]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:55:00 GMT http://bbqbling.blogspot.com/2009/05/50-ways-to-get-swine-flu-revenge.html ]]> Fri, 29 May 2009 21:37:00 GMT http://bbqbling.blogspot.com/2009/04/can-i-get-swine-flu-from-eating-bbq.html ]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:45:00 GMT http://bbqbling.blogspot.com/2009/04/state-of-origin-bbq-branding-irons.html ]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:34:00 GMT http://bbqbling.blogspot.com/2009/04/o-grill-bbq-o-for-outrageous.html ]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:04:00 GMT http://bbqbling.blogspot.com/2009/04/light-up-your-bbq.html ]]> Fri, 3 Apr 2009 21:31:00 GMT http://bbqbling.blogspot.com/2009/04/how-to-excel-at-bbq.html ]]> Fri, 3 Apr 2009 20:39:00 GMT http://bbqbling.blogspot.com/2009/04/biji-barbi-rough-enough-for-bush.html ]]> Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:32:00 GMT http://bbqbling.blogspot.com/2009/02/throw-another-human-on-grill.html ]]> Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:55:00 GMT http://bbqbling.blogspot.com/2009/02/little-wombat-portable-bbq-and.html ]]> Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:39:00 GMT http://bbqbling.blogspot.com/2009/02/what-100k-and-no-bbq.html ]]> Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:37:00 GMT http://bbqbling.blogspot.com/2009/02/grill-bastard-honest.html

What's left of the Australian Democrats have come up with a cunning plan to make themselves relevant again following the loss of their last senate seat in the 2007 Australian federal elction

The Democrats have launched a new site: bastardwatch.com.au with a new twist on their old slogan of "Keep the bastards honest".

The Grill a Bastard game was launched on the Australia Day week end and involves scortching 5 sausage pollies (Kevin Rudd, Malcolm Turnbull, Julia Gillard, Stephen Conroy and Peter Garrett) on the grill by turning up the heat.

The Dems have announced that over twelve thousand visitors grilled the pollies over the Australia Day weekend.

Visitors were also invited to ‘nominate a bastard’ of their own. Predictably the "human press release" Kevin Rudd was nominated (24%) well ahead of other pollies for his support for the ban on gay marriage.

Stephen Conroy was nominated by 15% of players for his plans to censor and slow the internet while Liberal leader Malcolm Turnbull barely registered (3%) with site users.

According to the Dems, a lot of people wanted to nominate the banks.

To nominate your own bastard click here. To date, no one has nominated charcool.com.au but you're welcome to draft us into the Bastard Hall of Fame

http://bbqbling.blogspot.com/2008/08/condom-and-knickers-auction-scam-says.html The ebay auction of a cheating husband’s empty condom packet and large knickers which has swept the internet in the last week is probably a fake. That’s the bold claim from Aussie BBQ site Charcool.com.au.

“As Australia's most overlooked BBQ site we don't do a lot of myth busting but COME ON!” whinges the site.

"If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. (Like the story of the jilted woman who filled her ex-lover’s convertible with cement).

"This eBay auction is just an amalgam of a couple of earlier "cheating spouse" auctions held on the popular site over the past few years" Charcool claims.

In 2005, a DJ’s spurned wife in the UK auctioned her husband's Lotus Espirit for 0.50p in what would have been a great value promotional stunt for his radio station.

A year later, a British mother of two, who claimed she was dumped by her cheating husband, put his entire wardrobe up for sale on eBay.

Then in March 2008, the former lover of Wikipedia’s founder, Jimmy Wales, put his jumper and shirt up for sale on eBay after claiming he dumped her on his web encyclopaedia.

Not to be outdone, in March this year, a Welsh man put 200 pictures of his cheating wife up for sale quickly followed by a spurned Brit who tried to sell his philandering wife!This is just "shameless self-promotion" says Charcool whose own eBay auctions have have failed to attract anything like the internet attention of the “Spurned-Wife-and-Tart’s-Knickers” story.

"Is it any wonder I can't sell legitimate products when all the attention is on this rubbish” asks the jealous eBayer.

"Just look at the bidding history since this thing hit the net big time! It started at $US0.69 on August 8 and has now been bid up to more than $US1,000,000!” observes a clearly jealous Charcool.

"Get a grip people! If you're looking for a bargain, check out our genuine Fathers Day gifts and portable BBQ contest at Charcool Australia.

"Fathers Day is just 2 weeks away and I'm trying to clear 500 BBQ Branding Irons and 120 BBQ Tool sets that would make great presents - but all the attention is on a this bogus auction."

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http://bbqbling.blogspot.com/2008/08/uk-bbq-assoc-enjoys-heat-stroke.html BBQ Bling can hardly believe it's eyes. Not content with winning a record number of medals at the Beijing Olympics and hosting the 2012 Summer Games, the UK National BBQ Assoc is now claiming "leading nation" status in Barbecue.

