Tabletop BBQ: Failure to Launch
I tried organizing a unique dining experience for my family tonight. Tabletop-BBQ. I went out and bought a disposable BBQ tray that was filled with heat-beads. I bought a whole range of nice - EXPENSIVE - mushrooms, along with chicken, pork, Japanese sweet potatoes, squid, prawns, fish and sukiyaki sauce to coat the food.
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I meticulously cut the meat into thin slices so it would cook faster. I par-boiled the sweet potatoes so it'll be crisp on the outside after grilling it but fluffy on the inside. I made some dipping sauce. Everything was set.
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Then it all went downhill from there.
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The instant BBQ pit was such a hassle to ignite. It created a lot of smoke. The box said it would so I was not surprised, however, all the smoke was rather unpleasant. After the smoke died down, I placed the BBQ onto the table and ask everyone to tuck in. We placed what we want to eat onto the grill and waited.
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And waited.
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And waited.
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And waited.
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The bloody grill is taking too bloody long. One lousy piece of THINLY sliced meat took 20mins to be PARTIALLY cooked. What the....
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So everyone was impatient, and then the jokes came about going out and buying a few packets of fried rice. I gathered all the meats and cooked them on a stove. I gathered all the mushrooms, placed them in a tray and baked them in the oven. All was cooked in 10 minutes. We finished eating in 5 minutes and that was that. Zip Bam Boom.
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I thought it would be nice to sit around the table, grilling the food, coating it with sauce, turning it over, that sort of thing. I guess I forgot that this was Singapore. The land of I-Want-It-Yesterday.
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Bleh. Stupid Instant BBQ. I knew it was too good to be true when I saw the price. Seriously man, Caveat Emptor. $5.30 my aunt fanny! Bloody cheats. The damn grill went out of steam in less than 30mins and the box dared to claim that it could last for as long as 3hours. 3 hours my foot. I am damn pissed now. What's worse, my root beer became luke-warm from all the waiting. Stupid instant BBQ. I have instructed My Negro Amigo to put a hit on the makers of that cursed product, to snuff them out of their sorry existence.
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Yes. I do get dramatic when my dinner plans are messed up.
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I meticulously cut the meat into thin slices so it would cook faster. I par-boiled the sweet potatoes so it'll be crisp on the outside after grilling it but fluffy on the inside. I made some dipping sauce. Everything was set.
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Then it all went downhill from there.
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The instant BBQ pit was such a hassle to ignite. It created a lot of smoke. The box said it would so I was not surprised, however, all the smoke was rather unpleasant. After the smoke died down, I placed the BBQ onto the table and ask everyone to tuck in. We placed what we want to eat onto the grill and waited.
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And waited.
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And waited.
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And waited.
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The bloody grill is taking too bloody long. One lousy piece of THINLY sliced meat took 20mins to be PARTIALLY cooked. What the....
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So everyone was impatient, and then the jokes came about going out and buying a few packets of fried rice. I gathered all the meats and cooked them on a stove. I gathered all the mushrooms, placed them in a tray and baked them in the oven. All was cooked in 10 minutes. We finished eating in 5 minutes and that was that. Zip Bam Boom.
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I thought it would be nice to sit around the table, grilling the food, coating it with sauce, turning it over, that sort of thing. I guess I forgot that this was Singapore. The land of I-Want-It-Yesterday.
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Bleh. Stupid Instant BBQ. I knew it was too good to be true when I saw the price. Seriously man, Caveat Emptor. $5.30 my aunt fanny! Bloody cheats. The damn grill went out of steam in less than 30mins and the box dared to claim that it could last for as long as 3hours. 3 hours my foot. I am damn pissed now. What's worse, my root beer became luke-warm from all the waiting. Stupid instant BBQ. I have instructed My Negro Amigo to put a hit on the makers of that cursed product, to snuff them out of their sorry existence.
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Yes. I do get dramatic when my dinner plans are messed up.
posted by fredizzle at 9:27 PM
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