SuburbSlicker
Full Fledged Farker
I'm probably going to offend someone here today, but I'd rather do that than have to sweep up the ashes that was once someone's house, or pet, or worse.
Twice in the past two weeks I've smacked my head over fellow Brethren who've reported on here that they were grilling/smoking inside the garage of their homes. One brother almost lost his garage/home when his brisky fat got too hot in a WSM. :doh:
I was a volunteer firefighter in Virginia for more than a decade before my health took me off the engine company, but in more than ten years, I know I had to put my arse on the line at least three times because some numbskull decided to light a fire in his garage. Two I was able to help put a stop to before the fire took the house. On the third, the home suffered pretty extensive damage. Thankfully, in all three cases, no one was injured.
Brethren, we all know, or should know, that fires are dangerous (unless you've some some fancy electric thing with teeny little wood pellets and if that's the case, there's probably some other thread here for you :loco
Fires are not the only thing which can cause catastrophic destruction to a building. It's not the fire that kills you -- it's the smoke. And it's not the pure blue smoke of a good wood fire, it's the nasty, gutting smoke of your burning carpets and insulation and plastics and other volatile chemicals in all of our homes.
The carbon monoxide from a fire in which combustion isn't 100% is enough to kill you by itself. And in most BBQ fires, there's enough CO to kill an entire family if the fire isn't fully vented -- that means outside. Inside the house with the garage door open because it's windy/rainy/snowy/cold isn't proper venting. It's a recipe for disaster.
If you're worried about the elements, buy a Soccer Mom canopy at your local sporting goods store for $69 to keep the rain off, or buy a crock pot, or buy an umbrella and a warm coat. Throughout these forums fellow Brethren have worked out all kinds of ingenious mods to their smokers and grills to maintain heat, block wind, keep the rain off and so on. All of them are shared with you to keep you safe and to keep fire where it should be -- outside. Try those out. But unless it's a properly vented fireplace or wood stove (and make sure chimneys get cleaned too, all) keep the fire and the grill/smoker outside and keep your family safe!
We want you all around and cooking and sharing your brisky tips for a long time.
Twice in the past two weeks I've smacked my head over fellow Brethren who've reported on here that they were grilling/smoking inside the garage of their homes. One brother almost lost his garage/home when his brisky fat got too hot in a WSM. :doh:
I was a volunteer firefighter in Virginia for more than a decade before my health took me off the engine company, but in more than ten years, I know I had to put my arse on the line at least three times because some numbskull decided to light a fire in his garage. Two I was able to help put a stop to before the fire took the house. On the third, the home suffered pretty extensive damage. Thankfully, in all three cases, no one was injured.
Brethren, we all know, or should know, that fires are dangerous (unless you've some some fancy electric thing with teeny little wood pellets and if that's the case, there's probably some other thread here for you :loco
Fires are not the only thing which can cause catastrophic destruction to a building. It's not the fire that kills you -- it's the smoke. And it's not the pure blue smoke of a good wood fire, it's the nasty, gutting smoke of your burning carpets and insulation and plastics and other volatile chemicals in all of our homes.
The carbon monoxide from a fire in which combustion isn't 100% is enough to kill you by itself. And in most BBQ fires, there's enough CO to kill an entire family if the fire isn't fully vented -- that means outside. Inside the house with the garage door open because it's windy/rainy/snowy/cold isn't proper venting. It's a recipe for disaster.
If you're worried about the elements, buy a Soccer Mom canopy at your local sporting goods store for $69 to keep the rain off, or buy a crock pot, or buy an umbrella and a warm coat. Throughout these forums fellow Brethren have worked out all kinds of ingenious mods to their smokers and grills to maintain heat, block wind, keep the rain off and so on. All of them are shared with you to keep you safe and to keep fire where it should be -- outside. Try those out. But unless it's a properly vented fireplace or wood stove (and make sure chimneys get cleaned too, all) keep the fire and the grill/smoker outside and keep your family safe!
We want you all around and cooking and sharing your brisky tips for a long time.
