GET YOUR #307 SAM FAIERS GRILL ON SHOT FOR FHM BY FLORENCE KEYS ED’S LETTER... Mankind has come a hell of a long way. Our ancestors loved to grill their food over fire and hot coal just like us, but the skills and utensils used were, at best, basic and unrefined. A feast back then consisted of little more than crappy white baps sporting blackened sausages – usually still a bit frozen on the inside. But that was the mid-2000s, when we were too busy finding lurid animated backgrounds for our MySpace pages to know any better. Thankfully, though, the men of Great Britain have come to realise that life is too short for economy burgers (and potentially even shorter if you don’t cook them through). The BBQ revolution is upon us. FHM, and of course DJ DBQ, are here to help you, our grill-loving comrades, with our annual BBQing bible (p72). Don’t forget to share your mouthwatering results with us on Twitter and Instagram using the #FHMManFood hashtag. Enjoy the issue. 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