Barbecues

I've just been musing with my Dad about this whole "Men take charge of the barbecue, even if they never normally do any of the cooking" stereotype, which we could both support with numerous examples, even though my Dad admitted that he personally has never cooked on a barbecue. (Also, one of his examples came from a Roman mosaic, so should probably not be counted.) My theory is that men tend to take over barbecues because the media has told them that Men Do Barbecues, therefore they believe that this is an acceptable thing for men to do. Any other theories?

Meanwhile, I'm off to tend to the barbecue... (Though only, admittedly, because Pellinor's popped out to the shops. He's done every other stage in its tending.)