Hi Beginner here

m bennett

Newbie

Original poster

Jul 13, 2013

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Dry Fork, VA

• Jul 19, 2013

• #1

Hi All,

I'm Mike and live in south central VA, I enjoy grilling and want to get into smoking. I look forward to learning new ideas here. haven't purchased a smoker yet but looking at several, hopefully will be smoking soon!

 

daveomak

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Nov 12, 2010

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Omak,Washington,U.S.A.

• Jul 19, 2013

• #2

Mike, morning and welcome to the forum....   Many great folks here willing to share ideas, recipes etc....   enjoy the long smokey ride...  Dave

 

themule69

Epic Pitmaster

Oct 7, 2012

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live north of fort smith arkansas between alma and

• Jul 19, 2013

• #3

Mike

Glad you joined the group. The search bar at the top of any page is your best friend.
About anything you wanna know about smoking/grilling/curing/brining/cutting or slicing
and the list goes on has probably been posted. Remember to post a QVIEW of your smokes.
We are all smoke junkies here and we have to get our fix. If you have questions Post it
and you will probably get 10 replies with 11 different answers. That is because their
are so many different ways to make great Q We all have our own taste.

Happy smoken.

David

 

seenred

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Feb 9, 2009

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N.E. Oklahoma

• Jul 19, 2013

• #4

Hello Mike, and welcome to SMF! Glad you joined us. This is a great place to share ideas on our favorite pastimes...smoking and grilling great food! There are lots of friendly and knowledgeable folks here who really enjoy helping one another. Any time you need help, just ask and you'll get plenty!

Red

 

tropez

Smoke Blower

Jul 11, 2013

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10

Smithville, MO (Greater Kansas City Area)

• Jul 19, 2013

• #5

m bennett said:

Hi All,

I'm Mike and live in south central VA, I enjoy grilling and want to get into smoking. I look forward to learning new ideas here. haven't purchased a smoker yet but looking at several, hopefully will be smoking soon!

Click to expand...

What models are you looking at? Any questions, fire away, we're here to help.

 

kathrynn

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Jun 13, 2012

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Madison, AL

• Jul 19, 2013

• #6

to SMF!  We are so glad you joined us!

You should sign up for Jeff's Free 5 day E-Course, and it's great!  This is chock full of great information....no matter what your experience level might be!

If you didn't read the "Terms of Service" notes.....please do.  There are a few things that everyone should know about those pesky little rules before plunging into the forums and some guidelines of how to interact within the forums. Off site links are not allowed here at SMF per Jeff in Rule #11. Not that you have done anything wrong....just a little bit of FYI for new members!

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

Kat

 

m bennett

Newbie

Original poster

Thread starter

Jul 13, 2013

3

10

Dry Fork, VA

• Jul 19, 2013

• #7

Thanks to all for making me feel at home, I'm sure I'll have lots of questions..... I am looking at a masterbuilt wide and a master forge from Lowes both are propane fired, I did have a vertical charcoal convertible a few years back until I burnt it out.

Mike