bbqgeekess
Babbling Farker
- Joined
- Jul 6, 2013
- Location
- Oklahoma
I don't want to feel guilty buying charcoal and wood chunks. So I am lumping it in with Utilities expenses for the year. Because the wood and charcoal saves on the gas/electric bill. It's a necessary energy expenditure for the type of food we need to cook and can't get indoors otherwise.
So not a Hobby or Discretionary expense for me anymore with respect to budgeting!
I've been doing a tight budget lately since prices are going up on everything. Trying to save as much as possible.. buying used items for cheap etc..
I can actually save a lot of money by smoking bacon outside with charcoal and wood chunks. $1.48/lb buckboard bacon vs. store bought $6/lb bacon (and the store bought has sprayed on liquid smoke).
EDIT: Also added a propane category under utilities, which I use with 100K BTU propane burner for both stir fry and to start Weber chimney.
So not a Hobby or Discretionary expense for me anymore with respect to budgeting!
I've been doing a tight budget lately since prices are going up on everything. Trying to save as much as possible.. buying used items for cheap etc..
I can actually save a lot of money by smoking bacon outside with charcoal and wood chunks. $1.48/lb buckboard bacon vs. store bought $6/lb bacon (and the store bought has sprayed on liquid smoke).
EDIT: Also added a propane category under utilities, which I use with 100K BTU propane burner for both stir fry and to start Weber chimney.
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