A little cold weather is no reason to put the grill away. Enjoy the warmth, flavor and ambience of flame cooking all winter long.

Here are 10 reasons for you to step out of the kitchen and into the backyard during even the coldest of months.

1. Enjoy simple comfort foods. Explore soups, stews, casseroles, and chili over the grill during the cooler, darker months. Keep warm with this Beer Can White Chicken Chili.
2. Throw the ultimate Super Bowl party. Join the 28 percent of grill owners who barbecue on one of the biggest eating occasions of the year. Cheer on your team while enjoying these Planked Grilled Potato Skins.
3. Kick post-NFL blues. Use your open Sunday afternoon to throw out the playbook, and try a new barbecue recipe for your home team.
4. Be different. Friends and neighbors will take note when you’re searing steaks in freezing weather, quickly earning you a stand-out reputation.
5. Cure cabin fever. Feeling cooped up? Get outside and fire up your barbecue for a complete family dinner of Braised Beef Short Ribs.
6. ROI. As a year-round griller, you’ll be getting more bang (and barbecue) for your backyard investment.
7. Switch up from the slow cooker. Almost every meal we cook in our slow cooker can be prepared low and slow in a Dutch oven on your grill or smoker, like this Slow Cooked Beef Stew.
8. Dine in with your Valentine. Surprise your flame with juicy lobster tails or a Rack of Lamb fixed in your own backyard.
9. Stay warm. It’s more fun to stand by a warm flame when it’s 29 degrees than 99 degrees.
10. Don’t be left in the cold. According to a recent survey*, nearly half of all grill/smoker owners cook out at least once a month during the winter.