Introductions

bensweeney

Newbie

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Jan 4, 2015

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Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

• Jan 4, 2015

• #1

Hello All,

      It was suggested that I introduce myself since I am brand new to the forum so here goes.

      My name's Ben and I live on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska.  I currently raise my own pigs, goats, rabbits and chickens for meat, but have not gotten into the smoking and curing of them myself quite yet.  I do smoke quite a bit of salmon throughout the summer but want to expand more into sausage and hams as well.  I have plans to build myself a hybrid cold/hot smoker this summer and possibly a walk in cooler for aging meat.

       I'm sure I'll be getting to know quite a few of you throughout the coming months.  Thanks in advance for all of the help and answers to newbie questions I'll most likely have.

Ben

 

gary s

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Jan 6, 2011

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• Jan 4, 2015

• #2

  Good afternoon and welcome to the forum, from a windy and cold day here in East Texas. Lots of great people with tons of information on just about  everything. 

Gary

 

hamrhead1971

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Nov 30, 2014

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Central Louisiana

• Jan 4, 2015

• #3

Welcome from Louisiana. You will find a wealth of knowledge here from members who are happy to share it. Don't hesitate to ask questions and take advantage of the search bar.

 

themule69

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Oct 7, 2012

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live north of fort smith arkansas between alma and

• Jan 5, 2015

• #4

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...
Happy smoken.
David

 

gary s

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• Jan 5, 2015

• #5

Hey Ben, post some pictures of your place

Gary

 

bensweeney

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Jan 4, 2015

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Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

• Jan 10, 2015

• #6

No pics of my place but here are some of the area.

Lake.jpg

• bensweeney
• Jan 10, 2015

My boat on the lake in town

beth salmon.jpg

• bensweeney
• Jan 10, 2015

My girl with a nice haul out of the front yard

moose.jpg

• bensweeney
• Jan 10, 2015

Some good eats from this fall

russian.jpg

• bensweeney
• Jan 10, 2015

Another shot of the lake.

Not the greatest but the best I've got access to at the moment.  I'll start a new thread when I start my smoker build.  I'm planning on doing it this time home from work.

 

gary s

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Jan 6, 2011

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• Jan 10, 2015

• #7

Only one word    WOW !!!

Gary