If You Ask Me: How Hot Is Too Hot To BBQ?
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a blogumn by Travis Randall
The weather has been in the high 90’s this week here in L.A. and someone commented it may be too hot to BBQ. WHAT?!? I was raised in the Midwest where they have a little thing called “humidity”. I never heard the good people up there complain that it was too hot to be grilling. For that matter, those crazy bastards will BBQ when it’s 30 below zero. They are real Americans…it brings a red, white, and blue tear to my patriotic eye.
If it is too hot for you I have a solution, booze. I prefer beer when BBQ’ing but whiskey is good too. Maybe you don’t drink alcohol and you would prefer a nice cool glass of lemonade? Then go steam your veggies inside because there is no way you are a carnivore. If you aren’t a carnivore you ARE food and you need to keep safe. BBQ’ing is a sport and they don’t cancel football games because it’s too hot do they?
I prefer to traditionally BBQ my meat, by that I mean smoking it. I smoke it at between 215 and 230 degrees so I guess if it gets to 231 degrees outside I might excuse you from honoring your meat with natural fuel.
If you make the commitment to go outside with your favorite beverage and cook in the extreme heat you do deserve some reprieve from the heat. The best cooler is a swimming pool but if you don’t have one go to Walmart and get yourself a childrens pool. Dump in a bag of ice and cool yourself and your next beer at the same time. Umbrellas work well too. Make sure it has a sports logo or a skull & crossbones on it. Sorry ladies, no floral prints while cooking with fire.
I think you get my point. You can skip jogging on these hot April days but don’t forsake the Q! BBQ is on the rise worldwide so we need to keep our chops up. We don’t want to lose the upper hand on an art we invented.
I recently directed a music video and BBQ is such a part of my life that I made it the theme for the video. Check it out after he jump:
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Okay, not to get racial here, but obvs I'm going to have to. I agree with you that not barbecuing when it's hot is 1) insane and 2) a sign of really weak character. My annual family picnic in St. Louis takes place outdoors in August, and anyone who's ever been through a St. Louis August knows that this is basically a more humid version of the 7th ring of hell. But not only do we barbecue, but we also play games like volleyball. Anyone in Cali that says it's too hot to bbq needs to stop right now.
But as for barbecuing in the cold, that's 1) even more insane than not barbecuing when it's really hot and 2) something only white people would do, b/c, well see #1.
In my opin, a bbq grill has no business coming out in a 4-season state before Memorial Day or after Labor Day. That is the true American way.
I am through.
Okay, not to get racial here, but obvs I'm going to have to. I agree with you that not barbecuing when it's hot is 1) insane and 2) a sign of really weak character. My annual family picnic in St. Louis takes place outdoors in August, and anyone who's ever been through a St. Louis August knows that this is basically a more humid version of the 7th ring of hell. But not only do we barbecue, but we also play games like volleyball. Anyone in Cali that says it's too hot to bbq needs to stop right now.
But as for barbecuing in the cold, that's 1) even more insane than not barbecuing when it's really hot and 2) something only white people would do, b/c, well see #1.
In my opin, a bbq grill has no business coming out in a 4-season state before Memorial Day or after Labor Day. That is the true American way.
I am through.
It's never a bad time to BBQ. I have done it in the rain and the heat it tastes good either way. I haven't done it the snow but I would without hesitation.
It's never a bad time to BBQ. I have done it in the rain and the heat it tastes good either way. I haven't done it the snow but I would without hesitation.
The snow is awesome because it encourages you to stay close to the meat!
The snow is awesome because it encourages you to stay close to the meat!
CH is right – there is NEVER a bad time to eat well cooked, well slathered meat.
BBQ 4EVER!!!!
CH is right – there is NEVER a bad time to eat well cooked, well slathered meat.
BBQ 4EVER!!!!