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Well, hope you all enjoyed my PET. Back to work next week. Was fun on my end.

Dinsdale wrote:Hmmm.... odd. 1200 miles to the north, the climate is such that outdoor grilling is done 365 days a year.


Some of the funnest ques I've been part of were during storms.

I can grill outdoors about 360 days a year without rain.

I got plenty of good stuff to cook indoors on the other 5.

Thanks for the PET IF. I picked up some good tips and will be trying this soon, I think.

Mikey wrote: I can grill outdoors about 360 days a year without rain.

I got plenty of good stuff to cook indoors on the other 5.

I'm guessing covered patios (or partially covered patios) are a little more commonplace around here than where you are.

Dinsdale wrote:

Mikey wrote: I can grill outdoors about 360 days a year without rain.

I got plenty of good stuff to cook indoors on the other 5.

I'm guessing covered patios (or partially covered patios) are a little more commonplace around here than where you are.

You're probably right. I've got a large patio (pool deck) right outside the back door and I've been trying for about 6 years to figure out the best way to add some cover. Here it's mostly for shade, though.

I've also got a space for a built-in outdoor kitchen (I made sure to provide access to electricity and water when we did the hardscape) that I haven't followed up on yet either. The financial situation was somewhat different in 2000 when we did the design than in 2001-2002 when we installed the shit.

I'll bet your patio deck was installed incorrectly.

In what way?

You're prolly right. I didn't even know about square deck screws at the time.

I now expect this stuff to start falling apart somewhere around 2009.

Why do you need a "patio deck" (whatever the hell that is) if it's all concrete?


Here in the U&L, we understand the difference between a "patio" and a "deck."

And... you use square-drives on a deck so A) they are removable, if need be, and B) so you spend more time driving screws than you do changing bits.

Man, you guys sure want to crack wise about decks, when it's reallyreallyreally obvious you're freaking clueless.

Hint: At a contractor supply house, they sell phillips screw bits in 5 pound boxes. They sell square-drive bits in packs of 3.


Math, anyone?

I didn't say "patio deck". Someone else threw that phrase in.
I believe the phrase I used was "patio (pool deck)".

Look up any builders' description of a "pool deck" and you'll find that the concrete (or other hardscape material) surrounding a pool is called the "pool deck".

Tell me you knew this.

I don't have any wood decking at my house. If I did, it would probably be built with square drive deck screws.
Just 'cause I know that it's the only way to go.

Brent, pork butt is like $12 for one of those big "ass" things. I'll try doing that when I get a real smoker. Today I'm going to smoke another batch of spare ribs using hickory chunks and apple chips. Mesquite brings too harsh of a flavor on ribs, butt I can see it working well on pulled pork.

Nothing like seeing that smoke layer in the ribs the gas grill cannot duplicate. The taste is so damn good.

In the wet bowl, I'm putting half water and half apple cider. I found in this type of smoker you don't need to spray the ribs every 30 minutes. The bowl below does it for you.

Of course, it's supposed to rain today with high winds. That tells me it's a bbq day.