how many people find smoking meat and BBQ relaxing?

[foamheart]

 
It is a great way to relax and unwind...until the neighboorhood kids come over to see what I am smoking.  It is still a lot of fun and pretty relaxing even then.

large broken bottles on top of the fence where they are easily visible. Leave a couple of gaps in the glass at different places and sneak in some mouse traps, it always makes for a good laugh. J/K.....

 

[webowabo]

LOL! My wife loves it when I come in with a smoky shirt... That might be because she doesn't have to cook that day :)

There has been talk of bottling it for sale as cologne, or maybe an air freshening flavor. I would much rather have cherry pecan smoke than summer showers.

me.. ..mesquite/cheery frebreeze..... nothing wrong with that...

 

[cecil]

As a fellow addict of whatever drugs you want to throw out...m my peace is with the TBS.... now, I am swapping one addiction for another. . . But .... smoked food is better than smoked meth/crack... and

BETTER FLAVOR!...

Very relaxing! And btw.. now ya know... im an addict. Alway will be... but...

Smoking "food" ..

Mike!

 

[eman]

As a fellow addict of whatever drugs you want to throw out...m my peace is with the TBS.... now, I am swapping one addiction for another. . . But .... smoked food is better than smoked meth/crack... and

BETTER FLAVOR!...

Very relaxing! And btw.. now ya know... im an addict. Alway will be... but...

Smoking "food" ..

Mike!

Mike i have walked down that road in the same mocs, Smoking meat is an addiction that i can handle.

 

[jeffed76]

 
It is a great way to relax and unwind...until the neighboorhood kids come over to see what I am smoking.  It is still a lot of fun and pretty relaxing even then.

Just tell them it’s opossum. They'll leave you alone 

 

[rich-]

A bad day smoking Beats the heck out of a good day working.

Rich-

 

[humdinger]

I know this thread is 2 weeks old, but sqwibs first post was so inspirational that I just have to add something.

I've always been a good sleeper. My poor wife has to drag me out of bed for work every morning. And we're talking 6:45 here...nothing too crazy or early.

I knew almost immediately that I was an addict when I started smoking meats back in 2010. We frequently hosted parties for family and pulled pork was always on the menu. My bro and I would have some beers Friday night, rub the pork butts, saran wrap them and into fridge to marinate overnight.

I would go to bed with paprika stains on the tips of my fingers (even after washing) and I swear that I could still smell the rub in my dreams. (I was probably itching my nose in my sleep, but you get the idea..)

Then, as if the sandman knew I had work to do, my eyes would *blink* open at 4am sharp! No alarm, no wife, no rooster......just the excitement of knowing I got smoking to do.

Sqwib's post describes the rest, but all I know is smoking is the only thing I will voluntarily lose sleep over.....

 

[kajunkue]

I have to agree with you Humdinger.  Started a Boston Butt Saturday night and it needed to come off about 8 the next morning.  Well friends were over and we had a great time sitting around drinking and time really few by.  Ended up going to bed around 4 a.m.  No alarm or anything, BAM up at 7:30.

 

[tomnt369]

Yessir that's the biggest reason I grill and smoke. It's like therapy after a hard work week to put my imaginary chefs hat on and start cooking. And to see the folks enjoying what you produce is an added extra,

 

[dan - firecraft]

Most relaxing thing I can think of doing. bbq, music, and some friends to help the beer not get warm.

 

[gmc2003]

I used to sit in our boat and float down the river fishing for relaxation, now I've found there's nothing better then sitting down with our dog skid-mark and smoke the afternoon away. The only tense time is when the Yankee's blow another game(which was quite frequent this year). One other benefit of smoking is skid-mark doesn't pay any attention to the other dogs in our neighborhood while the que is on.

Chris

Keep on smoking in the free world

 

[kajunkue]

I'm feeling like something is not right for the weekend.  No plans for anything on the smoker.  Kids school fair is this weekend.  Hoping to survive a smokeless weekend.  Wish me luck.

 

[pgsmoker64]

Man, it's the most relaxing thing in the world to me!

It's rare time that I get to spend with my youngest son or friends.  

There is nothing like a few cold drinks and a big hunk of meat on the smoker.

Unfortunately I haven't been able to do any smoking or BBQing of late, thanks to my new job.  I'm looking forward to a long weekend when I can put on some ribs or a brisket.

Bill

 

[foamheart]

LOL... I am sitting here laughing smelling my hands from the smoke thinking how funny it would look to someone else. LOL You know I'd have to give some smart a$$ remark if asked like, I had been scratching the part where the body meets the saddle, wanta smell? LOL

 

[GaryHibbert]

Hair on you brother

Gary

 

[ibbones]

Smoking four chickens and a few links of sausage today.  Looking forward to just sitting outside in the heat (I am in South Texas) and enjoying a cigar with my friends over.  Wife is stressed out about all the "other" things like, is the floor mopped?  Is the bathroom clean?  Is the house straight?  Where are we going to seat everyone?  Blah, blah blah...

It always seems to work out OK but I think she lives for the stress and I will have my feet propped up enjoying the day.