Cooking in inclement weather

mountainmanMember

Last night from the time I started my gas grill until I removed a few lamb chops, we had received over an inch of snow.

No worries with the gasser, I would have just put a garbage bag over my smokette and of course my FEC100 has a cookshack cover which allows cooking with the cover on.

But how do you protect the controller and pellets on a PG1000 when inclement weather rolls in?

Thanks again mm

3/3/156:53 AM

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joemMember

Patio umbrella with the extension pole removed to make it 5ft tall. We get torrential downpours! (3 inches in an hour!) I've never had an issue (yet). Keep your pellets DRY!

3/3/158:03 AM

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Former Member

I bought a large Gas Grill cover at Amazon.

3/3/159:17 AM

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joemMember

quote:
Originally posted by SmokinOkie:
I bought a large Gas Grill cover at Amazon.

I think the question was what to use when in use. I use the $19.99 cover from SAMS when not in use. Best deal out there!

3/3/1510:11 AM

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Former Member

well I can see what you mean, that's what I get for multi-tasking.

I'm busier than a long tailed cat in a room full of Rocking Chairs.

Problem is ABSOLUTELY keep water out of the pellet hopper. The front can handle rain (controller)

3/3/154:00 PM

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chudzikbMember

Smoked some nice salmon last evening, in the garage. Crack the door for ventilation, and all good. Works like a charm.

3/6/155:44 AM

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joemMember

quote:
Originally posted by chudzikb:
Smoked some nice salmon last evening, in the garage. Crack the door for ventilation, and all good. Works like a charm.

Not recommended if you have an attached garage.

If detached, you can now call it "THE SMOKEHOUSE" instead of "THE GARAGE".

3/6/1511:19 AM

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morningflyerMember

quote:
Not recommended if you have an attached garage.

WHY

3/6/151:48 PM

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joemMember

quote:
Originally posted by morningflyer:
quote:
Not recommended if you have an attached garage.

WHY

TOP FOUR REASONS:

1. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.
2. Fire may burn the attached house down.
3. Your house will retain the smoke smell FOREVER. (Some may find this desirable.)

4. Your wife may kill you if you don't first. (See #3 & #1/#2).

3/6/153:16 PM

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chudzikbMember

It's an electric smoker! That and ventilation provided through the cracked door. No cracked door, house gets smoky, which would be no good. Just did it today, all good. It is the way of the winter, in the summer, I leave the door all the way open, because I can.

3/7/155:24 PM

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Former Member

Chudzikb,

The confusion was that the OP is in the FEPellet Grill forum so when you follow on with your post, probably thought it was a FEPG.

3/7/155:41 PM

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chudzikbMember

yeah, that's just me not paying attetion...sorry folks...

3/8/159:03 AM

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