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steambender 02-14-2007 09:05 PM

Blizzard BBQ?
 
Ok, so I grew up and lived 40 years in Rochester NY, in the one of the great lakes' snow belts. I am now a refugee from winter living in sunny San Diego, and I get a vicarious chill from the news of the storm and phoning relatives.

But what I want to know is, who barbeques/grills out in the weather? I used to shovel a path to the grill and carry on. Being shut out of work for a day gave a perfect excuse to create some goooood comfort food.

I know that there are some serious foodies up in the upper right hand corner...

limey 02-15-2007 09:54 AM

The best barbecues I ever attended was around 120km south-west of Moscow on a snowy February day.
First we had a sauna, and although I didn't roll naked in the snow afterwards, I did nip outside and rub my naked flesh with handfuls of snow before getting dressed,
Then the barbecue - large chunks of lamb roasted over hot coals on skewers and handfuls of herbs which had frozen because the ambient temperature was around -18C and chunks of bread warmed near the barbie. Those of us drinking vodka enjoyed the slightly thickened, almost oily texture of that drink at that temperature, those on beer had to stand their mugs at the edge of the brazier in order to keep the beer from freezing.
Fantastic!

seakdivers 02-15-2007 11:27 AM

I do all the time! I made a pile 'o ribs for dinner last night. Here's the Thanksgiving turkey Qed in minus temps....

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...iving06008.jpg

BigV 02-15-2007 11:33 AM

Yay! seakdivers is back!!!

don't be a stranger, please. What news of the only dwellar north and west of me? Do tell?!

seakdivers 02-15-2007 01:12 PM

Hey BigV! Not much going on around here. I check in from time to time, but since its cold, dark and boring around here there just isn't much to talk about! :)

zippyt 02-15-2007 03:25 PM

Grilling inInsulated coveralls is normal for me in the winter ,
My wife wants a steak and its snowing out , no problem , just woop out the carhearts !!!

steambender 02-15-2007 07:54 PM

Seakdivers,

That's a beautiful bird! Plus, it's dinner time, and I just got really famished.

that looks suspiciously like a Big Green Egg...have you ever tried one of the vertical turkey roaster racks? you get a chimney effect and the bird cooks faster. We can fit up to a 16# or so bird standing up under the lid.

Insulated carhart bibbs for shoveling the driveway...sorel boots with the nice felt liners.

seakdivers 02-15-2007 08:05 PM

Steambender - yep that's a BGE! I've not done a turkey vertical, but I do chickens that way all the time.
Do you ever visit the BGE forum? We are a fun bunch! :)

We attended the last Eggtoberfest in Atlanta - we brought fresh salmon! Yep - I'm a dork with a capital D!!

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...bge2006031.jpg

zippyt 02-15-2007 08:20 PM

Seak You are NOT dork , you are devoted ( and Pretty !!!)

Fine looking fish there !!!

Oh and no need for the felt liners in my boots ( Yet )

Griff 02-16-2007 06:15 AM

You Alaskans always get the best looking fish!

We grill all winter. My favorite is steak adobo.

richlevy 02-17-2007 01:37 PM

Wow,

That salmon looks beautiful. Did you bring the whole fish and the fillets I see in the foreground?

BTW, salmon here costs about $10 lb. Did you catch that whole salmon or buy it? How much was it?

BTW, limey, as for rubbing snow on naked flesh at zero degrees Fahrenheit - you're nuts.:nuts:

seakdivers 02-17-2007 04:57 PM

Rich - yes, we brought a whole fish (sans head) that weighed probably about 25lbs, and two fillets from a fish that was about the same size. We had to cut the whole fish in half to fit in the bbq- we stuffed it with lemon, butter, onions & dill then wrapped it in foil and cooked it for several hours. We did the fillets basically the same way.

$10 a pound? I bet it is farmed. I've had people tell me that they are paying up to $20 a pound for wild fish, and for those who insist on buying the Copper River fish, they pay around $28 a pound! :eek:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...bge2006055.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...bge2006094.jpg

zippyt 02-17-2007 07:54 PM

Hey Now !!! Missy this ain't a PORN thread !!!

Perry Winkle 02-17-2007 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zippyt (Post 316664)
Hey Now !!! Missy this ain't a PORN thread !!!

I think I just filled the cup.

seakdivers 02-17-2007 08:24 PM

oh. my bad.

Good thing I didn't post the pics of me naked holding the fish! :)


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