I call the area where I do all my smoking and grilling "heaven." But not for the reason you might assume.
I do all my outdoor cooking on my deck, which faces due west. Due to the slope of the land, I don't get any shade from trees. So it's very hot. The roofline of my house extends to the outer edge of the deck, but that doesn't provide shade on a summer afternoon/evening.
My solution is to hang a king-size white sheet from the gutter with clothes pins. It hangs down to the floor of the deck and blocks the sun from shining on most of my deck. I only put it up when I'm cooking on the deck.
Even though I thought my solution was pretty clever, my wife HATES when I hang the sheet. She says it looks like "redneck heaven." So now when I an going to be out on the deck cooking, listening to tunes, and drinking a few adult beverages, I just tell her that I'm going to "heaven."
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