Found a use for a squirreled away electric blanket

Okie Sawbones · 12-07-2013, 07:08 PM

We have had unusually cold weather in the Puget Sound area. We rarely get in the 20s. This morning it was 12 degrees, and my Primo XL was frozen shut, and I had a pig belly to cook. I tried the starter cubes in the bottom of the pit to no avail, so I slapped the electric blanket on the smoker while I went about injecting the belly, putting on the rub, and letting it sit a while. By the time the belly was ready, the blanket had worked its magic.

Open sesame. The belly is now wrapped and ready to check in 30 minutes.

Anyone else ever had their Primo freeze shut? What did you do?

Fwismoker · 12-07-2013, 07:13 PM

Yep know that area well...USN in Bangor Wa for a few years.

Okie Sawbones · 12-07-2013, 09:04 PM

I just converted two guests to the joys of pork belly. Carole made slider rolls, and we pigged out. Life is good.

Smoke Dawg · 12-07-2013, 09:17 PM

Your right around the corner, I am close to Black Lake. It is pretty cold these days and everything that had moisture is frozen shut, Had to beat the hell out of the garbage can to get it open!

Grills were covered so did not have that problem.

Pork Belly sounds good - The real PB sammich!

Kloogee · 12-07-2013, 09:21 PM

That's some good redneck engineering right there! Good use of what you have.

I don't have that type of smoker, but my first thought probably would have been to pull out my weed burner. Duct tape, a hammer, and my weed burner are pretty much my solution to all problems!

bbqbull · 12-07-2013, 09:27 PM

I have heard of BGE's daisy wheel getting froze. Folks removed the entire cast assembly and dropped a couple of lighter cubes down the hole. They said around 10 minutes they were able to open the wheel.
Not sure how yours is constructed.

nucornhusker · 12-07-2013, 09:42 PM

Never have that issue with my KJ's, and we get much colder than that here. I do always keep it covered when not in use too.

Okie Sawbones · 12-07-2013, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smoke Dawg

Your right around the corner, I am close to Black Lake. It is pretty cold these days and everything that had moisture is frozen shut, Had to beat the hell out of the garbage can to get it open!

Grills were covered so did not have that problem.

Pork Belly sounds good - The real PB sammich!

I had it covered with a Primo cover... to no avail.

Gore · 12-07-2013, 09:46 PM

I just did a search on "squirreled away electric blanket" and you haven't posted this previously. You might consider doing a similar search next week when you want to post this great idea.

Okie Sawbones · 12-07-2013, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gore

I just did a search on "squirreled away electric blanket" and you haven't posted this previously. You might consider doing a similar search next week when you want to post this great idea.

Have you taken a long walk on a short pier lately?

Smoke Dawg · 12-07-2013, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Okie Sawbones

I had it covered with a Primo cover... to no avail.

Maybe put something like a rolled up paper towel in between the seal to keep it from closing tight? Your right we don't usually have this problem.

Daum Global Warming!

Gore · 12-07-2013, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Okie Sawbones

Have you taken a long walk on a short pier lately?

Just did a search on "walk short pier" and you haven't posted that one yet either! Looks like it's our lucky day. I'll head on over to the Jokes section and wait for the punchline.

swamprb · 12-07-2013, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Okie Sawbones

We have had unusually cold weather in the Puget Sound area. We rarely get in the 20s. This morning it was 12 degrees, and my Primo XL was frozen shut.

Anyone else ever had their Primo freeze shut? What did you do?

Yeah, I keep 2 Large BGE's covered on the deck and had that happen a couple times as well. Stuck the weed burner in the bottom, around the DFMT and edges and it eventually thaws-

Okie Sawbones · 12-07-2013, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gore

Just did a search on "walk short pier" and you haven't posted that one yet either! Looks like it's our lucky day. I'll head on over to the Jokes section and wait for the punchline.

North Is Up · 12-07-2013, 10:15 PM

Back to uses for an electric blanket. On an early episode of Columbo, a bad guy killed someone and wrapped the body in an electric blanket and had an accomplice remove it later and toss it. That made it look like the time of death (due to the warm body) was long after it actually was and the bad guy had an alibi for the later time period.

Natch, Columbo saw through the minor discrepancy.

I'm just saying...

12-07-2013, 07:08 PM	#1
Okie Sawbones Banned Join Date: 09-03-13 Location: Edgewood, TX	Found a use for a squirreled away electric blanket We have had unusually cold weather in the Puget Sound area. We rarely get in the 20s. This morning it was 12 degrees, and my Primo XL was frozen shut, and I had a pig belly to cook. I tried the starter cubes in the bottom of the pit to no avail, so I slapped the electric blanket on the smoker while I went about injecting the belly, putting on the rub, and letting it sit a while. By the time the belly was ready, the blanket had worked its magic. Open sesame. The belly is now wrapped and ready to check in 30 minutes. Anyone else ever had their Primo freeze shut? What did you do? __________________ My cooking family - 48" Jambo Pit Clone, Blaz'n Grill Works Gridiron Pellet, Primo XL Ceramic, Weber 22", Lynx 36" SS Grill PNWBA - CBJ, KCBS - CBJ DAV, VFW Cooking BBQ since 1971, seriously cooking BBQ since 1996, when I read Smoke and Spice.

