Too hot to BBQ

JohnHB · 01-07-2013, 08:47 PM

Some like it hot. Well in Sydney it is now 107F at 1:30pm and expected to rise to 109F later this day. There are a number of out of control bush fires on out Eastern Seaboard. We have a total fire ban. So only enclosed BBQs but with the heat it better inside.

Bludawg · 01-07-2013, 08:54 PM

I thought you OZ guys where a hardy lot. that's a typical day 6-9 months out of the year in Tx. Pop a top and burn some meat mate.

flyingbassman5 · 01-07-2013, 08:55 PM

Sizzlin'!! Over the summer I did a cook when in the triple digits and I much prefer to cook in the winter now. Its easier to stay warm than to stay cool!

jeffsee · 01-07-2013, 08:56 PM

I say this with all the love in the world for a fellow brethren: Sc)/!w You!

In "balmy" West Bend, Wisconsin we have a sweltering 32 degrees Fahrenheit as I speak.

jazzybadger · 01-07-2013, 09:01 PM

Blue took the thoughts right out of my head. You guys typically don't get a lot of wildfires out there? I figured that would be a typically seasonal thing. The heat sounds like what I'm used to dealing with. About 95º in the shade, but we do get a lot of humidity here... I imagine it's more of a dry heat where you are.

IamMadMan · 01-07-2013, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnHB

Some like it hot. Well in Sydney it is now 107F at 1:30pm and expected to rise to 109F later this day. There are a number of out of control bush fires on out Eastern Seaboard. We have a total fire ban. So only enclosed BBQs but with the heat it better inside.

Sounds like you can just put sliced meat in the cooker without fire and come back later and you will have jerky without the use of fire.

Stay inside and be safe...

bbqbull · 01-07-2013, 09:07 PM

I cooked a pork butt in 33 degree weather with 30 mph gusts of wind today.
Windchill was 17 when the butt went on.
I have bbq'd in temps over a hundred here and very humid.
I live in Michigan......gotta go with the flow here.

chriscw81 · 01-07-2013, 09:15 PM

wait!! so the fire ban means you can't even BBQ?

JohnHB · 01-07-2013, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Bludawg

I thought you OZ guys where a hardy lot. that's a typical day 6-9 months out of the year in Tx. Pop a top and burn some meat mate.

Hey isn't TX that small U.S. state that can fit into a number of our Northern Territory cattle station?
The heat in Sydney is a humid heat. Today is likely to be the third highest on record.
This evening I will be BBQing a marinated boned leg of lamb so I am not wimping it out altogether.
Great sharing the responses - lots of fun for a new member.

JohnHB · 01-07-2013, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by chriscw81

wait!! so the fire ban means you can't even BBQ?

It means no open fires

Meat & Heat · 01-07-2013, 09:23 PM

Man I wish I could have even half those temps right know.
We havent been above 25 for the past month, lows have been @0 -15.
Looks like we may hit 30 on friday.
Time to break out the shorts

mbshop · 01-07-2013, 09:29 PM

you can keep yer heat ! i get enough to last me till feb-march. then i start wanting the heat back. sorry to read about the fires.

JohnHB · 01-08-2013, 12:39 AM

My State, NSW, has 141 reported bush fires currently burning with over 40 out of control!!!!! We need a rain storm but that is unlikely soon.
Tasmania has been suffering from many fire for around a week with lots of homes lost. The Red Cross (always in action early) has an appeal running for the Tasmanian victims.
Australia is a land of extremes! Bush fires, floods, feast and famine - and we like to play/follow many sports. Great place to live.

VoodoChild · 01-08-2013, 12:46 AM

I Live in Phx. Az and our summer temps are very similar ...I Love Firing the smoker in summer ..I get the most steady temps and good burn rates .
Its hot but Im amazed at the the steady temps the cooker holds.
Hope you guys get those fires under control.

code3rrt · 01-08-2013, 09:01 AM

Yeppers, I'm with ya, keep it to the evenigs in a nice covered/shaded area, Glad to hear you're not stopping the Q altogether, the lead-in almost scared me a little bit!

