Watauga, TX Sounding Off

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mightyherc

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Hello all,

                My name is Chris macharelli and I live in Watauga, TX. I’m a BBQ Novice and hope to learn a great deal from you guys! I know the very basics of BBQ and am familiar with the lingo for the most part. I have grilled on open flame for many years but have always been interested in low and slow over a true, clean wood burning fire. There is something very cool and appealing to me about not getting sleep, having your clothes reek of smoke, and meticulously attending a slow fire in the middle of the night to be able to serve your family lunch the next day.

A little about myself; I’m 30 years old, married and have a 2 ½ half year old son named Carson. I’m currently serving in the Air Force and have been for the past 11 years. I served 6 years active duty then decided to honorably discharge and serve the remainder of my career in the Texas Air National Guard. I have been with the 136[sup]th[/sup]AW in Fort Worth since 2007 and have loved every bit of it. I turn wrenches as an aircraft Pneudraulic mechanic on the C-130H. I have seen Germany, England, Iceland, Romania, Kuwait, Afghanistan (Twice), and Scotland.

Recently I graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University with a B.S in Aeronautics and as a result my parents bought me a good first novice smoker: The Kingsford Sierra Smoker. I have seasoned it properly and have 1 cook under my belt on it. I’ll post the pictures of the smoker and my first cook (2 four pound yard birds) smoked at 265 for 2 hrs with a simple marinade and rub.

Cheers,

Chris



 
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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.

Looks like you got a lot of great toys.

Happy smoken.

David
 
welcome aboard brother! its good you came in from the wild blue yonder to share some Q with us! tons to learn and ideas to spark interests in the forum. have fun and good luck. btw, im a AF vet also, Propulsion's the name of the game for me.
 
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