12-07-2013, 07:13 PM	#2
Fwismoker somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-22-13 Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana	Yep know that area well...USN in Bangor Wa for a few years. __________________ Change the way you rotisserie for the BETTER![COLOR="Red"][B]Cajun Bandit Kits for your WSM or Weber Kettle Now Available![/B][/COLOR] Visit [COLOR="Red"]OctoForks[/COLOR] in Sales & Ventures Website & Blog: [url]www.octoforks.com[/url]

12-07-2013, 09:04 PM	#3
Okie Sawbones Banned Join Date: 09-03-13 Location: Edgewood, TX	I just converted two guests to the joys of pork belly. Carole made slider rolls, and we pigged out. Life is good. __________________ My cooking family - 48" Jambo Pit Clone, Blaz'n Grill Works Gridiron Pellet, Primo XL Ceramic, Weber 22", Lynx 36" SS Grill PNWBA - CBJ, KCBS - CBJ DAV, VFW Cooking BBQ since 1971, seriously cooking BBQ since 1996, when I read Smoke and Spice.

12-07-2013, 09:17 PM	#4
Smoke Dawg Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 06-22-13 Location: Montana Name/Nickname : IMF	Your right around the corner, I am close to Black Lake. It is pretty cold these days and everything that had moisture is frozen shut, Had to beat the hell out of the garbage can to get it open! Grills were covered so did not have that problem. Pork Belly sounds good - The real PB sammich! __________________ A bunch of stuff to build a Fire so I can hang out and Smoke, Grill, or cook with! More stuff for Cutting, Grinding, Stuffing, Canning and so on! Double down Zero Club Champion Only Brethren to win a TD with all the votes! IMBAS Certified Moink Baller

12-07-2013, 09:27 PM	#6
bbqbull Watching over us. Join Date: 12-27-05 Location: Mid Michigan	I have heard of BGE's daisy wheel getting froze. Folks removed the entire cast assembly and dropped a couple of lighter cubes down the hole. They said around 10 minutes they were able to open the wheel. Not sure how yours is constructed. __________________ "You have never really lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you." "I wish my mind could forget what my eyes have seen. :shocked:" "Heavily medicated for your protection. :doh:" Klose Mobile Pit Klose Owners Reccomended Pit Cookshack Smokette Gasser Little Chief Smoker Large BGE Gifted to me my Pit Barrel Smoker :mrgreen::clap:[URL="http://www.bbq-brethren.com//www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/"][/URL]

12-07-2013, 09:21 PM	#5
Kloogee Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 09-05-12 Location: Midwest	That's some good redneck engineering right there! Good use of what you have. I don't have that type of smoker, but my first thought probably would have been to pull out my weed burner. Duct tape, a hammer, and my weed burner are pretty much my solution to all problems!

12-07-2013, 09:42 PM	#7
nucornhusker Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-29-11 Location: Lincoln, NE	Never have that issue with my KJ's, and we get much colder than that here. I do always keep it covered when not in use too. __________________ Yoder Smokers YS1500, Kamado Joe BigJoe & Joe Jr, IMBAS Certified MOINK Baller

12-07-2013, 09:46 PM	#9
Gore Phizzy Join Date: 10-05-08 Location: Hiding out from blood suck ghost snake gods, Nazis and scrap iron chefs trying to harvest body parts Name/Nickname : Gore (surprise!)	I just did a search on "squirreled away electric blanket" and you haven't posted this previously. You might consider doing a similar search next week when you want to post this great idea. __________________ Assistant to a Mad BBQ Scientist (and a squirrel): Primo Oval XL, Small Offset, Gasser, Optigrill, UBS "I love everything about the pig, even the way she walks." -- Spanish proverb (\__/) (='.'=) This is the rabbit baby. Invests him in yours signature, (")_(") and the help rabbit baby takes over control of the world! Hmmmm, I wonder, WWGALD? Avatar courtesy of Grillman and NorthwestBBQ Promoted by Bigabyte to "Idiot #1" , and dubbed "Phizzy" by Sir Ron.

12-07-2013, 10:15 PM	#15
North Is Up Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 05-19-12 Location: Nevada Name/Nickname : Arnie	Back to uses for an electric blanket. On an early episode of Columbo, a bad guy killed someone and wrapped the body in an electric blanket and had an accomplice remove it later and toss it. That made it look like the time of death (due to the warm body) was long after it actually was and the bad guy had an alibi for the later time period. Natch, Columbo saw through the minor discrepancy. I'm just saying... __________________ KCBS MCBJ CTC Weber Genesis, CyberQ Wifi, CyberQ Cloud BGE XL (hatched 4/21/2012) Pit Boss Series-5 Copperhead Miss Silvia and Rocky Life quote from Jersey Shore: "I know I'm not the smartest crayon in the box, but this isn't rocket scientist! :blah: