That's not barbecue, folks--that's grilling.

That's exactly what barbeque is for folks in Oz, so it all depends on what neck of the woods you come from. We're happy to cremate any kind of dead animal - or even vegeburgers - on the gas BBQ. A lot of our BBQs come with hoods now, but ours is just a 4 burner with a hotplate and a grillplate.

I gather barbeque is something different in the US - or at least some parts of it - more the way Dick describes.

Our barbeques at Earlwood are a bit famous around here actually. We have BBQs and sessions with lots of people. We've had a few visiting Mudcatters here from time to time too. We even had a comet party in January. We 'arranged' to have Comet McNaught appear so folks could watch it from the backyard. That's going to be rather hard to top!

I'll be interested to find out more about what other folks do. What about the UK? What is your definition of barbeque?