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hova1914 · Feb 21, 2013

Uhhhh, hi. That's the smoothest opening line I could come up with. Anyways, now that the awkward part is out of the way; a little about myself. I'm a 33 y/o Navy Vet. from Atlanta (Go Falcons!) but live in DC (Go 'Skins!). love football and fantasy football. hate the Cowboys. I'm pretty sarcastic and am always joking around. Been married for a year and a half to my college sweetheart. Three & a half if you count the two years we lived together prior. We have a yorkie named Honey who I didn't like at first. I wanted a more manly dog and hated walking a girl dog (ie: a dog FOR girls) with a girl name, but she follows me around so much that she forced me to like her. I still hate the name tho, so I call her mutt, rat, or chewy (cuz she looks like chewbacca). She's a regular yorkie and not a teacup yorkie, so I tell myself that's a LITTLE more manly.

as to why i'm here, i am trying to perfect my grill/BBQ techniques. I've always backyard grilled, but I've decided a year ago to get serious about it. The wife just nods her head and smiles when I talk about grilling or new stuff/techniques I want to try, so I figured I'd find someplace where people will listen and share my excitement. My fav things to grill are steaks and slow-cooked ribs (never boiled. Boiling is a sin). My least favorite is kabobs just because the prep takes FOREVER! My weak area is sides. I'm just not imaginative enough to come up with good ones. I'm a meat and potatoes kinda guy. But I'm always looking to try something new, so suggestions are welcome.

s2k9k · Feb 21, 2013

to SMF!!! We're happy you found us! You've come to the right place, we have over 45,000 members who just love to share their experience and over 900,000 posts describing it! The search bar at the top can be your best friend when you are trying to find answers to your questions but you can still ask too if you want!

You might want to check out Jeff's Free 5 day E-Course, it will teach you all the basics plus a whole lot more!

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kathrynn · Feb 21, 2013

to SMF! We are so glad you joined us! You are going to love it here.

Thank you so much for your Service!

The dog sounds cute too. Its okay...we have a bunch of cats in our house.

If you need any help roaming around the forums...just holler. Will be glad to help out!

Kat

zahlgren · Feb 22, 2013

scootermagoo · Feb 22, 2013

Yeah, I know how you feel about the dog thing. My wife came with a miniature Schnauzer. I didn't like her at first (the Schnauzer, that is. I need to clarify that), but she grew on me. She is actually a very good dog. A little high strung, but good with everybody in general, except the mailman and squirrels. She HATES squirrels for some reason.

Here she is after her haircut wearing a stupid bandanna and getting booped on the nose:

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Feb 22, 2013

I have really become attached to her, she is a turd. I think "Schnauzer" is German for "grubbing for food constantly". She is really good at it. If anything hits the floor in the kitchen, no matter where she is in the house, she will hear it and come running. Our floor is very clean with her around.

BTW, welcome to the forum.

pgsmoker64 · Feb 22, 2013

Hello!

to the SMF, the best BBQ site on the web. Whatever you need to know about the fine art of BBQ you can find it right here, from recipes to technical knowledge. Don't worry about the sides problem...just go to our Recipes forum and feast your eyes!!!!

One thing you need to know about us is that we like to see pictures of your creations and your gear. We call it Q-View and its basically the

!!!

So, don't just talk about your food, show it! Otherwise you may get a gentle reminder, like this...

or this...

Good Luck and Get Smokin'

Bill

hova1914 · Feb 22, 2013

I'm a huge believer in "if there's no pic, then it didn't happen" @PGSmoker. In fact, I smoked 2 racks of beef ribs this afternoon (cherry wood, briquettes, indirect heat, minion method). After 2 hours of smoking I wrapped the ribs in foil with a little apple cider and put them back on for another hour. I won't use cider again because even tho the wife raved about the ribs and the flavor, they came out tasting too boiled to me. I loathe boiled ribs. Anyways, the cherry wood gave it a nice flavor and a pretty good smoke ring. I don't know if you can see it in the pic, I have a crappy camera phone

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While the ribs were smoking, I made a fatty piston using some PVC piping I purchased earlier, a hacksaw, and a nail file to remove the curly pieces of PVC after cutting (I didn't have sand paper). Then I started prepping my blueberry fatty for breakfast tomorrow morning

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I let it firm up in the freezer for an hour and then put it in the fridge. Tomorrow I'll re-freeze it, smoke it, and post the results. This is my first fatty, so I hope it's good.

