Anyone else love grilling in sub freezing temps?

[Pablo Hoco]

Nothing like hovering over the grill when it’s freezing out, getting the first bites straight off the grill. Feeds the belly, warms the soul…

Short ribs on the menu tonight

 

[Tony Coloma]

Absolutely

 

[Joan]

DH says he does, it keeps him warm. Of course, that was when he used to live in New York

 

[AndyK]

The cold and snow doesn't bother me.
The drizzle rain doesn’t really bother me.
The wind is what gets me.

I would gladly take some wind if it meant getting a plate of short ribs though.

 

[JKalchik]

I regularly grill & smoke down well below freezing.

I'll grant you that this is cheating, with a fully automated and insulated smoker. -6 F.

 

[LMichaels]

Me? Nope. Hate cooking outside in the winter. If it's a mild day, (above 25 no wind) then I'll tolerate it. And yeah after precipitation the thing that gets me the worst is wind. Even in the mild months I don't like dealing with it

 

[ChuckO]

It's been four week (today) since we had any decent snow, and I didn't get any grilling photos when it happened, in fact it's been Bluebird weather since the new year. Now that we're basically settled, I won't miss the next opportunity to "bad-weather BBQ."

 

[Mike Freel]

Gotta Grill. I may not enjoy sub freezing weather as much as sitting on the deck in the 70-80 temperatures but I do love grilled steak, chop, and wings. Also I love the look of respect I get from my grilling friends when I tell them about grilling in the cold

 

[Bob Erdman]

Four season griller here. Can't truthfully say I like cooking when its extremely cold or windy but nothing is going to stop me if I need my fix.

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

There is no “bad weather” when grilling!

 

[TonyUK]

Absolutely, as long as it's not windy. Cooked up these two pork-loin steaks for tea last night.
It was -5˚C, (22˚F). My beer bottle froze to the q-table, (out of shot).

 

[Geo S]

We used to have a tradition of grilling Italian sausage on new years day despite the weather.

Now,,, NOPE, ain't gonna do it, lol
that's why I have an oven in the house...

 

[AndyK]

When I was a teenager my brother had a ski boat so ski’ed the Delta about every weekend.
While I never did this there was a big ski event my brother did every New Years Day.
It was naked skiing (and drinking).

 

[Joan]

Which do you all think is worse? Freezing your a** off in the winter while grilling or sweating your .......off in the summer?

 

[Brett-EDH]

Yeah, below 50° is cold. Not so comfortable in shorts and flips.

 

[TonyUK]

Yeah, below 50° is cold. Not so comfortable in shorts and flips.

That's what I thought, so I broke out an old sweatshirt & a pair of socks.

 

[Griff]

Been smoking/grilling in the long Alaska winter on my WSM for the last 20 years. Nothing finer.

 

[Jonas-Switzerland]

Just did two cooks today, chicken on the kettle and my very first go on smashed burger in sub freezing temperatures.



I don't like fiddly cooks too much. My crocs are too cold for that

Cooking with charcoal however is something else. I watch the chimney light up. See the thin flame in the dark. Lovely.

 

[BrianCal]

Love it. When we have a big storm, we always plan for steaks on the grill.
But even without snow, we grill on average 3 or 4 times per week. Even the recent single digit temperatures didn’t stop me.

 

[Ed P]

Where's the beer?

Reminds me of the time we were at Convict Lake in sub freezing temps, waiting for dawn so we could start fishing. I'm drinking a hot cup of coffee, trying to warm up, and I look to one side and I see...a group of fishermen drinking beer. Br-r-r-r!