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Thieves steal 2-ton barbecue smoker from Revival chef Thomas Boemer
star tribune ^ | 11/23/2020 | rick nelson

Posted on 11/24/2020 5:14:26 PM PST by mylife

It was a rough 24 hours for leading barbecue practitioner Thomas Boemer. On Sunday afternoon, the chef and co-owner of Revival and Revival Smoked Meats discovered that his 3-year-old, custom-built portable smoker, which is roughly the size of an SUV, had been stolen from the parking lot of his former Corner Table restaurant in south Minneapolis.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: bbq
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1 posted on 11/24/2020 5:14:26 PM PST by mylife
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To: mylife

They found it.


2 posted on 11/24/2020 5:17:21 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (MAGA!!!)
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To: mylife

Would it be wrong to be disappointed that Ilan Ohmar wasn’t found in that smoker burnt to a crisp?


3 posted on 11/24/2020 5:20:59 PM PST by Abbeville Conservative
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They smoked out the crooks.


4 posted on 11/24/2020 5:21:04 PM PST by deadrock (<img src="WIDTH420WIDTH420.jpeg" width="420">)
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To: mylife

After reading the story, the stolen smoker is the least of it. Thieves even stole the HVAC system off the roof! For a BBQ restaurant, the HVAC is probably massive.


5 posted on 11/24/2020 5:21:29 PM PST by jimtorr
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I bet it was not that hard to sniff down


6 posted on 11/24/2020 5:23:56 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

Many times, if you have something that is extremely heavy and bulky, you get sloppy about security. Who’s going to steal that?


7 posted on 11/24/2020 5:25:10 PM PST by proxy_user
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Kinda hard to shift a HVAC systen this time of year in Minnysota.


8 posted on 11/24/2020 5:26:16 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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Somolians with a truck?


9 posted on 11/24/2020 5:27:45 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

Why was the Smoker abandoned in the alley?
Maybe that Smoker is so well known in that area, that the thieves could not sell it right away, or it would take too much work to break down. Sort of like a horse with a unique appearance being stolen.


10 posted on 11/24/2020 5:32:16 PM PST by lee martell
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Fwiw, my “hometown” LIONS CLUB had their HUGE & trailer mounted smoker stolen at Christmas 2 years ago - It was finally found near Tulsa OK. = It is made out of a 1500 pound PROPANE TANK & the chassis/axels/wheels of an 8x50 foot “junked” house trailer.

The person who was found with it claimed that he bought it for 500.oo cash.

The club got the BBQ pit back & thereafter LOCKED IT UP much more securely.

Yours, TMN78247


11 posted on 11/24/2020 5:34:49 PM PST by TMN78247 ("VICTORY or DEATH", William Barrett Travis, LtCol, comdt., Fortress of the Alamo, Bejar, F'by 241836)
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“They might not exactly be here when you get back, but it’s a blue Chevy two-door and it’ll be going south on Hertatto Street. No, I can’t make out the license number, but it’ll be pulling a small BBQ restaurant. So, any blue Chevy pulling a small BBQ restaurant, I’d figure that’d be the one.”


12 posted on 11/24/2020 5:35:42 PM PST by Rastus
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To: lee martell

The travel restrictions made it hard to transport to the Carolinas.


13 posted on 11/24/2020 5:50:09 PM PST by cnsmom
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To: mylife

2 1/2 hours later the police arrived. I believe ‘ol boys in Texas would have gone right in to retrieve their property, heavily armed, and ready.
In a poor attempt at humor, my son, an Army officer, told me; “You know Dad, I will be the guy knocking on your door to take your guns away.”


14 posted on 11/24/2020 5:51:29 PM PST by calico_thompson (Vanity sarcasm)
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I’m surprised no one has stolen the ones behind our VFW , but they have the post # welded onto them


15 posted on 11/24/2020 5:54:03 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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“You know Dad, I will be the guy knocking on your door to take your guns away.”

I was thinking about that today for some reason. I figure they're gonna put cops on a bonus system based on the amount guns they confiscate. With this covid 19 BS they'll dream up something to get past your door since Covid overrides the Constitution.

16 posted on 11/24/2020 6:06:42 PM PST by Karl Spooner
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To: mylife

Go to the city and buy a couple of tire boots.


17 posted on 11/24/2020 6:11:05 PM PST by The MAGA-Deplorian (It is the Trump way! It is the only way!)
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To: deadrock

“They smoked out the crooks.”

Well, their fats in the fire now.


18 posted on 11/24/2020 7:57:23 PM PST by moovova
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To: mylife

There are people here that have BBQ on trailers. One guy parks his in the parking lot of Advanced Auto and he is there Thursdays to Sundays. Great ribs he has...YUM...


19 posted on 11/24/2020 8:08:52 PM PST by ConservaTeen (Dems can't win fairly, so they have to cheat! Election reform NOW!!!)
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Well, their fats in the fire now. Nice.

And perhaps they then "diest by the stake and faggot."

20 posted on 11/24/2020 8:23:37 PM PST by deadrock (<img src="WIDTH420WIDTH420.jpeg" width="420">)
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