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All Things Considered => General Discussion--Non food Related => Topic started by: jdmessner on July 15, 2022, 05:17:20 PM

Title: Seasonal Slump
Post by: jdmessner on July 15, 2022, 05:17:20 PM
I don't quite know why, but I have not really felt like cooking much this summer. I guess it goes in cycles. However, it seems like as a general rule I probably grill more in the fall and the cold of winter, than I do in the spring and the summer. Am I just backwards? Just curious if others have a particular season they favor for outdoor cooking. 
Title: Re: Seasonal Slump
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on July 15, 2022, 05:49:36 PM
Usually more Fall cooking for me in prep for Winter and I vac seal and freeze a bunch to eat while it is cold outside.
Title: Re: Seasonal Slump
Post by: Bentley on July 15, 2022, 06:11:52 PM
Late Fall for me!
Title: Re: Seasonal Slump
Post by: cookingjnj on July 15, 2022, 06:52:55 PM
I did not vote as I am pretty consistent all year round.  Usually 3-4 days a week on one of the pits.
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Post by: ylr on July 15, 2022, 08:15:50 PM
I don't have an off season, either. Any way to edit the poll?
Title: Re: Seasonal Slump
Post by: jdmessner on July 16, 2022, 06:42:11 AM
I don't have an off season, either. Any way to edit the poll?

Done
Title: Re: Seasonal Slump
Post by: BigDave83 on July 16, 2022, 07:19:40 AM
I am all year round for the most part also. In the winter for smoke I use the little electric cookshack, I have a range hood over it for venting the smoke. Most of the other times I use one of the pellet or charcoal cooking things. I will say I use the gas griddle more than all of them combined.
Title: Re: Seasonal Slump
Post by: 02ebz06 on July 16, 2022, 08:38:43 AM
All year here, I go in spurts.
Cook a bunch, then eat the all cooked meat in the freezer, then start cooking again.
Title: Re: Seasonal Slump
Post by: Canadian John on July 16, 2022, 10:15:43 AM

 Lately, with age creeping up, being away and the regular May & June outdoor chores plus converting my 40 year + garden to grass, I have finally had some time to do some more outdoor cooking. Not as much

 as I used to do which was almost always daily..

 Long story short. Over the slump hump, for now.

 Yes there were times in the past where I simply didn't feel like cooking. For that matter doing much of anything.
Title: Re: Seasonal Slump
Post by: okie smokie on July 16, 2022, 11:17:52 AM
The heat here has turned me off lately.  Been around 95--102 for the last 3 weeks or more. Still grilling/smoking but less frequent until it cools off.. Dry heat here, but as I recall, the heat in your area is more humid?
Title: Re: Seasonal Slump
Post by: Canadian John on July 16, 2022, 01:25:52 PM
The heat here has turned me off lately.  Been around 95--102 for the last 3 weeks or more. Still grilling/smoking but less frequent until it cools off.. Dry heat here, but as I recall, the heat in your area is more humid?
  Yupper! It's humid around the great lakes.. We live ~ 10 miles north of  lake erie.  Ironically, this year has been DRY. We have a 3 month rain deficit with little promise of kind of precipitation.
Title: Re: Seasonal Slump
Post by: urnmor on July 18, 2022, 08:17:40 AM
I know it can get hot in the summer especially for us seniors.  that said I do cook outside all year round to include the summer.  IMO the advantage of cooking outside in the summer is the house stays coolers as the stove is not on.
Title: Re: Seasonal Slump
Post by: Brushpopper on July 18, 2022, 09:40:14 AM
I try to cook outside during the summer too.  It's been over 100 here every day but two for about two months I think.
Title: Re: Seasonal Slump
Post by: jgrayson on July 18, 2022, 11:14:34 AM
I cook outside year round here in Washington, DC.  I really dislike hot and humid weather so I tend to do quicker cooks in the summer to minimize my time outside checking on things.
Title: Re: Seasonal Slump
Post by: okie smokie on July 18, 2022, 12:40:18 PM
I try to cook outside during the summer too.  It's been over 100 here every day but two for about two months I think.
You must be close to me. Same here in Tulsa, and next two weeks we will have temps up to 110*  New records for high and number of days. Looks like a new Dust Bowl is in progress. Hope and pray the electric grid does not fail.(as predicted)
Title: Re: Seasonal Slump
Post by: Brushpopper on July 20, 2022, 10:12:12 AM
I try to cook outside during the summer too.  It's been over 100 here every day but two for about two months I think.
You must be close to me. Same here in Tulsa, and next two weeks we will have temps up to 110*  New records for high and number of days. Looks like a new Dust Bowl is in progress. Hope and pray the electric grid does not fail.(as predicted)

I'm about 30 miles south of San Antonio.  It's just hot everywhere apparently.
Title: Re: Seasonal Slump
Post by: reubenray on July 20, 2022, 10:16:06 AM
I voted for "no particular season", but it has been too blasting hot the last week and this week to smoke anything.  The forecast today is 105.
Title: Re: Seasonal Slump
Post by: okie smokie on July 20, 2022, 11:35:09 AM
It's "eat out" time.