Central IL new kid on the block

[HerrMojo]

Hello. My wife surprised me with a smoker and I found myself here soaking up everything I can. I'm brand new to all this, been grilling on charcoal and propane for years, but never a smoker. We picked up a Louisiana vertical pellet smoker, and when I get home from work today I'm going through the start up steps. I have a whole duck in the freezer and a Boston Butt defrosting. I bought some Traeger pellets for the grill, a cigar for me and I can't wait to see who kicks more smoke out.

 

[SlickRockStones]

Welcome. Congrats on the new smoker.

 

[Blues1]

Congrats and welcome from SC!

 

[oldsmokerdude]

Congrats on the new smoker. I think you will quickly come to appreciate your new smoker, the food you can produce with it, and the sheer joy of smoking various foods. Boston butt is a great piece of meat for your first try (have never done duck before) as it's forgiving and hard to mess up so badly that you can't eat it

As you've probably already seen this forum is full of information and great people. Don't be afraid to ask questions and we look forward to pictures of your first smoke.

 

[pushok2018]

Welcome to the forum and congrats on your new smoker. Very nice of your wife!

 

[kruizer]

Welcome to SMF from Minnesota.

 

[HerrMojo]

I'm glad to be here, thank you for the welcomes. Out of all the places I have been reading about smokers and techniques this seemed to be the best information.

So here I sit ... at work ... not cooking ...