Last smoke of the season....maybe!

[shaneyb72]

We had a beautiful weekend in WNY, so I decided to smoke what I had been saving up in the freezer!
I fired up the RT-700 with hickory pellets. I also loaded up a smoke tube with pecan and peach pellets.
I smoked 3 racks of baby back ribs, 5 drumsticks, 3 chicken thighs, and 3 beef short ribs.
Everything came out great and most is now wrapped and packed back in the freezer.

 

[kruizer]

I did my last smoke Friday. Did a 9.6 pound butt and took it to 209 and shredded it up. Vac packed and in the freezer for some winter enjoyment.

 

[thirdeye]

There is a season for barbecue? This picture was taken at -25° (yes that's minus 25° F) so anything is possible.

This sounds weird, but at warmer temps we get more snow because the flakes are larger. This might be 10° and it takes a little elbow grease to get the smokers ready.

 

[bigfurmn]

Having lived in MN all my life you learn to adapt. I have smoked when the temp was over 100F and when its been -40F. Blizzards are a great time to run a smoker, not like you can do anything else with your day anyways! I do have the insulated blanket for my Pit Boss which helps a lot.

 

[Brokenhandle]

Northwest Iowa here and looking forward to cold weather so I can have time for more smoking! Doesn't have to be real soon...too much outside work to be done yet, but still kinda excited!
All your food looks great!

Ryan

 

[Central PA Cowboy]

Anyone else read WNY as weenie?

 

[jcam222]

I’m a year round smoker here in Ohio too. Not gonna day I smoke in snow storms but I sure do smoke plenty of time in the cold.

 

[WV_Crusader]

There is never a season to smoke, it’s a year round event for me!

don’t get me wrong I like my wife’s crock pot but only like it enough to get me through the week!

 

[Fueling Around]

I don't stop for the winter.
Cold is challenging. The #@$% wind is the worst.
Kettle takes more coal for a winter cook, but it is reliable.
Never used the offset in winter, but it is now gone after getting a pellet pooper.
This is my first full winter with the pellet pooper. I've got a Harbor Freight welding blanket to help.

Yes thirdeye , the expression "too cold to snow" is true

 

[tanglefoot]

There is never a season to smoke, it’s a year round event for me!

don’t get me wrong I like my wife’s crock pot but only like it enough to get me through the week!

With ya on that one. Good "warm ya up chow" but can't beat some good smoked winter grub.

 

[Murray]

I’m Canadian, if I only smoked in the warm season I’d only have 3 months. Don’t be shy give it a try. Perfect opportunity to test the limits of your equipment . Remember there is no bad weather only poor clothing.

 

[shaneyb72]

I spend the winter in FL where I don’t have a smoker...thus the “last smoke of the season” for me

 

[TuckersBarbeque]

Remember there is no bad weather only poor clothing.

100% exactly. I try and tell my wife the same thing, but her "fashionable" jackets are just that.

There is a season for barbecue? This picture was taken at -25° (yes that's minus 25° F) so anything is possible.

Smoking in -25F?! Trooper! It seems stick or kamodo coal would be the only way to smoke in the minus temps. Never tried it myself.

 

[GA Tom]

Living in the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains in northern Georgia means smoking and grilling all year round. I love it.
I may use more pellets in the cold months; but that averages out in the warm ones. Grilling dinner in the dark is more challenging; but I have lights for that.
Glad that all the last smokers are filling up freezers for later.

 

[SmokinAl]

Well down here in Florida the smoking season is just beginning. It’s just to darn hot to tend a fire in the summer here. So I did a rack of ribs last night, in the advance of the tropical storm. I really like the ribs the next day cold, kinda like cold fried chicken. So that will be dinner tonight!
Al

 

[Bearcarver]

Beautiful "Last Load" Shane!!
Very Nice Job!!
Like.

Bear

 

[Fueling Around]

I spend the winter in FL where I don’t have a smoker...thus the “last smoke of the season” for me

Ah, the rest of the story!
As SmokinAl reminds, winter in Florida IS smoking season. Need to get a smoke for your winter stay?

Friend of mine winters in Florida. He at least got a pellet pooper for winter. I just turned him on to use a smoke tube.