Glad I'm not alone! @Scooter! And my dog scavenges all the time too. It's kind of embarrassing when I take her to the park. She acts like I don't feed her! But she has a bowl full of dog food at home and gets a steady supply of t-bones from me grilling lol

Serving was my pleasure @ Kat! But full disclosure: they paid me to do it *lol*. I'm amazed at how many ladies love grilling. I see a lot since I joined a few message boards and followed a few blogs. My wife loves grilled food, but thinks it's too dirty to do it herself. That, and your clothes and hair get all smokey. Guess that's what I get for marrying a girly girl lol.

hova1914 · Feb 22, 2013

ok kat. I do have a question. I could search for it, but hey; I've been grilling and prepping all day in the cold and rain. I'm gonna be lazy now lol. I'm tired of all these restrictions. I don't have a sig, my posts gotta get approved, hell, I prolly can't even post pics. What's a brotha gotta do to get these restrictions lifted? I understand they're here for a purpose (stop spammers and solicitors and make sure noobs aren't making inappropriate posts), just wanna know when they'll be gone

edit: just so there's context to this post, I replied to everyone's welcome in one post and added some pics of the stuff I grilled/made/prepped today and how I made it and it said something about needing a review or approval. Now I don't seem like a mad man going on about nothing lol

bonnie b · Feb 22, 2013

welcome!! i was a newbe too...earlier this month. i dont know exactly...dont remember....but think it only took a few posts before they were approved....and i think it happened within an hour. l recall gettin a little notification sayin it wouldnt be long.

i ALSO remembwr feeling a bit frustrated like you (lol) so just sit back, take a deep breath, have a beer...and it will be over before you know it...lol

bonnie

stilllearning · Feb 23, 2013

Hello from one Georgian to another (SE, here), and also a newbie. I agree, the new software is a PITA :-) and I've not even tried to post pics. I've been told that the moderators can not control the software, but it seems that "someone" should be able to control the settings of the software, and after a few days realize when a person is normal/legit and not a spammer/hacker etc.. . I kinda got discouraged myself and haven't been back in several weeks.

However, the fact that I see TONS of great information on the forum brought me back. Well, that and the fact that I tried Papas wet brine on a pork loin, with which we are trying our first ever CB. The meat (smoking it tomorrow, did a taste test) taste awesome, and is so juicy. I can't wait to smoke it and see how it turns out.

Also, hope you saw the post I made in regards to newbies posting a few weeks ago, as I too was discouraged. It explains a good deal about posting, etc and how to get past the dang software crap.

It is raining in SE Georgia, how does in look up there??

oldschoolbbq · Feb 23, 2013

hova1914 · Feb 23, 2013

StillLearning said:
I've been told that the moderators can not control the software...

John Connor told us this day would come! #Skynet! #SelfAware!

I hashtag sometimes. Hope it's not TOO annoying to you guys *shrugs*.

Anywho, no discouragement here. I know I'm not going anywhere. Of all the bbq forums I've come across in the last week, this one has the most of what I'm looking for (recipes, methods, tips, reviews, and "what not to do"). Just wanna know how long I'm gonna be held down by the man lol. Good luck with your cb & I'll look through your posts for the one you referenced. Seems like it contains the info I'm looking for. So how SE are you? Kings Bay SE or Brunswick SE? I went to Valdosta State and road tripped frequently to Jacksonville & savannah, so I've been all over SEGA. I don't know if you guys call southeast ga SEGA, but you certainly should start lol.

As far as weather, it's a little bit of everything these last few days. It's dumb cold and windy, it's been raining, hailing, and sleeting the last couple of days and it's supposed to sleet/snow this weekend, but it's what they call "conversational snow". Just enough snow where people talk about it, but not enough to shovel or stop traffic. Great weather to grill in. Thank God for covered patios. The mutt'll be happy. She LOVES snow. And she has a huge beef rib bone to gnaw on in between snow romps. The rat has it pretty good.

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hova1914
Feb 23, 2013

Honey aka "The Mutt" aka "The Rat" aka "Chewy"

hova1914 · Feb 23, 2013

sorry. Double post :-(. Guess I'll be searching "how to delete posts" now

kathrynn · Feb 23, 2013

With the hold-ups on your posts....its just until the "system....computer" or what ever gets to know you better.

And it realizes you are not spam. The more smileys and pictures....in the beginning ...it will hold up things a bit longer. After you make few more posts (looking at your numbers)...you will be all set to go. Just a bit of patience will help.

Cute Puppy!!!!! And the food looks great! PM me if you need any more help!

Kat

hova1914 · Feb 23, 2013

Just to finish out the fatty:

on the grill

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Resting (fresh off the grill after 3 hrs, ready to be wrapped)

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resting (with the fruit I cut up for a side in the background)

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the finished result. we're definitely fatty converts now.

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