Responsible for procuring that huge slab of bison, our cave hero was seen as the official host of the weekend-long food fest that sprang up around the campfire. Even granting this questionable folk ideology, a more basic problem remains. Incapable of multi-tasking, men were perceived as grill kings because grilling was considered a primitive skill. Mere child's play. You just keep the fire from going out.
Males are able to actually start fires.
But keeping them lit involves an additional layer of attention. If you add to that the need to cook the food, you've got multi-tasking way beyond the ability of all but a handful of men. And those men are the attorneys for Microsoft. Since nothing tastes as good as a burger, or an ear of corn, fresh from the grill, we all continue to try our hand at outdoor cookery. Turning those skewers laced with lamb, peppers and mushrooms reminds us of some archetypal yesteryear, of a hot meal at the end of a long day's ride, of sleeping out under the stars listening to the crackling poetry of a campfire.