Hopefully we’ll have something that resembles a summer this year, and with that, good trips to the beach -and barbecues. We all enjoy a good bbq in the summer, but what can we do to ensure we all have a good time?

• Cook the meat all the way through. Food posoning at bbqs occur when the meat looks done on the outside, but is still pink on the inside. Looks can be decieving, cut the meat to make sure that its not pink inside, and if it is put it back on the grill and cook it for abit longer. While were on the point of reducing food poisioning at your event, either defrost all meat in the fridge 24 hours before, or make sure your microwave can defrost.
• Dont leave the grill unattended. An unguarded grill is just asking for an accident to happen, as drunk people can fall into it or the grill can be knocked over, or most disasterous of all -the food gets burnt.
• Dont use too much lighter fluid. We all love to see the huge flame go up, but if handled wrongly fire can be dangerous, you never need as much lighter fluid as you think to get the job done.
• Remember the vegetarians coming to the bbq. Yeah i know, Hitler was a vegetarian, and vegetables dont taste as nice as our nice juicy steak, but a few vegetarian burgers wont kill us. That way you keep the vegetarians happy, and you know your burger wont be complete with abit of crisp lettuce. Bring vegetables to the table that actually compliment the meat, to make it a more tastier experience and add abit of colour to the plate.
• Be prepared. How many people are coming down, who wont eat what, what will the weather be like on that day whos driving -these are the questions to ask to prepare for to ensure your bbq goes off well. No use getting loads of beers in if everybody else is driving or trying to pull off a bbq when rain has been predicted.

Dont fancy doing it yourself and want some outside catering for your bbq, or just private catering for a special event?