HI my name is dave i am 31 and from upstate new york i have been smoking food now for about 4 years.. I am from a small town and people don't no what BBQ is if you no what i mean. most everything i have learned is from reading books forums like this and yes this is the best one. I have 3 smokers I have a offset i use for party's and a upright i use for smoking sausage and cheese and the 3rd one is one i made from a trash can and it gets used the most. I have smoked just about everything i can get my hands on but pulled pork is my fav. some of my hobby's are smoking food,hunting,playing golf o and drinking beer.. well i have a lot of reading to do there is a lot here i want to read so happy smoking.. tyotrain