Citing no clear methodology, the UK BBQ Assoc press release for the Second Annual "Have a Better Barbie Day" claimed the UK is now "officially the biggest BBQ nation in Europe"!
As the rare, but sweet smell of success, mingled with burnt sausages and imported New Zealand lamb, the Association extolled that the UK had beaten the "Germans into second place again in the European Barbi stakes, with 95 million BBQ occasions last year versus Germany’s measly 80 million".

Germany??? "BBQ occassions"???

Finally the heat and the fumes of a particularly strong red wine and garlic marinade, caused the Association to have another outrageous stroke claiming: "Even the Aussies can’t catch us, both in the Olympics and on the Barbi, as they could only manage a ‘daggy’ 28 million Barbi’s."

Back of the envelope research by BBQ Bling reveals that the UK is claiming 1.5 "BBQ occasions" (whatever that is!) per head for the Brits compared to a wishful 1.4 for the Aussies.

Even an Aussie vegan would fire up the BBQ more often than that, thinks BBQ Bling.

Continuing with the theme, BBQ Bling can reveal that only 7% of China's 1.3 billion population, would only need to fire up the Weber once a year to eclipse the UK's delusional 95 million cook outs.

Still, at least they have a National BBQ Association in the UK which is more than you can say for the Land Down Under!
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http://bbqbling.blogspot.com/2008/08/ill-just-duck-outside-for-quick-smoke.html SmokePistol Pellet Smoker

Thrill Factor: 1/5

Smoking always seems such a daunting task but we have entered the era of "instant smoke " thanks to the clever people at SmokePistol .

The SmokePistol is a small electric appliance that you attach to your smoker or grill by drilling a 1/2 inch hole.

You then insert a little cartridge (aka "bullet") which will give you between 3 to 4 hours of continuous smoke. The bullets are available in 9 wood types - Hickory, Mesquite, Apple, Alder, Pecan, Cherry, Sugar Maple, Oak and Black Walnut.

Good consistent smoke for up to 4 hours with no wood chips, no ash, no mess!

Just light, load and leave.]]> Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:26:13 GMT

http://bbqbling.blogspot.com/2008/08/helios-solar-grill-let-there-be-light.html Helios Solar Grill

Chill factor: 3/5

Or else use the retractable power-grid plug in the base!

The Helios, featured on Tuvie, is a solar power grill even if it looks like a public phone for ET.

It stores upright to keep a small footprint and easily cantilevers open and locks in place, when you are ready to cook.

In order to maximize safety, Helios designed it so that the reflective solar dish is pointed away from you while cooking.

Helios utilizes a reflective parabolic dish to focus sunlight onto a solar receptor, transforming it into usable energy.

While only a concept at this stage, the Helios (in Greek mythology: the sun) may turn out to be the future of BBQ if you can overcome the ugliness, diminutive size of the cooking surface and the time it will take to cook a meal!]]> Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:25:47 GMT

http://bbqbling.blogspot.com/2008/08/this-bbq-marinator-doesnt-suck.html
Vacu Vin Instant BBQ Marinator

Thill Factor 3/5

The efficient VacVin wine storage method has been transformed into this Instant Marinator for meat and vegies.

The Instant Marinater features a specially-designed dish and vacuum pump that allows you to marinate and tenderize all types of meat and vegetables in only 5 minutes.

Simply add your marinade to the food and then pump the air out.

I've used the wine version for years and this is a great product extension.

Wish I'd thought of it!

And it's available in Australia for $49.95 with a free recipe book.

Available from Everten Online .

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http://bbqbling.blogspot.com/2008/08/thermapen-not-just-for-red-meat.html
Thermapen are acknowledged leaders in hot food probes thanks to their fast and accurate readings but at BBQ Bling we just love all the colours!

While very compact, the fold-able Super-Fast Thermapen can measure internal food or liquid temperatures in only 3 or 4 seconds which is quite an improvement on other thermometers that may take up to 20 seconds or more.

The ultra thin needle tip on the Super-Fast model only requires about a 2 mm immersion so you can take the temperature of the thinnest meats and vegies and only leave a tiny, self-closing hole instead of a gaping “juice-drain” left by digital BBQ forks.

The Thermapen even has an auto-off feature to save your battery if you leave the probe open over 6 minutes.

But best of all the Thermapen is available in 9 great colours so you can choose your favourite (mine's orange) or if you are more sensible, use a different colour for different foods to avoid cross contamination as the maker intended.

Thermapen have a great current special of 6 pens for the price of 5 plus a free wallet for $445. Thats $75 each!

Thermapen is avilable in centigrade or fahrenheit models but they aren't switchable.]]> Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:24:34 GMT