We just finished with the Ohio Sauerkraut Festival.  I haven’t heard how many people were there, but it was pretty packed, and the weather was PERFECT for a festival!  I got there on Saturday at 7:00 AM, and it was crowded by 8:00. 

We didn’t do as much business as we’d hoped, but we did at least cover our costs and then some.  Mostly, we learned a lot.  For instance, we now know that we can get over 400 lbs of meat on our cooker at one time!  We did most of the cook using nothing but wood, which was also a great learning experience.  Regulating temps with wood is a bit different than with charcoal, I think.

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