Steve Tiilikainen
TVWBB Member
Folks,
I never claimed to be smart. In fact, when I talk to people about where I work, I often say that I’m “the dumbest smart person in the room”.
So. One thing I’ve learned in my sum total of three cooks is this: charcoal is filthy and causes a huge mess.
How do you keep your grill area (and house) clean? How do you keep soot from getting everywhere and being tracked inside your house? Have you picked up any habits that you find to be effective in keeping down the mess?
So far I’ve got the following:
Place your WSM on a (fire-safe) grill mat and do all your work over that.
Wear a specific pair of shoes for BBQing. Put a doormat outside the door to your smoker and wipe your feet whenever coming in. Take off your shoes whenever you come in.
That’s it. Assume I have absolutely no common sense in your replies. There is no way you could insult my intelligence more than I insult it daily.
I never claimed to be smart. In fact, when I talk to people about where I work, I often say that I’m “the dumbest smart person in the room”.
So. One thing I’ve learned in my sum total of three cooks is this: charcoal is filthy and causes a huge mess.
How do you keep your grill area (and house) clean? How do you keep soot from getting everywhere and being tracked inside your house? Have you picked up any habits that you find to be effective in keeping down the mess?
So far I’ve got the following:
Place your WSM on a (fire-safe) grill mat and do all your work over that.
Wear a specific pair of shoes for BBQing. Put a doormat outside the door to your smoker and wipe your feet whenever coming in. Take off your shoes whenever you come in.
That’s it. Assume I have absolutely no common sense in your replies. There is no way you could insult my intelligence more than I insult it daily.