprise them in bed.

There you go, you will not only have the perfect sunday breakfast, but you will be praised by your spouse at her work all week.

Ciao and happy foodin!