cookout
Outdoor grill gathering
A cookout is an outdoor meal where food is grilled or barbecued, typically in a backyard or park.
The word emphasizes the social gathering as much as the cooking: We're having a cookout for the Fourth of July.
Cookout is more common in American English, where it overlaps with but is more casual than barbecue.
Meat patties in buns
- hotdogsSausages in buns
- ribsThoracic bone set
- steaksThick slices of meat
- chickenDomestic fowl for eating
brisket · sausages · kebabs · corn · coleslaw · watermelon · chips · condiments
Cooking surface over fire
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- propaneFlammable hydrocarbon fuel
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
spatula · sear · grate · briquettes · skewers · flipping · thermometer · marinate
Slow-cook over coals
- picnicOutdoor casual meal
- potluckCommunal meal, shared contributions
- reunionGathering after separation
- get-togetherCasual social gathering
party · shindig · bash · social · backyard · celebration · neighborhood · friends
Dense North American hardwood
- mesquiteThorny desert legume
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- applewoodLumber from fruit trees
- woodfireCombustion of timber
smokehouse · smoldering · aromatic · woodchips · cherrywood · low-and-slow · pit · bark
burgers
Meat patties in buns
chicken · brisket · sausages · kebabs · corn · coleslaw · watermelon · chips · condiments · marinade
grill
Cooking surface over fire
tongs · spatula · sear · grate · briquettes · skewers · flipping · thermometer · marinate · smoker
barbecue
Slow-cook over coals
- picnicOutdoor casual meal
- potluckCommunal meal, shared contributions
- reunionGathering after separation
get-together · party · shindig · bash · social · backyard · celebration · neighborhood · friends · family
hickory
Dense North American hardwood
woodfire · smokehouse · smoldering · aromatic · woodchips · cherrywood · low-and-slow · pit · bark · rendered
sunshine
Direct rays from above
lawn · alfresco · outdoor · popsicles · icecream · swimming · lawnchairs · sunscreen · cornhole · frisbee
- summersummer, summertime, midsummer, summer solstice, solstice
- gatheringsgathering, gatherings, parties, party, reunion
- group activitiesgroup games, voting, protest, group dance, group project
- American traditionsFourth of July, Thanksgiving, county fair, state fair, rodeo
- block partyneighbors, street closure, barricades, potluck, barbecue
- community activitiespotluck, community garden, neighborhood watch, barn raising, community cleanup
cookoutformal dinner
Ceremonial evening meal
state dinner · banquet · gala dinner · dinner party · sit-down dinner