Below zero smoke

[minnbill]

I'll have a few pics tommorro but I smoked the 10 lbs trail bologna and the 15 summer that I stuffed yesterday also stuffed 25lbs of fresh wildrice brats and i think thiere the tastiest I've ever done. the smoke wasnt without problems with the wind and temps today.the trail bologna turned out just about perfect but hthe summer got a little hot on the ends and shrunk pretty bad. taste is awsome but the looks arent very pretty .hope thier good enoughto give for xmas? did I mention it was 9 below this morning ? to cold. later Bill

[DangerDan]

did I mention it was 9 below this morning ?

I worked in MN for several years out in that cold. The worst spell was over 30 consecutive days @ -21 or better. Get your snivelin over now cuz you know its not gonna warm up till june...

Yeah you Minnisotians are a tough bunch.

[Vlap]

I was born and lived in Mn.

Sure am glad I moved to Florida

[SMOKE FREAK]

Its cold here... but dang dude...Brrrrrrrrr....thats COLD!

[Richtee]

I gotta say...anything below 0 I'm staying in! I have done it, but it's sooo darn hard keeping temps up, and somewhat even in the smoker if you DO keep them up.
Almost glad I live in balmy Michigan ;{)

[erain]

I was born and lived in Mn.

Sure am glad I moved to Florida

knew there was a reason you catch all them fish!!!

way to go bill on the smoke... everyones thinking holy crap below zero... and were thinking up here i wonder if its gonna get cold this winter!!! lol

[blues_n_cues]

knew there was a reason you catch all them fish!!!

way to go bill on the smoke... everyones thinking holy crap below zero... and were thinking up here i wonder if its gonna get cold this winter!!! lol

funny how after a week of -0 it warms up to +15 & you're digging out the shorts & t-shirts. been there done that..

[Bassman]

I can't take that cold anymore, so when it gets bad I just stay inside. We lived in Steamboat Springs, Colorado for eight years. It wasn't unusual to see -54 a few times in the winter.

[ALX]

Yep.I spent 4-6 grades in Alaska.When the 100 m.ph. winds would come on it was a bit chilly.I did like the fact we had a outdoor ice rink at the elementary school.

Nothing stops my smokes these day,but a slip on the ice....

[Kingudaroad]

I'll have a few pics tommorro but I smoked the 10 lbs trail bologna and the 15 summer that I stuffed yesterday also stuffed 25lbs of fresh wildrice brats and i think thiere the tastiest I've ever done. the smoke wasnt without problems with the wind and temps today.the trail bologna turned out just about perfect but hthe summer got a little hot on the ends and shrunk pretty bad. taste is awsome but the looks arent very pretty .hope thier good enoughto give for xmas? did I mention it was 9 below this morning ? to cold. later Bill

Man, we got a rash of ugly summer sausage getting made around here. lets just keep it for ourselves Bill.

[DangerDan]

Man, we got a rash of ugly summer sausage getting made around here. lets just keep it for ourselves Bill.

You still sulking???

[Kingudaroad]

You still sulking???

No

[minnbill]

I gotta say...anything below 0 I'm staying in! I have done it, but it's sooo darn hard keeping temps up, and somewhat even in the smoker if you DO keep them up.
Almost glad I live in balmy Michigan ;{)

Rich I cant argue that at all it was a reall pain and the smoker was all over the place on temps.

knew there was a reason you catch all them fish!!!

way to go bill on the smoke... everyones thinking holy crap below zero... and were thinking up here i wonder if its gonna get cold this winter!!! lol

you got it Erain and I woud'nt want to live anywhere else

Man, we got a rash of ugly summer sausage getting made around here. lets just keep it for ourselves Bill.

Mine were a little on the ugly side but I brought them to work today and my boss cut into em and handed me a hundred bucks for the bunchI guess looks dont count for everythingAnyway heres a couple pics of the fresh brats and the sausage so cold you cant hardley see through the outside steam but still worked out anyway. later Bill

[JimmyJoeBob]

I worked in MN for several years out in that cold. The worst spell was over 30 consecutive days @ -21 or better. Get your snivelin over now cuz you know its not gonna warm up till june...

Yeah you Minnisotians are a tough bunch.

The same here except I worked on a Coast Guard Cutter removing navigation buoys and breaking ice during the winter on Lake Superior (Edmund Fitzgerald anyone). Oh yea, I worked outside on deck. Retired to my TX and do not miss any of it!!

[SmokinLee]

That is purty danged cold. I really don't consider myself old at 52 7/8's. But I not long ago would go Ice fishin, stay out all day long, drink frozen beer and not even have to wear gloves much, and if a perch dropped off my line and fell back into the hole, I would dip in and pull that sucker out if it was decent size.