![]() Of course, it’s very difficult to smoke in heavy rain but cold weather also brings the occasional unanticipated light rain or snow. It is very important to keep an eye on the wind as well as your smoking temperature. It is best to let the wind add to the airflow and not stop it so if possible position your smoker so that the wind is blowing in the direction of the natural smoker airflow. If the wind is going in the other direction it can stop the airflow entirely and keep the heat out of your cooking chamber. ![]() This means keeping the vents closed down more than normal. If the wind is blowing in this direction the increased airflow will burn your fuel faster and can cause high-temperature spikes. Air comes into the smoker through the firebox and moves across the cooking chamber and out the stack. Some smokers, like the large offset smokers, have a definite airflow path. The most important thing about wind is the direction relative to your smoker. Now we need to take into account the wind. This means that you will have to have better temperature control, a hotter fire, and more fuel than usual on hand. This is near twice the temperature difference. If, on the other hand it is a cold, overcast day the internal temperature of your smoker could be 35° F, meaning you need to increase the temperature by 190° F. then you need a fire that will increase in smoker temperature by 125-145° F. Open the lid to get things ready and maybe it cools down to 85° F. If your target temperature is 225 degrees F. On a nice warm summer day, you might find that your smoker, sitting in the sun, has an internal temperature around 100° F. The first thing to imagine is the temperature difference. ![]() Metal smokers are particularly challenging because the metal acts to conduct the heat quickly away from your BBQ, grill or smoker. Reaching and maintaining ideal smoking temperatures can be difficult at best, and very hard if the wind is blowing. When temperatures are very low you need to be especially careful. ![]() When operating a charcoal, gas or wood-fired backyard smoker, the weather is always something you need to pay very close attention to. Smoking in cold temperatures presents several challenges. The Prime Directive: Keep your BBQ hot enough to smoke, no matter how cold it is. Read this excerpt, check the forecast, and get ready to BBQ with attitude all year ‘round. You need to make adjustments to help ensure success. Yes, even in Florida, wind and weather can challenge the outdoor cook. In the closure announcement, the Junket sent off grieving customers with a song dedicated to one of their most popular specialties.From the fine Floridians at Grill Junkie, here’s a whole lot of hot info on grilling and smoking in cool spells. And really, The Junket is not The Junket without Bruno and Cindy." They missed their friends/customers at The Junket. Cindy still went to The Junket in the evening when the customers were gone, and worked remotely from home…but it was difficult. My parents and their employees age 65+ complied. They had previously worked 6 days a week, (and enjoyed working at The Junket even on their days off). "When the pandemic hit in 2020, Cindy was but a spry 90 year old and Bruno an energetic 89 year old. "The Junket was my parents Fountain of Youth," their daughter, Schatzie Frisch, told SFGATE in a statement. Today, they are both in their early 90s, but still have been actively running the restaurant. The two Europeans moved to North America, then eventually quit their corporate jobs and opened the Junket in 1979 in El Cerrito. Junket owners Bruno Frisch, from Germany, and Cindy Frisch, from the UK and Jamaica, got engaged the night they met despite not being able to understand each other's language, according to the lore on the deli's website. Bruno and Cindy helped, and befriended so many customers." "If those Deli slicers could talk! Countless stories of love, mystery, clotted cream, Köstritzer and…Headcheese. "Who knew that Bruno and Cindy’s Labour of Love, and Fountain of Youth, established in 1979 would have such a 42 year fabulous run," read the closure announcement.
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