Howdy

[kaiser sose]

I've been lurking here on and off for a few months but wanted to say hello and how much I appreciate all the great advice offered up here. My name is Chris and I hail from Houston. Was born in WV but we moved down here when I was young. About a year ago a buddy in my office turned me on to horizontal smokers. After much research I ended up with a pit from Klose, which is actually just down the road from where I live here in H-town.

It has been an interesting first year with my pit! Our relationship didn't start out too great, and of course that was my fault being the newbie that I was! But through trial and error and some tips from up here, I've managed to hone the art enough to where I can now produce a pretty decent meal. Definitely not ready for the competition circuit, but having a lot of fun trying to master the skill.

I actually have a question which I will post in the "Beef" forum, but again just wanted to introduce myself and say hello. Hopefully I will be able to contribute to some of the great advice up here.

Peace,
Chris

 

[grothe]

Welcome to SMF Chris.....great ta have ya here!
looking forward to your pics

 

[fire it up]

latina kaiser soze!

I mean welcome Chris. Glad you got things worked out with the smoker and are finally able to create and enjoy.
Hope to see many posts from you with many pretty pictures of smoked stuffs.

 

[bigbaldbbq]

Welcome to SMF Chris. Glad to have you here. What pit did you get? I was looking at them for a long time. I just had to keep reminding myself that I couldn't afford it.

 

[irishteabear]

Welcome to SMF, Chris. Glad you joined us. As you've already discovered, this is a great place to learn the art of smoking.

 

[txbbqman]

Welcome from Bryan / College Station Chris, glad to have you on board.

And congratulations on that Klose Pit, Dave makes a real nice rig. I have to say I am jealous a Klose is definitely on my wish list

 

[jdt]

welcome, sounds like you got a nice pit and a little experience under your belt, the rest will fill in with the great folks here helping you (me too lol) refine your own cooking style

 

[smokyjeff]

Welcome to SMF!!!!! Enjoy yourself.

 

[wutang]

Welcome aboard.

 

[the dude abides]

Welcome to the SMF!

 

[rivet]

Welcome to the SMF where you will find all your answers. It's a great place to be part of.

 

[ol' smokey]

Welcome to the SMF Cris. Lots of good info here.

 

[bigsteve]

Welcome aboard

 

[bbq engineer]

Welcome Kris,

It sounds like you have some good gear, can't wait to see some Qview from it. You will definitely learn a lot here and be inspired by the creativity of this group.

 

[cowgirl]

Welcome Chris, glad to have you aboard. :)

 

[seenred]

Hello Chris, and welcome to the SMF family. Glad you joined us. Sounds like you're hooked on thin blue smoke, like the rest of us. You sure started with great equipment, I have to say I'm envious of your Klose rig. I'd like to have one of those myself. When you get the chance, post pics of your rig. Smoke On!

 

[kaiser sose]

Thanks everyone for the greetings! I will try to upload a photo of the pit soon!