Big Poppa
Administrator
So I know the game. We buy a pellet smoker..start cooking and the better half is watching critically....They see us all pumped up and obsessing over what are going to cook. They see us on forums and talking about this to new imaginary friends....They are
really picky about the food at first. but then you start taking pics of your food and they think you have lost your mind...Sound close?
Then they burst your bubble. "No BBQ Tonight!" Or "Smoked food again" Here is where you lay the groundwork...Stop referring to it as smoking or bbq. You are not smoking...you are not bbqing...you are "OUTDOOR COOKING IN YOUR WOOD FIRED CONVECTION OVEN" You explain that BBQ is goopy sauce and stuff...you are actually cooking with superior convection and not messing the house up.
You will win. I promise. What will follow is a family of food critics....mostly positive. The defining moment is when you are out for steak or a nice dinner with friends and your better half complains that the steak and the restaurant is inferior to what you cook at home. Then they talk about all the great stuff that is cooked outdoors with no mess.....
Ive seen this so many times and I love it when Im out to dinner and one of the wives/husbands that was sceptical is the one raving about how much better the food is at home.
You must understand that this is a process. If you follow my steps (hahahahahah!) you will work yourself up to the ultimate smokers perch. A family of judges and critics...except for when you go out to eat
really picky about the food at first. but then you start taking pics of your food and they think you have lost your mind...Sound close?
Then they burst your bubble. "No BBQ Tonight!" Or "Smoked food again" Here is where you lay the groundwork...Stop referring to it as smoking or bbq. You are not smoking...you are not bbqing...you are "OUTDOOR COOKING IN YOUR WOOD FIRED CONVECTION OVEN" You explain that BBQ is goopy sauce and stuff...you are actually cooking with superior convection and not messing the house up.
You will win. I promise. What will follow is a family of food critics....mostly positive. The defining moment is when you are out for steak or a nice dinner with friends and your better half complains that the steak and the restaurant is inferior to what you cook at home. Then they talk about all the great stuff that is cooked outdoors with no mess.....
Ive seen this so many times and I love it when Im out to dinner and one of the wives/husbands that was sceptical is the one raving about how much better the food is at home.
You must understand that this is a process. If you follow my steps (hahahahahah!) you will work yourself up to the ultimate smokers perch. A family of judges and critics...except for when you go out to eat