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tomw

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Mar 26, 2006, 12:04:23 AM3/26/06
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There isn't a lot of room on my apartment balcony for a conventional
BBQ. So instead I have a single burner portable gas stove which packs
into a attache style case. This can be used with skillet, small wok or
a Korean style BBQ plate. The stoves come from a lot of different
makers are an inexpensive (around $AU25)
<http://www.tomw.net.au/2001/sa/bbq.shtml>.


Tom Worthington
Director, Tomw Communications Pty Ltd ABN: 17 088 714 309
PO Box 13, Belconnen ACT 2617 http://www.tomw.net.au/

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BOB

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Mar 26, 2006, 2:40:12 AM3/26/06
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Steve Wertz wrote:
:: On 25 Mar 2006 21:04:23 -0800, "tomw" <tw...@tomw.net.au> wrote:
::
::: There isn't a lot of room on my apartment balcony for a
conventional
::: BBQ. So instead I have a single burner portable gas stove which
packs
::: into a attache style case. This can be used with skillet, small
wok or
::: a Korean style BBQ plate.
::
:: Or you could just use [...drum roll...] your stove, duh.
::
:: Damn spammers make no sense at all.
::
:: -sw

Ya think? Wonder if ol' Tom likes his internet access. I heard that
even Google hates spammers.

BOB


--
Raw Meat Should NOT Have An Ingredients List


Graeme...in London

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Mar 26, 2006, 1:51:54 PM3/26/06
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" BOB" <d...@ghij.com> wrote in message
news:DwrVf.5335$sU4....@bignews4.bellsouth.net...

BOB, in light of the fact we can't post our spam pics to a non-binary
newsgroup, do the next best thing and post his email addy for the spambots.

webm...@tomw.net.au

We could always email him our pictorial encyclopaedia of SPAM pics <g>

Graeme


BOB

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Mar 26, 2006, 7:54:11 PM3/26/06
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Graeme...in London wrote:
:: " BOB" <d...@ghij.com> wrote in message

I forgot about this one from Fosco that was saved by MLM

Hey Tom, this one is for you!
http://www.mlmartin.com/pictures/birdflippin2.jpg

BOB
spambots get another chance here!

tomw

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Mar 26, 2006, 9:21:05 PM3/26/06
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Steve Wertz wrote:

> On 25 Mar 2006 21:04:23 -0800, "tomw" ... wrote:
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> >There isn't a lot of room on my apartment balcony for a conventional
> >BBQ. So instead I have a single burner portable gas stove ...
>
> Or you could just use [...drum roll...] your stove, duh. ...

As I said, the idea was to be able to barbecue outdoors, on the
balcony. I can't use the stove as it is fixed in place in the kitchen.

There isn't a lot of room for one of those monster BBQs. So I suggested
a small single burner tabletop gas stove is a good alternative.

ps: I noticed the Korean BBQ plates I previously mentioned are less
than $AU10.00 at the supermarket. These have the advantage that you can
fit them in a dishwasher, unlike the plate on a normal BBQ.


Tom Worthington
Director, Tomw Communications Pty Ltd http://www.tomw.net.au/
PO Box 13, Belconnen ACT 2617 Australia

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BOB

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Mar 26, 2006, 9:57:37 PM3/26/06
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Steve Wertz wrote:
:: On 26 Mar 2006 18:21:05 -0800, "tomw" <tw...@tomw.net.au> wrote:
::

::: Steve Wertz wrote:
:::: On 25 Mar 2006 21:04:23 -0800, "tomw" ... wrote:
::::
::::: There isn't a lot of room on my apartment balcony for a
conventional
::::: BBQ. So instead I have a single burner portable gas stove ...
::::
:::: Or you could just use [...drum roll...] your stove, duh. ...
:::
::: As I said, the idea was to be able to barbecue outdoors, on the
::: balcony. I can't use the stove as it is fixed in place in the
kitchen.\
::
:: What can you possibly do outside on the patio using your portable
:: gas stove...

Cook more SPAM?

::
:: Ahh. Forget it.

LOL! Spammers never "get" it.
::
:: -sw

BOB

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tomw

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Mar 27, 2006, 5:32:24 PM3/27/06
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Steve Wertz wrote (in reply to my suggestion for balcony cooking):

> What can you possibly do outside on the patio using your portable
> gas stove...

... that I couldn't do indoors?

Well I couldn't BBQ indoors. In Australia a "barbie" is outdoor cooking
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbecue#Etymology>.

The guests would feel shortchaged if it was indoors and it would
inhibit them from barbie customs, such as wearing a beer carton as a
hat. ;-)

On a more practical note, when I tried BBQ style cooking in the
apartment the fire alarm activated.

ps: The WikiPedia BBQ entry is not quite correct in attributing the
phrase "I'll slip an extra shrimp on the barbie for you" to Paul Hogan.
In Australia a shrimp is called a "prawn". I recommend prawns lightly
grilled with some vinegar, tomato, garlic and black pepper marinate
<http://www.tomw.net.au/tomoil.htm>.

