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is one Smokin' Farker
I posted pics here a couple of weeks or so ago, of lots of snow and ice, and two lonely smokers on the back deck. I haven't cooked for a couple of months or more now, probably since around Thanksgiving or shortly after. Well, the weather hasn't changed since those pics were taken, and I'm starting to get the itch to fire up the Humphrey's.
I don't mind cooking in cold weather, but I hate cleaning the smoker in cold weather, and I clean it after each cook. Takes me about an hour to give it a thorough cleaning. I usually cook on Saturdays, and clean the smoker on Sundays. As a full time electrician, I get to work outside in frigid weather. That makes me not so excited at the prospect of playing outside in the same weather. And we've had enough snow that I've been outside plenty this year, clearing the driveway.
The days are getting noticeably longer, and I'm hearing birds chirping when I'm outside now. Do they know something I don't know? Is warmer weather closer than it feels like it is? I'm getting so hungry for some good Q that I got desperate and went to a local BBQ joint and overpaid for a pulled pork sandwich. Truth is, I didn't mind, because the food is really good there. I just don't go very often, for a couple of reasons. 1.) I prefer to make my own BBQ. 2.) Price.
Anyway, I'm thinking the first time I cook after this long hiatus, it'll be ribs. I owe a coworker 1 butt's worth of pulled pork. He won a raffle that I provided a prize for. I agreed to provide and cook a pork butt for whoever drew the winning ticket for that particular prize. There were several other prizes, including tools and handguns. The money was sent to another coworker who is battling cancer. Thank God, his cancer is currently in remission. But he hasn't returned to work yet. He has to get his immunity back up to snuff. Unfortunately, they didn't draw the tickets for the raffle until it was very cold here. I explained to the guys in charge of the raffle, and the winner, that I probably wouldn't cook again until it gets a little warmer outside. They are all very understanding about that. Most of them have their own smokers, and they don't cook in the winter either.
Sorry about the long rambling post. If I can't cook Q right now, at least I can talk about cooking Q right now. So, what do you like to cook after taking an extended break from it?
I don't mind cooking in cold weather, but I hate cleaning the smoker in cold weather, and I clean it after each cook. Takes me about an hour to give it a thorough cleaning. I usually cook on Saturdays, and clean the smoker on Sundays. As a full time electrician, I get to work outside in frigid weather. That makes me not so excited at the prospect of playing outside in the same weather. And we've had enough snow that I've been outside plenty this year, clearing the driveway.
The days are getting noticeably longer, and I'm hearing birds chirping when I'm outside now. Do they know something I don't know? Is warmer weather closer than it feels like it is? I'm getting so hungry for some good Q that I got desperate and went to a local BBQ joint and overpaid for a pulled pork sandwich. Truth is, I didn't mind, because the food is really good there. I just don't go very often, for a couple of reasons. 1.) I prefer to make my own BBQ. 2.) Price.
Anyway, I'm thinking the first time I cook after this long hiatus, it'll be ribs. I owe a coworker 1 butt's worth of pulled pork. He won a raffle that I provided a prize for. I agreed to provide and cook a pork butt for whoever drew the winning ticket for that particular prize. There were several other prizes, including tools and handguns. The money was sent to another coworker who is battling cancer. Thank God, his cancer is currently in remission. But he hasn't returned to work yet. He has to get his immunity back up to snuff. Unfortunately, they didn't draw the tickets for the raffle until it was very cold here. I explained to the guys in charge of the raffle, and the winner, that I probably wouldn't cook again until it gets a little warmer outside. They are all very understanding about that. Most of them have their own smokers, and they don't cook in the winter either.
Sorry about the long rambling post. If I can't cook Q right now, at least I can talk about cooking Q right now. So, what do you like to cook after taking an extended break from it?
