Okie newbie!

scottsmith92

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Mar 26, 2013

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• Mar 26, 2013

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My names Scott, I'm from broken arrow, ok. Picked up an old smoker from my mom that she hasn't used in forever last night, and tryin to smoke some baby backs today. They'll be done in a couple hours! Hopefully they're good for my first time! Haha. I joined to learn some tips and tricks from you well versed people at smoking meat!

 

Last edited: Mar 26, 2013

scottsmith92

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Broken Arrow, OK

• Mar 26, 2013

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• Mar 26, 2013

Little grill I was Workin with, and my new to me smoker!

 

seenred

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• Mar 26, 2013

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Welcome aboard, Scott, from one Oklahoman to another!  Glad you joined us.  I live about 40 miles east of you.  You've found a great place to learn and share ideas.  Lots of friendly and knowledgeable folks here who enjoy helping one another.  Good luck with that new (to you) rig, and just ask when you need help and you'll get plenty.

 

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scottsmith92

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• Mar 26, 2013

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Thanks sir! So far so good with it, just been having a kind of hard time keeping the heat in it, it's a little chilly and a slight wind, but I think the coals aren't getting enough air. The rack they lay on is collapsed so the coals are basically laying on the bottom, even with the vent wide open it's been hard to keep it up to 225. But the ribs look and smell amazing!

 

scottsmith92

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And my meat smoking virginity is gone! Wife and mother in law say they were fantastic and I have to agree... Didn't quite follow through with the 3-2-1 cause we were starving and the girl took a lot longer to warm up than I expecting so they didn't go in for a while.

 

seenred

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• Mar 26, 2013

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Success!  Congrats on a good first smoke!  All the better because the family loved it too.  You can search the smoker forums to learn some mods for that rig that can improve its performance.  Plus, the more you tinker with it, the more you'll get a feel for it and get it dialed in.  Smoke on, brother!

 

s2k9k

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• Mar 27, 2013

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Hi Scott! :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!

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

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• Mar 27, 2013

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to the forum

 

kathrynn

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• Mar 27, 2013

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 to SMF!  We are so glad you joined us!  I love good ribs!!!!

If you need any help roaming around the forums....just holler!  Happy to help out!

Kat