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    Newbie from Dallas

    Welcome from a fellow Texan and Cowboys fan as well.  I am new to this forum also and I look forward to seeing some of your cook pics posted here.
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    Hello from South Texas, where mesquite smoking is just a part of life.

    Welcome from a fellow Texan!  I grew up cooking with Mesquite, and I currently live in Mesquite, but I don't cook with it much anymore.  I am pretty much a hickory mixed with fruit wood guy now.  But, there is no other wood to use if you want to cook a skirt steak hot and fast for authentic beef...
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    Hello from Texas

    I drive past the Mesquite Rodeo every day to and from work. 
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    Hello from Texas

    I've only been in Mesquite for a couple of years now Gary.  Currently I live in the newest developed section of Mesquite closest to Forney.  Probably won't be here a lot longer though.  We used to live in Wylie and we really miss that part of the DFW area.  We just wanted to cut down on our...
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    Hello from Texas

    Thanks Gary.  And yes, it is hot today in my next of the woods also.  I have a week off from work this week and plan to do some meat shopping tomorrow and at least 2 or 3 cooks this week just to have some fun and try a few different things.  -M
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    Hello from Texas

    Hello everyone!!!   After over 30-years of using traditional offset smokers, I recently made the switch to the Weber Smokey Mountain 22.5-inch cooker.  So far..........I love it and it seems to have generated new interest in all things BBQ for me. Smoking meat has always been a part of my life...
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