And, no, I am not selling marinate, the web page just has a free recipe
on it. I am an IT consultant. I put a few recipes and travel stories
on the web site as otherwise all the stuff about metadata and Internet
policy is a bit dull.

Brick

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Mar 27, 2006, 7:11:09 PM3/27/06
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Please read the BBQ FAQ. There is no way in hell that you can make BBQ
on a single tabletop burner. BBQ by definition in this group is poor cuts of
meat cooked for a long time at low cooking temperatures. Please describe
how you plan to accomplish that with a single burner stove. Please be
advised
that Korean or Mongolian BBQ bear no resemblance whatsoever to South
Carolina BBQ. (Not that Korean and Mongolian BBQ aren't good. They're just
not American BBQ.)
--
Brick (Paddling ever slower)

Kevin S. Wilson

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Mar 27, 2006, 7:31:11 PM3/27/06
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On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:11:09 GMT, "Brick" <hrbr...@NOSPAM.ij.net>
wrote:

If you weren't so eager to lecture anyone and everyone on the "proper"
meaning of the word, you might have bothered to figure out what
Australians mean by "barbecue." The world doesn't begin and end in
your back yard.

Paul

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Mar 27, 2006, 7:42:28 PM3/27/06
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If you weren't so eager to lecture anyone and everyone on the "proper"
way to quote a Usenet message you might have figured out that we don't
care what you think. The world doesn't begin and end in your back yard.


In article <ir0h221vpcjjg3qnd...@4ax.com>,

Dave Bugg

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Mar 27, 2006, 7:51:16 PM3/27/06
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Paul wrote:

Nothing ...... but top-posted it anyway. <plonk>
--
Dave
www.davebbq.com


Reg

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Mar 27, 2006, 7:59:14 PM3/27/06
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Brick wrote:

> Please read the BBQ FAQ. There is no way in hell that you can make BBQ
> on a single tabletop burner. BBQ by definition in this group is poor cuts of
> meat cooked for a long time at low cooking temperatures. Please describe
> how you plan to accomplish that with a single burner stove. Please be
> advised
> that Korean or Mongolian BBQ bear no resemblance whatsoever to South
> Carolina BBQ. (Not that Korean and Mongolian BBQ aren't good. They're just
> not American BBQ.)

Uh, no. He doesn't have to describe anything. The group charter
includes grilling. You might want to check minor details like this
before opening your mouth.

<http://groups.google.com/group/alt.appalachian/browse_frm/thread/f39b876c8c8bd781/ba63ddb5379327a9?lnk=st&q=group%3Aalt.appalachian&rnum=7&hl=en#ba63ddb5379327a9>

--
Reg

Kevin S. Wilson

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Mar 27, 2006, 8:02:35 PM3/27/06
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On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 19:42:28 -0500, Paul <Oo...@nowhere.com> wrote:

<message placed at the bottom, where it belongs>

>In article <ir0h221vpcjjg3qnd...@4ax.com>,
> Kevin S. Wilson <res...@spro.net> wrote:
>
>> If you weren't so eager to lecture anyone and everyone on the "proper"
>> meaning of the word, you might have bothered to figure out what
>> Australians mean by "barbecue." The world doesn't begin and end in
>> your back yard.

>If you weren't so eager to lecture anyone and everyone on the "proper"

>way to quote a Usenet message you might have figured out that we don't
>care what you think.

We? You got a mouse in your pocket, son?

>The world doesn't begin and end in your back yard.

How original. Would you like me to write your next Usenet post for you
as well?

Dave Bugg

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Mar 27, 2006, 8:03:34 PM3/27/06
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Reg wrote:

> Uh, no. He doesn't have to describe anything. The group charter
> includes grilling. You might want to check minor details like this
> before opening your mouth.

You're right, Reg, but I think Brick was just trying to get him on the right
track with the terminology, ie what BBQ is. I don't think he was saying that
the OP couldn't post grill-related info here.
--
Dave
www.davebbq.com


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Kevin S. Wilson

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Mar 27, 2006, 9:58:23 PM3/27/06
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On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 20:31:41 -0600, Steve Wertz
<swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:

>ust my $.02 + tax.

And worth every penny.

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Brick

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Mar 28, 2006, 5:36:53 PM3/28/06
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You are almost correct Reg. The charter for this group does in fact
include grilling as ontopic posts. However, it does not confuse grilling
with BBQ.

Brick

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Mar 28, 2006, 5:48:43 PM3/28/06
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You're right as usual Dave. We do grill here as well as barbecue, but
I'd like to think we know the difference. And that's why I pointed to the
AFB FAQ for reference.

Brick

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Mar 28, 2006, 5:54:19 PM3/28/06
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On 27-Mar-2006, Steve Wertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:

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Steve, I'm looking forward to a possibility that I might get a chance to
spend an evening drinking with you and telling hundreds of lies about
the past.

Paul

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Mar 28, 2006, 7:22:01 PM3/28/06
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No. I'm doing fine. Thanks anyway, old man.


In article <cm2h22p8f0n1addvk...@4ax.com>,

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