01-07-2013, 08:47 PM	#1
JohnHB Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 12-14-12 Location: Sydney NSW Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Too hot to BBQ Some like it hot. Well in Sydney it is now 107F at 1:30pm and expected to rise to 109F later this day. There are a number of out of control bush fires on out Eastern Seaboard. We have a total fire ban. So only enclosed BBQs but with the heat it better inside. __________________ When you stop horsing around it is time to fire up the BBQ & Smoker

01-07-2013, 08:54 PM	#2
Bludawg Babbling Farker Join Date: 07-04-09 Location: Jonesboro,Tx Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I thought you OZ guys where a hardy lot. that's a typical day 6-9 months out of the year in Tx. Pop a top and burn some meat mate. __________________ I never met a Cow that I didn't like with a little Salt & Pepper! Certified PORK-A-HOLIC

01-07-2013, 08:55 PM	#3
flyingbassman5 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 11-26-12 Location: Saint Louis MO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sizzlin'!! Over the summer I did a cook when in the triple digits and I much prefer to cook in the winter now. Its easier to stay warm than to stay cool! __________________ 18.5" OTS, 22.5" OTG, CB Silver(Rip), Vintage Coleman Bullet, Pit Barrel, UDS

01-07-2013, 08:56 PM	#4
jeffsee Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 11-06-10 Location: Oshkosh, WI Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I say this with all the love in the world for a fellow brethren: Sc)/!w You! In "balmy" West Bend, Wisconsin we have a sweltering 32 degrees Fahrenheit as I speak. __________________ SS BPS EDS April '13, Weber Performer, Weber Genesis Silver C, Smokey Joe

01-07-2013, 09:01 PM	#5
jazzybadger Babbling Farker Join Date: 04-12-10 Location: Jazzy Gerbil Land. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Blue took the thoughts right out of my head. You guys typically don't get a lot of wildfires out there? I figured that would be a typically seasonal thing. The heat sounds like what I'm used to dealing with. About 95º in the shade, but we do get a lot of humidity here... I imagine it's more of a dry heat where you are. __________________ The Life of the Knife is Ended By! The Wife.

01-07-2013, 09:07 PM	#7
bbqbull Moderator Join Date: 12-27-05 Location: Mid Michigan Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I cooked a pork butt in 33 degree weather with 30 mph gusts of wind today. Windchill was 17 when the butt went on. I have bbq'd in temps over a hundred here and very humid. I live in Michigan......gotta go with the flow here. __________________ You have never really lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you. KC I miss your advice. Heavily medicated for your protection. Klose Mobile Pit Klose Owners Reccomended Pit Cookshack Smokette Gasser Little Chief Smoker Large BGE Gifted to me my Pit Barrel Smoker

01-07-2013, 09:15 PM	#8
chriscw81 is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-01-12 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	wait!! so the fire ban means you can't even BBQ? __________________ *A Texan transplant* UDS \| Blue Weber Performer Platinum \| Chargriller Akorn \| 22.5 Weber OTG \| WSJ Gold \| Mini WSM \| Maverick ET-73 \| Blue Thermapen \| Maverick PT-100 \| Master Forge gasser(charcoal chimney starter)

01-07-2013, 09:23 PM	#11
Meat & Heat Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 05-17-12 Location: Grand Junction CO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Man I wish I could have even half those temps right know. We havent been above 25 for the past month, lows have been @0 -15. Looks like we may hit 30 on friday. Time to break out the shorts

01-07-2013, 09:29 PM	#12
mbshop Babbling Farker Join Date: 06-24-07 Location: visalia, ca Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	you can keep yer heat ! i get enough to last me till feb-march. then i start wanting the heat back. sorry to read about the fires. __________________ george spam, can't live without it

01-08-2013, 12:39 AM	#13
JohnHB Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 12-14-12 Location: Sydney NSW Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	My State, NSW, has 141 reported bush fires currently burning with over 40 out of control!!!!! We need a rain storm but that is unlikely soon. Tasmania has been suffering from many fire for around a week with lots of homes lost. The Red Cross (always in action early) has an appeal running for the Tasmanian victims. Australia is a land of extremes! Bush fires, floods, feast and famine - and we like to play/follow many sports. Great place to live. __________________ When you stop horsing around it is time to fire up the BBQ & Smoker

01-08-2013, 12:46 AM	#14
VoodoChild Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 05-22-11 Location: Phoenix,AZ BBq capitol of ....Well....Dunno Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I Live in Phx. Az and our summer temps are very similar ...I Love Firing the smoker in summer ..I get the most steady temps and good burn rates . Its hot but Im amazed at the the steady temps the cooker holds. Hope you guys get those fires under control. __________________ 2-Weber Mini WSM 1-Jumbo Joe 3-Weber 22.5 ots 1-Weber 26.75 otg Nexgrill Gas Beefeater 3000s w/Cart -Gas

01-08-2013, 09:01 AM	#15
code3rrt is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-09-12 Location: Spokane Valley, Washington Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yeppers, I'm with ya, keep it to the evenigs in a nice covered/shaded area, Glad to hear you're not stopping the Q altogether, the lead-in almost scared me a little bit! __________________ KC Weber Performer with rotisserie ring, 22.5OTS, Maverick 732, Weber Smokey Joe,PBC Smokenator/Hoovergrill, variety of microbrews, Gin and tonic, variety of lighters.