Greetings to the forum

[pokke]

New to the forum and I love to cook.
It's been years since I've used a smoker, but we picked up the Smoke Hollow combo unit last weekend. The forum has already been so helpful with reviews and tips for maximizing the performance of this particular smoker. I look forward to reading and learning from some of the pros here.

 

[s2k9k]

:welcome1: 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!

Would you do us a favor and add your location to your profile, it helps others to know where you are when they offer advice, Thanks!

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!

 

[disturbed1]

welcome to the forum

 

[kathrynn]

 to SMF!  Glad you decided to join!


If you need any help...just holler.  Happy to help out!

Kat

 

[pokke]

Ok, action so far... Added the gasket to the smoke chamber and fire box. Used some JB weld to seal up the smoke chamber and coated it inside and out with canola oil. Then I pulled all the cast iron grates and coated them heavily with some home rendered tallow (this is stupid easy if you've never made it).

We fired the gas grill first. Took it to 400 for an hour or so. Wiped down all surfaces and refreshed the grills with some canola when done. Then wiped down the outside again.

Next we added some charcoal to the fire box and brought the smoker up to 450 for an hour. Part way through, we added some apple chips to add a little flavor to the cure and to see how the smoke would roll. Was a beauty!

We are just bought a quarter beef and have a whole pork on order. Hoping to have a great smoke/grill season!

 

[pgsmoker64]

Okey dokey Pokke,

 

 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.

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