That said, many of the pitches are pretty silly. A recent one wanted me to write about grill safety, and link to a particular organization. I'm not going to do it. Rather, I'm going to give my very own, patented Bbq Dude safety tip.
Don't bbq barefoot. Take it from me. Imagine, if you will. A lovely summer day in Maryland. I'm smoking something or other (might have been a brisket, might have been some ribs). I'm tending the fire. It's the end of a reasonably long run, and some ash is starting to fall out the vent. Something on the ground catches my eye, and I step forward to check out what it is and suddenly HOLY SEARING PAIN OF FRAKKING FLAMING FEET!!!!! &@#$^&*#%*!!!!!
Yeah, I stepped on a hot coal. And - what had caught my eye was another hot coal. Fortunately, I hadn't gotten close enough to picking it up.
Holy moley. Well, I fall over backwards onto my butt on our deck. This would be good, right? Except, now I'm on my butt, and the coal is still stuck to my foot. It's seared to my skin. Time has stopped in the pain. In what seems like slow motion, I reach over and pull the white-hot coal off my foot.
All of this resulted in a small second-degree burn, and had me limping for over a month while I tried to keep all weight off of the site.
So learn from me, kids. Don't bbq barefoot. Wear appropriate protective footwear.
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Or in open toed sandals. Yes, the brilliant voice of (a bad) experience talking here too.
I see a Char-Griller in the picture. I have one myself...great grill/smoker. I've really enjoyed mine. Use it a bit less since I picked up a used WSM off of Criagslist, but still really like the unit a lot.
Another good post -- thanks!
Yep, I mostly work with a Char-Griller. Only real drawback is that given how thin the metal is, even a slight change in the weather makes for a pretty dramatic change in how big a fire I need. Looking for something with heavier metal in it to be my more serious smoker.
Great post - you can never talk to much about safety! Heck I've been burnt in shorts.....
Thanks
Gary
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