Just Another Day In Paradise - Welcome to "Spring" in Minnesota

[Handyfan]

Ribs & beans on the menu tonight even if the Twins canceled their game today - they are such wusses. It was 9 deg when I cranked up the cooker this morning, but is now a balmy 29, & much better than Friday which was +4 with 20 mph winds, but it's starting to snow. Even for someone who loves winter, it's getting to that point when I'm starting to say, "really"? Either way, we never let weather stop the BBQ.

Also, I have a question for anyone that can answer it for me: I have a Maverick ET-732 and have had good luck with it for several years, EXCEPT - I could use an extra 10-20 feet of range. Does anyone know if the ET-733 TRULY has a longer range? Or is it just marketing hype? Not ready to swap to another brand yet because I've had such good luck with the 732 & still have a couple of spare probes. I couldn't care less about any bells & whistles, just want to be able to consistently read my cooker and meat temps without having it lose contact periodically.

[DWCowles]

Awwww...I love stickburners! Nice looking cooker you have there.

[Steve B]

Oh yeah baby LSG. Love it. I know you love it as much as I do. 👍👍
Hey Spinaker one of your neighbors has an LSG. You should go check it out. Just to confirm that you need one. 😁

[RonB]

If you have an old cell phone, you might be able to convert the Bluetooth signal to wifi and extend your range that way.

[Skip]

Nice Lone Star Grill Handyfan . Snowing in southern MN too.

[FireMan]

Hey, I’m with you. What’s a little coolness in the air.

[Huskee]

What I do know is the 733 has the same transmitter, so the question for me is does the receiver have better receiving capabilities... .

[JeffJ]

I feel your pain. I was "up north" this weekend and threw the thick cut steaks into the 14.5 WSM completely frozen. It was 12 degrees with 15-20 mph wind. AWFUL!

[Huskee]

7 degrees at my house this morning. Snow in my yard. We're supposed to be listening to peepers right now.

[Frozen Smoke]

If predictions are right we could get a foot of snow over Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I'll be cooking indoors. Maybe out in the man cave/garage on the flat top. What part of MN are you from Handyfan ?

[Handyfan]

The Cities half the year, Hackensack area the rest.

I've got Twins tix for Saturday (1st row on left field line) - then I'm up North for 5 months. Don't think I'm going to get to use them.

[Spinaker]

Awesome LSG! Just a few days ago, we still had 20" of ice on Minnetonka. We're gonna be ice fishing for the opener!

Instead of a Maverick, I upgraded to the Fireboard. I have been really happy with it. A lot of people are also happy with the Smoke, I cannot speak for the range on the Smoke, as I don't own one.