Since this is centered on the family getting together there should consideration on attendance. Make sure that the attendees are available on the date set. And lastly pick the chow well. There are certain qualifications on the kind of chow that allow you to have less complaints and more compliments. So to pick the right food for the party pick the classics and all-time favorites. Food has also played a big role in the formation of rituals and ceremonies that man has come up with either to please the gods or to entertaion guests. There are more than a thousand superstition and traditional procedures that are connected to food. Because our society is never satiated with common things we sometimes even make our own superstition. This should be applied when the meat is almost cooked and not when this has just been thrown in the griller to avoid burning this and no one could eat it. There are many ingredients that could make this taste differently and these are all available in the nearby supermarket. Is there a basic formula for making barbecue sauce? This way, the flavor of the marinade will have time to seep through the chicken. 2. Who says you cannot cheat a bit? If you feel that you cannot cook the chicken from the inside without first burning it up, you can always cook it partially in the microwave oven for about 8-10 minutes. This way, you are sure that the meat is already cooked and will only need some good-old fashion grilling and marinating. Charcoal barbecue grills can be really messy and hard to set up but the flavor that it gives to the barbecue dish cannot be surpassed. The least common type of barbecue grills is the electric grills. People do not opt for this kind because they feel that much of the flavor is lost when using electric grills. A flint is the same thing that we have in our Zippo lighters. That the thing the sparks ok? Elctronic ignitors and lighters are also useful. Just remember that these are not water proof. Unlike the reliable flint, we need to make sure that the electronic lighter or the same is out of the water and be kept dry always.