Here are some great tips that best ensure your tailgating is great fun and the food delicious.
1. Plan what you're going to need and what you're going to cook in advance; making sure that when you put things in the car you put those things you need last, in first, and those things you'll need first, in last.
* Don't leave things until the last minute because you'll forget things and find yourself stuck and embarrassed, with absolutely nowhere to go to remedy things;
* Don't forget crockery and cutlery, tables and chairs, condiments and sauces;
* If using gas make sure you have a spare bottle;
* Don't forget to put into the car those perishable items like your meat or fish which you're keeping in the fridge till to keep fresh;
* Don't forget your grill and your charcoals or your burner and your skillets or stockpots; and,
* Don't forget the trash bags for waste disposal.
2. Well before you're set to depart:
* The meal is going to be really important. Buy really good quality ingredients because whatever you do and however good is the recipe you'll be disappointed if the quality of the food you've started with is below par;
* If your going to use fish or prawns make sure you buy therm fresh; avoid frozen because you thinks its convenient;
* Use marinades to prepare any meats or fish; the more you can do before the better;
* Prepare sauces you'll be using before hand;
* Put the food you'll be taking in sealed containers ensuring that you keep raw foods for cooking completely separate from other food;
3. Ensure that where you're planning to visit and more specifically where you're planning to do your cooking that you are permitted to use a grill or gas stoves; more and more we're finding evermore restrictions on what you can and can't do;
4. When you arrive:
* don't rush, take time to prepare things before starting with the food preparation;
* Be careful to ensure that your grill or stove on a level sound base;
* Prepare a fresh food and your raw food area keeping utensils separate for each area;
5. Take great care of your food hygiene when tailgating:
* Aim to keep food chilled before cooking to avoid contamination;
* Keep apart uncooked raw foods from foods to be eaten raw;
* Wash before starting to handle foods and wash again when you move from preparing your raw meats to the food you'll be eating fresh;
* Being out in the real world often times things can slip or you can easily get distracted; keep focused on the job in hand;
* Take care to ensure that you cook your meats thoroughly; to help it is a good idea to have a meat thermometer to test the temperature inside the meat.
6. And then finally:
* make sure that you clean up well where ever you've stopped;
* extinguish the grill fire and take great care with the ashes immersing them in water before disposing of them; and,
* dispose of your rubbish properly or take it home with you.
1. Plan what you're going to need and what you're going to cook in advance; making sure that when you put things in the car you put those things you need last, in first, and those things you'll need first, in last.
* Don't leave things until the last minute because you'll forget things and find yourself stuck and embarrassed, with absolutely nowhere to go to remedy things;
* Don't forget crockery and cutlery, tables and chairs, condiments and sauces;
* If using gas make sure you have a spare bottle;
* Don't forget to put into the car those perishable items like your meat or fish which you're keeping in the fridge till to keep fresh;
* Don't forget your grill and your charcoals or your burner and your skillets or stockpots; and,
* Don't forget the trash bags for waste disposal.
2. Well before you're set to depart:
* The meal is going to be really important. Buy really good quality ingredients because whatever you do and however good is the recipe you'll be disappointed if the quality of the food you've started with is below par;
* If your going to use fish or prawns make sure you buy therm fresh; avoid frozen because you thinks its convenient;
* Use marinades to prepare any meats or fish; the more you can do before the better;
* Prepare sauces you'll be using before hand;
* Put the food you'll be taking in sealed containers ensuring that you keep raw foods for cooking completely separate from other food;
3. Ensure that where you're planning to visit and more specifically where you're planning to do your cooking that you are permitted to use a grill or gas stoves; more and more we're finding evermore restrictions on what you can and can't do;
4. When you arrive:
* don't rush, take time to prepare things before starting with the food preparation;
* Be careful to ensure that your grill or stove on a level sound base;
* Prepare a fresh food and your raw food area keeping utensils separate for each area;
5. Take great care of your food hygiene when tailgating:
* Aim to keep food chilled before cooking to avoid contamination;
* Keep apart uncooked raw foods from foods to be eaten raw;
* Wash before starting to handle foods and wash again when you move from preparing your raw meats to the food you'll be eating fresh;
* Being out in the real world often times things can slip or you can easily get distracted; keep focused on the job in hand;
* Take care to ensure that you cook your meats thoroughly; to help it is a good idea to have a meat thermometer to test the temperature inside the meat.
6. And then finally:
* make sure that you clean up well where ever you've stopped;
* extinguish the grill fire and take great care with the ashes immersing them in water before disposing of them; and,
* dispose of your rubbish properly or take it home with you.
About the Author:
Stephen Kember is mad about outdoor cooking and something of an authority. He operates The Outdoor Cooking Equipment Store, which you can visit by clicking here. Before buying your tailgating or outdoor cooking equipment do check out his store, where for a short period prices are considerably reduced.
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