Attend an Australian barbecue

“Realistically, there are idiots and jerks everywhere that don't clean up after themselves. But more often than not, you'll find BBQs that are mostly spotless. And if one BBQ isn't, there'll probably be another one 20m away on the other side of the park/beach/etc. that is clean, or in use and about to be available. I have had family BBQs where we have had to ask other barbecuing families to use their cooktop after they're done. Australians are usually quite friendly and won't really decline (unless they're shit cunts). If It's a family situation, often the dads/mums will probably end up chatting and sometimes friendships can be made this way. At least this is the experience I grew up with and have as someone who lived most of their life outside of the big cities. However, as a rule of thumb, I'd always bring a metal spatula/scraper, heat up the cook surface, give it a splash of water and scrub it over and wipe down with paper towels, repeating the process a few times to remove any particles, bird poo, etc.”

“I'll admit to being 65 years old now, but I grew up with the above. When I turn up at the Kids for a BBQ, they know no matter what wanker crap they're serving up, there must be Snags n Bread for Dad. When I first started going to BBQ's as an Adult and there was Salad, I thought "WTF, is this crap doing at a BBQ?" I now know I may have had a sheltered upbringing (Poor actually) & Dad was a farm fencing contractor, so no flash Gas BBQ it was always a piece of well seasoned Checkerplate chucked on an open fire (make sure to set the Snags up hill from the Rissoles so you didn't eat to much grit.) If no Rissoles on the day, extra fibre was guaranteed.”