I have a glass panel TEC IR grill, and I think it doesn?t work as well in the cold weather. I think the generally colder temps of the air and maybe something to do with gas regulation and combustion have something to do with it. Still gets hot, just not as hot as during the summer. Getting to be a bigger fan of my Yoder pellet smoker. In some ways I think that works better in the cold.

In the summer, in full sun, a black piece of metal can get to around 200F. If you are trying to cook at 225, and you cooker isn?t in the shade- you are going to have issues with control- and smoke produced- as the sun heats and then doesn?t as it goes behind clouds. I keep mine in the shade during the summer because if this. Winter- its burning pellets trying heat the whole backyard. BBQ smoked some salmon on a cedar plank tonight. Took a little over an hour at 350F, takes between 60-90 usually to get it to 165F.

I did add a camp-stove two burner top to a cart to saute vegetables and such while I grill/BBQ. Keeps the heat out of the house during the summer, the smell down from when I boil brats in beer before grilling. Gives me something to do while things grill.

Winter I run hot and cold, ha. The last week, I?ve grilled out 4 times. (Burgers, pork tenderloin, salmon, and something else).

Sidebar- My wife and daughter will only eat Filet steak- no other cuts of steak. They love pork tenderloin, so that works out. I noticed that recently there are only choice cuts of filet in stock? Is it that time of year or is something else driving that. Choice is OK, but at that price I?d rather spend a few bucks more and get a nice PRime cut. I got a Prime cut at Olivers on 6th in DEnver last summer and it was like Waygu?. Perfect marbling- it was almost ?sweet?. Best steak I?ve ever had. Fed The Boy a Choice filet since he doesn?t care and eats it by the pound- but having them side-by-side really opened my eyes.