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I find little joy in standing in the sun over a fire with ambient temp between 100 and 110, after spending 10 hours in that heat all day at work.

Yes, I can afford to buy the electricity to pump the oven heat back outside.

It's a hell of a lot cheaper than pellets, charcoal, or propane to run a grill. So that is a specious argument.

Around the homestead, that is?

Folks talking all the time about grill this, barbecue that, and even outdoor griddles.

Sure up in the woods camping, feeding a tribe, that's a thing.

Just a couple of us on a hunting trip, we're cooking over the campfire, just like Grandpa and Uncles always did.

But around the house? Hell, I have a perfectly good electric range. And if the power goes out, there's a gas range in the RV.

After thirty years of marriage with no outside grill, Momma thought we needed one, cause everyone else has one! I told her, after thirty years, if we had needed one, we would have had one. But no, she insisted.

It sat on the deck for five years, and got fired up three times. One of which was to smoke a twenty five pound turkey with hickory chips. It was not bad, but did not match what the guy at the butcher plant can do.

I finally sent the thing home with my son. Six months later, he threw it on a load going to the dump. That was almost five years ago.

Now Momma is talking about paying big bucks for a Traeger. WT actual F?

I could purchase another handgun with that kind of cash. Or pay for serious upgrades to the coming 1911.

Around the homestead, that is?

Folks talking all the time about grill this, barbecue that, and even outdoor griddles.

Sure up in the woods camping, feeding a tribe, that's a thing.

Just a couple of us on a hunting trip, we're cooking over the campfire, just like Grandpa and Uncles always did.

But around the house? Hell, I have a perfectly good electric range. And if the power goes out, there's a gas range in the RV.

After thirty years of marriage with no outside grill, Momma thought we needed one, cause everyone else has one! I told her, after thirty years, if we had needed one, we would have had one. But no, she insisted.

It sat on the deck for five years, and got fired up three times. One of which was to smoke a twenty five pound turkey with hickory chips. It was not bad, but did not match what the guy at the butcher plant can do.

I finally sent the thing home with my son. Six months later, he threw it on a load going to the dump. That was almost five years ago.

Now Momma is talking about paying big bucks for a Traeger. WT actual F?

I could purchase another handgun with that kind of cash. Or pay for serious upgrades to the coming 1911.

So, just come in from outside grilled 5 burgers. So I can have something to eat the next two days. And see this thread. 😃



Weber kettle
Chargrill ceramic egg
Weber Genesis propane
Hotpoint propane outdoor range top
Masterbuilt 40” electric smoker
Stainless frankegrill (can do 3 chicken and 3 butts)
8ft x 3ft concrete block lined, ground pit. (Can do dozens of butts)


I built this 24x24 outdoor area in 2014. All connected to my existing covered porches, smoked polycarbonate clear roof panel.

I don’t have plumbing in it but ai have a triple sink on our other patio, our outdoor canning patio.

Was not going to cover it at first but decided I’d get more use out of the slab. We set up a pool table or unfold ping pong table, have a 10x12 screen and projection I can set up too.

Used to duct jack to get all my LVLs up and in place, fab’d all my brackets. Mrs slumlord did all the tile and rock work. Just us. Like always.

This would be a good time to see what VarmintGuy contributes.

Just as a reminder, he says I never post anything interesting. 🤪
Yet to see him post pics of anything.


Probably some are tired of seeing this, ain’t really a pig-in-the-ground pit. It’s more for butts/shoulders

And yeah yeah, the blocks are not mortared. Just stacked and filled. WGAF it’s for bbqing

So, just come in from outside grilled 5 burgers. So I can have something to eat the next two days. And see this thread. 😃



Weber kettle
Chargrill ceramic egg
Weber Genesis propane
Hotpoint propane outdoor range top
Masterbuilt 40” electric smoker
Stainless frankegrill (can do 3 chicken and 3 butts)
8ft x 3ft concrete block lined, ground pit. (Can do dozens of butts)

I cook about the same on the grill as I do in the kitchen.

Your loss, honestly....

Exactly. If I was starting from scratch I'd have a gas grill with sear burner, pellet grill, and probably a kamodo grill before I'd buy a third handgun. Hard to do without CCW and a bear revolver, but after that it'd be grills.

Must be like religion. Folks do not understand, it is no loss if you don't care for it.

Apparently, I am in the extreme minority on this issue. It ain't the first time that has happened.

But then I can easily completely skip eating for 24 to 48 hours with no bother or discomfort. If Momma did not cook and shove food under my nose, I would probably weigh about 120 lbs, and people would be thinking I had a meth habit.

Looks great! Rather kick around there than inside anyday!

Good stuff. I think we’re making progress here.

So, just come in from outside grilled 5 burgers. So I can have something to eat the next two days. And see this thread. 😃



Weber kettle
Chargrill ceramic egg
Weber Genesis propane
Hotpoint propane outdoor range top
Masterbuilt 40” electric smoker
Stainless frankegrill (can do 3 chicken and 3 butts)
8ft x 3ft concrete block lined, ground pit. (Can do dozens of butts)


I built this 24x24 outdoor area in 2014. All connected to my existing covered porches, smoked polycarbonate clear roof panel.

I don’t have plumbing in it but ai have a triple sink on our other patio, our outdoor canning patio.

Was not going to cover it at first but decided I’d get more use out of the slab. We set up a pool table or unfold ping pong table, have a 10x12 screen and projection I can set up too.

Used to duct jack to get all my LVLs up and in place, fab’d all my brackets. Mrs slumlord did all the tile and rock work. Just us. Like always.