Hey All,

Your cheerful Pacific Northwest Lurker here with a query for the
group.

So, I hosted a benefit Barbecue at my house a few weeks back and ran
into a situation which I ran into a few times at my old house, but
this was the first time I have come across it in our (relatively) new
digs.

When I do a long cook of a lot of queue (in this case, 4 pork butts, 2
briskets and a chicken or two), it seems that besides the neighbors,
the smoke is attracting a major amount of flies. I mean a LOT of
flies. Kinda like an update on Hitchcock's "The Birds" only smaller.

Now, I would really rather not whip out one of those yard sprayers and
tell everyone to cover their plates for a minute while I dose them
with DDT, so does anyone have any suggestions on how to minimize these
unwanted guests?

(and while friend of mine suggested I rent a big fan and blow the
smoke into my neigbor's yard all day while I am smoking, but I would
rather find something a little less likely to get me a punch in the
nose).

TIA,

-Chef Juke
"EVERYbody Eats when they come to MY house!"
http://www.chefjuke.com