The best way to have a family BBQ, is to throw everything on the grill about 2 hours before your guests are supposed to arrive. As things finish cooking, put them on covered baking sheets in your oven at about 200 degrees F to keep them warm. This way, when people arrive, you don't have to be busy cooking and you can enjoy yourself!
By jamie from Philadelphia, PA
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I must respectfully disagree with you! Sure, start early so that food is finishing soon after guests are arriving, but the fun of a BBQ for guests is participating a bit, even if that means the guys getting their first ice cold beer out of the cooler and standing around the grill as it finishes up. Plus, the smell of the food grilling is appetizing to your guests and makes them hungrier! If you're going to grill 2 hours before, might as well grill the night before and reheat in oven. That's no fun!
A very well meant tip but I concur with mbilar1 that the fun is smelling and seeing the food grilling, the guys (and gals) hanging around outside near the grill with a beverage of choice and enjoying the company and ambiance. As long as everything else is ready to go to grab and place on the table what could be more fun. I am still giving you a thumbs up for an 'A' for effort though. ;-)
Grilling food is good timing and taking it off so all things come together. You should know how long a burger/brat/steak takes ahead of time. I presume this is an open grill for the business factor. Still, shutting the lid allows you exactness that the household oven will allow.
I am also assuming you are not using natural gas or propane gas to cook with either?
I too feel this might make things "soggy". Sorry but I do agree the fun would be taken out of the BBQ.
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