It’s getting chilly people.


 
AndyK

AndyK

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We are still using our Weber performer and our Blackstone but at the upper 20’s to low 40’s it is getting tough.
We had a rain storm a few weeks ago that knocked out my Bluetooth temp probe for a few days until it dried out.
I really thought it was a gonner.
My cook times have been all over the place.
The Blackstone hates rain landing on it while I’m cooking.

I went down to our place in California for November and it was chilly too.
Surprisingly at times it was even much colder than Washington.

I'm thinking about moving in my Blackstone into my man cave/shop so I can use it.
My Weber is still being used and will remain out in the snow and rain.

My YouTube feed started showing me a bunch of vids of smoked pork and beef shanks.
Damn those look good.
This weekend there will be some smoked shanks.
Curse you YouTube :).

I don’t have a roof over my cook area so I get wet and smell like hickory
How do you guys fare?
 
Andy Kaminski said:
We are still using our Weber performer and our Blackstone but at the upper 20’s to low 40’s it is getting tough.
We had a rain storm a few weeks ago that knocked out my Bluetooth temp probe for a few days until it dried out.
I really thought it was a gonner.
My cook times have been all over the place.
The Blackstone hates rain landing on it while I’m cooking.

I went down to our place in California for November and it was chilly too.
Surprisingly at times it was even much colder than Washington.

I'm thinking about moving in my Blackstone into my man cave/shop so I can use it.
My Weber is still being used and will remain out in the snow and rain.

My YouTube feed started showing me a bunch of vids of smoked pork and beef shanks.
Damn those look good.
This weekend there will be some smoked shanks.
Curse you YouTube :).

I don’t have a roof over my cook area so I get wet and smell like hickory
How do you guys fare?
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Be very careful of grilling in a shop. Ventilation...... carbon monoxide..........
 
No roof here either.

I have a an 11x13 gazebo but it’s a canvas top so we take the top off in winter to keep wind and snow from damaging it.

This is it without the furniture and fire pit under it.

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With my work schedule I get to cook in the dark during the week and have the option of cooking/eating early on weekends if I don’t want to be in the dark. Tonight I did 1/3 lb burgers on the gas grill.

I tend to use the gasser a lot more in the cold/rain/snow. I have a nonstick griddle top that I use on the gas grill too as I don’t have a Blackstone or the like.

I also move the grills closer to the back door.

Something I learned fishing, a full brim hat can make being in the rain a lot more comfortable. I use a light Tilley in the summer if rain sneaks up on me and a felt cowboy type hat in the colder weather. Keeping the rain off your neck and ears makes a difference.
 
I'm fortunate to have an 8 x14 covered patio with walls on two sides. I shift into "winter mode" and roll the grill(s) I tend to use under the covered part and move the table and chairs out of the way.

Last year I had the E330 gas grill, BGE and pellet grill ready to use. This year we'll see. Maybe just the WSK E6 and the E330. The BGE cooks just fine in the rain.
 
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My shop is kinda big and has about a 19 foot ceiling with smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
I was thinking my propane Blackstone could squeeze in some simple cooks like smash burgers or hashbrown omelettes.
I would never burn Kingsford or something like that in there.
I think I’m cool but will have some ventilation to err on caution.

I’d love to toss up a pop up shade/rain guard thing but we are in a marine environment that gets a winter attitude at times.

In a year or two (probably 3) we are going to build a cool outdoor kitchen, but I scrap by at times so we’ll see :).
 
LMichaels said:
I have seen gazebos like that with a fiberglass roof. I've been thinking one would look good on my deck
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Keep an eye on the SunJoy web site. Ours was a Costco exclusive that we got for ~50% off. They discontinued it this fall and cut the price to about 65% off.

We went with canvas as we hope to be out of here in two years and the gazebo will stay. Our next house will be the ‘forever home’(🤞) so we’ll get a steel top/wood gazebo.
 
I'll grill and smoke out in the open here down to well below 0 F. I can always light charcoal, LP down at the low end of the thermometer doesn't work so well. Wind can be an issue when I'm grilling, wind just does not bother my smoker.
 
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