Wanted to say Hi

stevee

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Aug 27, 2005

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• Dec 13, 2009

• #1

Hello,
Kinda new to the forum, signed up a while ago but haven't posted much. I live in So Cal and try to smoke as much as possible. I have 3 racks of baby backs and a whole chicken on the smoker now. I use a Brinkmann Pitmaster Deluxe and did the mods to it. It smokes a lot better after the mods, much longer burn times and really steady heat for an inexpensive smoker. It's nothing fancy but it sure beats what the local restaurants call BBQ. I'm kinda old school, I use Big Green Egg lump and hickory chunks, like I said nothing fancy but I look forward to every time I smoke something and can sit down with family and enjoy good BBQ. I keep trying and I learn something new every time I smoke, maybe someday I will be able to call myself a pro. I have learned a great deal from this forum it really gave me a head start when I started to learn to barbeque.

Thanks,
Steve

 

stonebriar

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Nov 23, 2009

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Tulsa, Oklahoma

• Dec 13, 2009

• #2

Welcome aboard!

 

beer-b-q

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• Dec 13, 2009

• #3

Welcome, Glad to have you with us. This is the place to learn, lots of good info and helpful friendly Members.

For Those of you New to Smoking, be sure to check out Jeff's 5 Day Smoking Basics eCourse.
Click Here it's "FREE"... 5 Day eCourse

Everyone here enjoys seeing the Qview so be sure to post plenty of pics...

Large ones that us old people with bad eyes can see.

When you uploading to Photobucket I always use the Large IMG setting, 640 x 480 it is a nice size...

How to post Qview to Forum:



For Step By Step Instructions On Posting Qview Check Out This Tutorial

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/for...ad.php?t=82034

 

irishteabear

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Sep 22, 2008

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Downingtown, PA

• Dec 13, 2009

• #4

Welcome to SMF, Steve. Glad you decided to join us.

 

fire it up

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Feb 24, 2009

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South Jersey

• Dec 14, 2009

• #5

Welcome to the site Steve.
I'm guessing by now you have your meat off the smoke, hope everything came out great!

 

erain

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cental minnesota

• Dec 14, 2009

• #6

welcome to smf steve!!! dont forget to share smokes with qview...

 

treegje

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Oct 12, 2009

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Belgium

• Dec 14, 2009

• #7

Welcome to the SMF Steve ,We are glad to have you onboard

 

richoso1

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Jun 21, 2007

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• Dec 14, 2009

• #8

Hello Steve, nice to hear amother SoCal smoker join the ranks of the SMF. Fancy hardware is no shoe-in for great Q, it's all in the hands of the person behind the job. Glad to know that you've enjoyed reading/learning from great tips/advise from our members. It's all good my friend.

 

cruizer

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Feb 7, 2009

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Southeastern Arizona

• Dec 14, 2009

• #9

Hi back to ya SteveE from neighboring Arizona.

 

warthog

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Cliffwood Beach, NJ

• Dec 14, 2009

• #10

Steve, Welcome to the SMF, Enjoy your stay!

 

eaglewing

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• Dec 14, 2009

• #11

Welcome Steve... glad you could join us!!!

 

seenred

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• Dec 14, 2009

• #12

Hi Steve, and welcome to SMF! Glad you're here.

 

mballi3011

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• Dec 14, 2009

• #13

First off welcome Steve to SMF. You'll like it here cause there are abunch of good folks here that would just love to help you out with just about anything to do with smoking. We really like to have newbies here because they can bring in a new propective to how things are done. There's nothing like a new set of eyes to give and new way to make things that little differant to make things alittle better. So I hope you know about the Qview here.
http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/for...ad.php?t=58920
Here's a link to photobucket it's free and easy to download pictures. Then if your really new to smoking Look up the E-course.
http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/for...play.php?f=127
It's also free and it will give you the basics of smoking. So after all of that you just need to go grab something to smoke and if you have any question just post them here and we will answer it quickly so you don't have any mishaps with your smoke.
Welcome To Your New Addiction

 

stevee

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Aug 27, 2005

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• Dec 15, 2009

• #14

Thanks for welcoming me to the forum. I did sign up for the E course and I'm sure I will learn a lot from it. The Q from yesterday turned out OK the chicken was great, it was the first time I brined and I like it a lot. I think next time I will try injecting. The ribs could have come out better, I think I need to modify the 2-2-1 method, They were a little dry, so maybe next time go 1-1/2 hrs before I foil them. Oh well still learning.

Thanks again,
Steve