Sac County sure is making BBQ life difficult at the moment. Tomorrow (Saturday) will be the 7th day in a row that their "Check before you burn" site has listed all wood burning as prohibited. Technically 6 days, but the first was illegal to burn without an exemption which you can't get for BBQ.
Last week on Thanksgiving day I had pulled a plate of chuck short ribs and a rack of spare ribs out of the freezer to defrost for a cook I had planned over the weekend for last Sunday, which to my displeasure ended up being the first day they listed as illegal to burn. The chuck ribs were the second plate out of a two pack, and the spares were the third rack out of 3 pack, both from Costco and re-vac sealed. Since they had both been removed from their original crovacs before they were put in the freezer I could only hold them for 3-4 days once defrosted. Thanks to the no burn orders I ended up having to toss them. Should have just cooked them in the oven I guess, but I kept holding out hoping the next day the burn ban would be lifted. But no... going on 7 days straight now.
Anyways... just venting LOL I hope you guys all get to fire up your pits this weekend... I still don't know if I'll be able to on Sunday, but based on the current pattern I have little hope
Last week on Thanksgiving day I had pulled a plate of chuck short ribs and a rack of spare ribs out of the freezer to defrost for a cook I had planned over the weekend for last Sunday, which to my displeasure ended up being the first day they listed as illegal to burn. The chuck ribs were the second plate out of a two pack, and the spares were the third rack out of 3 pack, both from Costco and re-vac sealed. Since they had both been removed from their original crovacs before they were put in the freezer I could only hold them for 3-4 days once defrosted. Thanks to the no burn orders I ended up having to toss them. Should have just cooked them in the oven I guess, but I kept holding out hoping the next day the burn ban would be lifted. But no... going on 7 days straight now.
Anyways... just venting LOL I hope you guys all get to fire up your pits this weekend... I still don't know if I'll be able to on Sunday, but based on the current pattern I have little hope