Fall officially begins tomorrow, which means it’s time for apples and squashes and pears and figs and pomegranates. As my last gasping attempt to hold onto summer, I uncovered the smoker on Saturday afternoon and grilled up these buffalo patties that I bought from the FreshFarm Market by the White House on Thursday. They’re very lean, only about 5 percent fat, which meant they weren’t as tasty as your average 80-20 blend. But they were flavorful enough after I put grilled tomatoes and red onions on them, particularly those patties that I managed to cook to temperature and not leave over the hot spot of the grill. How long does it take to learn the nuances of your damn smoker/grill?

More pictures of juicy meat after the jump.

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I love how Mike Judge concluded his King of the Hill series, one of Y&H’s all-time favorite sitcoms. It didn’t end with a death in the family, a herd of cattle stampeding down Arlen, or a Yankee invasion of Texas. It ends with Hank and Bobby Hill working together over grills, the smell of smoked meats enticing the cast for a final taste of Texas beef. Understated. Perfect.

The funny thing is, Judge didn’t even intend for the finale to be the finale.

I just have one question: Who the hell ate the 26,400 pounds of beef after Uruguayan cooks set up a nearly mile-long grill to steal the title of “World’s Largest Barbecue” from Mexico?