Recent content by blumax

My wife works for the local college (Ag oriented) and has been offered both grape wood and almond wood for free. These woods come from the orchards that are grown and maintained on campus (Fresno State). Does anyone have experience with these two types of wood, and if so any recommendations?

Thank you for the welcome!  I've been following SMF for some time now and have taken Jeff's course.  Good information!  

I hope that this is the right spot to introduce my self to everyone. I am 69 years old, live in Central California and have been grilling all of my life.  As a kid, my family loved to "bar-b-que" and we used an old Weber Kettle drum pretty much from the time they were first introduced.  I...

I bought a smoker 5-6 years ago from Coscto.  It is a Grand Cafe vertical water smoker with 4 racks and 4 doors.  I converted it to NG and have used it and loved it.  My only problem is that I can't get the temperature below 220, even set on the lowest flame setting.  I live in an area than  can...