The temperatures have started to dip and I know that while you and I are certainly not going to be deterred by the change in weather, there are those that will be packing up their grills and smokers for the winter. Of course, those of you in the warmer climates can brag all you want. Winter is real for many of us around the world and whether you pack it in for the next few months or keep grilling strong, the truth is that many of us cut back on our outdoor cooking. The obvious reason for this cut back in barbecue and grilling is due to the cold weather. However, I don't really think that explains it all. Perhaps, darker evenings, fewer gatherings, or just not thinking about it might result in the drop off. So this leads me to this weeks question:
POLL: Why do you cut back grilling or smoking in the winter?
1) I don't cut back
2) Too Cold
3) Too Dark
4) Just don't think about it
5) Don't have a reason to
6) Grill or Smoker packed away
7) Other (please specify in the Comments)
Comments
For me, grilling is a seasonal taste that says Summer and Football. Outside of those seasons, I guess I crave other things.
If barbecue reminds you of football then you should be grilling in the fall and winter since the football season is from October to February
yeah… hahaha…. football is never in the summer… hahaha…. but yeah, i love to grill…
i love to grill, i really do. Especially in the summer. But I have to have my Life Alert with me just incase I get dizzy.
Hard to maintain grill or smoker temperature if it gets cold outside.
I will smoke year round till I drop!!!
Summer I cook outside to avoid heating the house. Winter I cook inside to help heat the house.
who stops? iuse the grill all year round, it’s our cooking method of choice. i have cooked in rain and snow (i prefere snow;i don’t get as wet). Ken
I’ll grill any time there isn’t snow on the deck keeping me from getting to the grill. Shoveling a path to the grill would be a deal breaker for me. I do deep fry turkeys in winter, but do it carefully in our garage, with the door cracked- and I don’t leave while the burner is on!
I am a historical reenactor, we cook out doors allyear round… I have built a firepit in my backyard to use when the weather is too ” frightfull” to use a modern grill! We have cooked outside in blizzards, smoked meats and nuts when the temps have been in the single digits and have loved every minute of it!
We just don’t comprehend why others don’t find enjoyment in doing this !
Weather permitting and often it is I do grill in the winter – but I have developed a wonderful Oven BBQ recipe using my Winter BBQ RUB -> bbqrub.us/about-winter-bbq.htm
We use country ribs for the oven bbq and cook em all day at 200f serve with yams! Man o’ Man!
we are Canadians……..
you know what i means;-))))
others seasons are o.k.
I used to grill all winter long when I had a grill that was “hardwired” to the house natural gas. Now that I can only have a propane tank, winter grilling is not really an option, and I really don’t like the idea of having a propane tank in the house. I do get out the smoker on a nice February day when I am in the mood for ribs!
Our griling season starts in January and ends in December. Basically there is no season for us.
Stop grilling/smoking? Really?
I have a convertible & a motorcycle. Both are used all year long, as is my Smoker. Unless the storm has a name we “Press on regardless”
I don’t cut back. I’m just out there in parka and hat and gloves and watching the winter sky. My beer sometimes gets frozen slushy though.
My biggest problem is getting the grill hot enough on very cold evenings. Sometimes I have the burners going full blast and it still barely gets past medium.
i don’t…..i love the winter months…. smoke on brothers..
Cut back on grilling or smoking? No, I live in California! Winter just means I’m watching football instead of baseball while the meat is cooking.
I’ve cooked in all weather… and I’d much rather cook outside on a calm 20-30 degree day than a windy day at 70-80 degrees.
BBQ Season never ends!