- Apr 13, 2017
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Hello all,
I'm Thom. I live in the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado. I've been smoking meat/food for about 8 years.
Originally forma Western Colorado (Montrose) but a parent's job took us to Arkansas in middle school. I always say that there's 2 things the South does better than anyone else: football and BBQ.
I didn't truly appreciate good BBQ until I left the South and couldn't find it. I moved around while serving the Navy for 7 years and am once again a civilian back in my home state of Colorado.
I initially tried a couple of things with indirect heat on my propane grill. Then I got an electric bullet smoker to see if I would like it. I did. I started following Jeff's site and e-mails around that time.
After a couple of years I got a new 5 burner grill with a smoker in the lower cabinet. That was better but I still had trouble with some temperature control depending on the the outdoor weather.
Last summer I for Father's Day, I got an electric digital MasterBuilt Smoker with the Cold smoker box. I LOVE it!
I live in one of the coldest places in the country during the winter so I've rigged up the smoker with a chimney and some forced air vents in my workshop. It allows for year round smoking.
For my birthday last fall I got KitchenAid attachments for a meat grinder and sausage maker. Now I'm trying to learn that process.
Happy to be on the forum!
I'm Thom. I live in the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado. I've been smoking meat/food for about 8 years.
Originally forma Western Colorado (Montrose) but a parent's job took us to Arkansas in middle school. I always say that there's 2 things the South does better than anyone else: football and BBQ.
I didn't truly appreciate good BBQ until I left the South and couldn't find it. I moved around while serving the Navy for 7 years and am once again a civilian back in my home state of Colorado.
I initially tried a couple of things with indirect heat on my propane grill. Then I got an electric bullet smoker to see if I would like it. I did. I started following Jeff's site and e-mails around that time.
After a couple of years I got a new 5 burner grill with a smoker in the lower cabinet. That was better but I still had trouble with some temperature control depending on the the outdoor weather.
Last summer I for Father's Day, I got an electric digital MasterBuilt Smoker with the Cold smoker box. I LOVE it!
I live in one of the coldest places in the country during the winter so I've rigged up the smoker with a chimney and some forced air vents in my workshop. It allows for year round smoking.
For my birthday last fall I got KitchenAid attachments for a meat grinder and sausage maker. Now I'm trying to learn that process.
Happy to be on the forum!