The days get longer, the temperatures rise, the sunshine sells the winter blues and the awakening nature attracts people outside. With the beginning of spring, the barbecue season also starts in the home garden. What is part of the sociable grilling with friends or family, there are many useful tips and a practical checklist.
Create a cozy lounge outdoors outdoors
If the garden furniture is still stowed in the winter quarters, it is high time to get them outside and create seats outdoors again. If it is wooden furniture, a protective glaze can give the wooden chairs fresh shine and at the same time protect it from the weather. Incidentally, weather is also an important topic when planning an event for grilling. If you don't spontaneously agree with friends in good weather, but want to plan the grilling in advance, you should ensure weather protection. There is aFlagon because it is quickly built up and protects against wind and rain. A pavilion -saving space -saving can be stored and rebuilt to the next garden festival.
So that your grill party succeeds perfectly, we have put together a practical checklist for you.
Prepare grill for the event
Anyone who did not make a basic plaster on their own grill after the last grilling in autumn can use the time before grilling. Fat and leftovers from the last barbecue season can beRemove the grill grate with home remedies particularly effectively. To do this, the rust is placed in a mixture of lukewarm water and baking powder. After an exposure time of at least half an hour, deposits can be wiped off with a soft sponge or cloth.
What also belongs to the preparation list is the purchase of grill coal for a charcoal grill or gas for a gas grill. After all, the fire at the planned cricket event should only go out when all the delicacies are prepared. You should also take a look at the grill accessories. Are grill tongs and Co. still intact or does an object have to be replaced before the grill party rises?
Decoration for cosiness at the first barbecue evening of the season
Decoration in the garden ensures a cozy atmosphere. How about, for example, some freshly planted flower pots in which spring flowers provide colorful splashes of color? Also cozy seating for the later evening like oneSun lounger, A hammock or a beach chair make anticipation of the beginning of the garden and barbecue season. Light outdoor light is also important.
Although the days are slowly getting longer, it is really long in the evening. Garden torches, lanterns, fairy lights and fire shells create atmospheric light and thus increase the cosiness. Sufficient away lighting in the garden is important for the safety of the guests.
Plan, shop and prepare food
If you are grilled in a large group, the preparation of the food can be wonderfully distributed over everyone. It is helpful to create a list of required food and drinks in advance. Then each participant can tell what he or she wants to bring to grill. On the other hand, if you invite you to grill and take all preparations in your own hands, you should start planning at an early stage so as not to fall into stress.
Some ingredients and foods can be easily shopped or prepared early and freeze it until the barbecue evening. This applies, for example, to herb butter, sauces, marinades, oils and more. So that every guest finds something tasty when grilling, the menu should be as varied as possible. In addition to meat and sausages, for example,vegetable alternatives are grilled.
Also delicious are marinated vegetable skewers from the grill or a freshly grilled corn cob with butter and salt. Hearty salads such as potato or pasta salad and fresh salads with seasonal vegetables are suitable as a side dish. Baguette with herb butter is also a classic among the grill supplements. The purchase of drinks is also part of the preparation. They should be cold at the latest a few hours before grilling.
After that, only the guests are missing and grilling in your own garden can begin.
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