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20 Signs You’ve Been Away From The BBQ Too Long*

August 10, 2015

If you’ve stepped away from your grill there could be serious repercussions. Here is a list of some warning signs to watch out for.

  1. You miss the smell of charred meat.

  2. You keep going over the grocery list in your head so you won’t forget the ingredients to make your own rub.

  3. You have considered purchasing a half (or a whole cow) so you never run out something to grill.

  4. You are constantly on line looking up new BBQ recipes you haven’t tried and checking with your buddies to see if they want to try them.

  5. You can picture your grill in your head but you can’t remember what brand of grill it is.

  6. You can’t remember the last tailgate party you were at.

  7. Your pants fit better.

  8. You haven’t had a good Best Barbecue sauce argument in a while.

  9. Friday night is no longer burger night.

  10. You start judging the best bowl of cereal between cheerios and cinnamon toast crunch while your kids hare having breakfast because you missed rib fest.

  11. On cold weekends you work on your plans for a residential indoor smoker.

  12. several pounds of ribeye and some nice thick pork chops are slowly getting freezer burt.

  13. The hornets have taken up home on the underside of your grill.

  14. You used your George Foreman grill and now you feel like you cheated on your gas grill.

  15. The condiments in your fridge no longer contain any liquid.

  16. They know you by first name at your local BBQ eatery.

  17. You have forgotten the words to “All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight,” Hank Williams Jr.

  18. You are using your cedar plank as a cutting board.

  19. The last thing you skewered was a toilet snake to get hot wheel a out of the bowl.

  20. You can’t remember the last time you saw a red solo cup.

*Please note this article is for entertainment purposes only