Why is it that women cook and men grill?

In response to last week’s question,  “Why is it that women cook and men grill?”, my sophisticated, media-owner friend Bill concluded, “Because grilling is simple.”  My friend Chris, a former colleague of Bill’s, added, “because men are better at it...but don't repeat that to the women.”

My dad’s beach buddy Bob observed, “Women are more accustomed to having something in the oven while men have this thing about getting things fired up before it is put in the oven.”

My ice cream loving friend Bruce challenged, “It’s the other way around.  My woman grills me for cooking up mistakes.”   My videographer friend Ivan added, “Because when men cook, women grill the chef. "Why are you making such a mess, why do you use so much salt, do you have to have the radio on so loud while you are cooking?"  To this, my birthday bud Jon reasoned, “Because grilling is the only time men are not being grilled by the women we love.”

My friend Richard explained, “It goes back to when our ancestors lived in caves. Grilling requires being out in the elements, exposed to an open flame, and with an element of danger, so a different term was required for that as compared to cooking in a cave. In most primitive societies, men performed the former because they did not stay near the cave, tending to the children and domesticated livestock. (The differentiation between them was often unclear.)”

And the only woman to reply was my Parrothead friend Sam (Samantha), who declared, “I think it is easiest to start out that men grill because it is the great outdoors, and there is something primal about that ‘Kiss the griller’ apron and holding up the grill tools.  It is dirty and then you can almost see the charcoal smudges as warpaint/camo paint for the Man.  Women cook, so that they have a place of their own in the house - where they rule, clean, dictate and wear the ‘Kiss the chef’ apron.  It truly is the power of the apron and the war of the sexes.”  To this, my neighbor Al replied, “Real men cook.”  

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Hal

Margaritaville comes to ATL this Saturday.   Hope to see you tailgating --- even if you don’t have tickets.  It’s the place to be seen with your flowery shirt, grass skirt and coconut bra.  Fins to the left!