Backyard BBQ
Budget
💸 Under $20
Group
Small group, Large group
Setting
outdoor
Fire up the grill, call some people over, and spend a long afternoon outside eating and talking. The BBQ is almost incidental — the point is the slow, unstructured social time. One of the best group activities that requires almost no planning.
Tips to make it great
- 1
Prep marinades the night before for dramatically better results.
- 2
Assign a dish to each guest — it reduces your load and gives people ownership.
- 3
Keep one section of the grill low heat for things that need more time.
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