Pluggers by Rick McKee for January 26, 2022

Who wouldn’t want a winter grill-out?

It’s going to hit 8 below here by 7 in the morning. I’ll let Foreman take over my grilling for the season.

Grilling maybe but forget the Hot – Tub.

Absolutely! Brother was grilling corn while it was snowing.

A brat fry when it’s below zero? Absolutely. This is Wisconsin.

But Pluggers know that charcoal is less fussy about temps below zero than propane can be.

YEAH, baby.

The best grilling times are fall and spring: cool days, warm grill, no bugs.

Yeah, I do he same thing. The biggest problem is propane doesn’t vaporize at the colder temperatures very well. You have to watch the tank pressure closer, preheat longer and get your food inside quicker. I use a small space heater to warm the tank to have good tank pressure.

We grill year ’round… why not?

When the T-bones are too big for the Lodge skillet, what choice do you have?

I’ve grilled many of a turkey on a snowy Thanksgiving.

Man’s gotta eat, even in the winter.

More than once, I have shoveled a path to our grill …

Unlike the comics where everyone seems to live in Buffalo where there is snow on the ground all winter, I would bet that 2/3 of Americans now live where there is little/no snow and seldom freezes.

Carbon monoxide doesn’t care if it’s cold; always use your grill outdoors. Sounds simple but people do die every year trying to use their grill indoors, usually during power outages.

Neighbor across the street did that in an enclosed patio and almost killed his youngest child.

BBQ under the fully roofed pergola. Snow on the ground on Saturday and steaks and chicken and veggie kabobs on the grill. MMMMMM

Pluggers use charcoal, not propane. You may as well broil it in the oven cooking with propane. Also note, that grilling in cold weather actually produces better results as the outside temperature helps to control the temp inside the grill, producing a slower and tastier cook.

we just finished smoking another batch of bacon yesterday, although it wasn’t technically below freezing, just around 0º all morning…