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Welcome!  I'm from Wisco as well.  :)

I've used the Cook's Illustrated technique several times with much success.  I wrapped my steaks in cheesecloth, put them on a baking rack, and left them in the fridge for four days.  They developed an out crust and much better flavor than steaks grilled straight from the store. 

Thank you!  I'm quite excited myself.  So are my neighbors. 

Thermapen is the most highly recommended instant thermometer by Cook's Illustrated.  I don't have one, but would certainly consider it for such a discount.

Looks fabulous!

You guys wouldn't use free Matchlight to burn off some rust?  Really? 

I'm watching now.  There's a show on Mixology which is pretty refreshing to see.  On another show the host cooked at entire octopus. 

chefrob, while I would love to do what you did, I don't have a shop or many tools.  Maybe someday.     The fire was pretty effective in removing rust, so I think I've gotten a good start.  It's still too hot to do much more, and I work long shifts the next few days so I'll tackle it more another...

Wow, that's beautiful!

Nicely done, Heliboy!  Thank you all for the warm welcome.  :)  I took pics of the inside of my smoker but have not uploaded them yet.  The previous owner gave me two bags of Kingsford Matchlight as she wouldn't be using them anymore, so I used them to fire both parts of the smoker to remove...

Thank you.    I have to share the story of how we got it:  it was advertised on Craigslist for $30.  Yes, $30.  As we were at the owner's house looking at it, another potential buyer showed up to look at the two Weber kettle grills she was selling.  Well, it turns out he is an avid smoker...

I am, that is.  I've been interested in smoking for a time, and today I purchased a smoker, seen below: It needs some elbow grease so I'm reading up on how to bring it back to its former glory. Hello!