Grill in the snow

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  1. Thanks for the good tips all around however we have a grill grate/insert that slides into our fireplace that we really enjoy using for quick cooks like the burgers we cooked over Almond Wood last night.Delicious.

  2. Great tips and here are the reasons why you grill in the cold

    1. No mosquitoes, gnats, or flies.
    2. Neighbors are inside and not attracted to your yard by the aromas wafting through the neighborhood.
    3. God keeps your beer cold

  3. These are great tips and very encouraging. The one remaining challenge is cleaning up my gas grill. No so easy in a snowbank; recipes with leaner cuts, or even foil-wrapped dishes keep the cleanup to a minimum. But all this can be overcome, even here, north of the 49th Parallel.

  4. I’m in Edmonton, AB and have used my kamado very successfully well into -20C territory. Low and slow is no problem. I have not noticed much of a difference with fuel burn at this temp, but I do fill my fire box full, and it’s a big kamado. I suppose it could burn more at higher sear temps

    One other tip missing here is lithium batteries will have much less capacity in the cold. If using a cooking alarm, expect to have to plug it in even for shorter cooks.

  5. Surprised there are no recommendations for how to utilize ThermoWorks devices with LCD displays in sub freezing weather. I would expect long overnight cooks would destroy the display unless counter measures were taken.

    1. The LCD screens are rated to -13°F, so if it’s colder than that, you may want to reconsider. Yes at other, warmer, sub-freezing temps, it can appear that the LCD is unhappy, but when you eventually bring it back inside, the screen will go back to normal. We have left several of our products out on our grilling patio here at ThermoWorks HQ all winter and they end up working just fine.

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