Aaron from Templeon, CA

[the smokewagon]

Hey folks, found this site last week and its such a relief to finally have a place to go for advice and suggestions on smoking meat.  Growing up, my dad had a few restaurants that all had large commercial smokers in them and all the meat was smoked.  I am 26 years old and about 6 months ago I bought one of his old smokers from the guy that bought it from him.  I rebuilt it, and put it on a trailer.  It is the oyler pit,http://www.jrmanufacturing.com/oyler.html, it holds a lot of meat and does amazing things with whatever i throw into it while there's a fire going.  Of course, the one I bought is before all of the electrically controlled elements were incorporated so I have a few more variabilities than the website shows.  Now I am trying to get good using what I have and find consistency in what I am doing to have a consistent product.  Anyways, before I keep rambling, very glad to have found this site and look forward to learning from all of the people here.  Thanks for having me.

 

[fpnmf]

Wow!! 

The Oyler is awesome!!!

Welcome..

This site has tons of info.

I would suggest you spend some time reading all the different forums and the WIKIs.

Ask questions and use the handy dandy search tool for specific interests!!

Take the awesome free E-Course!!!

Have a great day!!!

Craig

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/wiki/about-jeffs-5-day-ecourse
 
      Make bacon the easy way!!
http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/forum/thread/109368/more-easy-made-bacon-with-q-view#post_666451

 

[raymo76]

Wow that's a mammoth sized cooker!

 

[scarbelly]

That is one bad boy cooker for sure

 

[oldschoolbbq]

Cool,and one you Dad had,extra cool

 to the SMF,and......

 

[tjohnson]

Welcome!

Anxious to see it n action

Todd

 

[venture]

Welcome aboard, Aaron!

Good luck and good smoking.

 

[rubbin butts]

 Glad to have you with us.

That is one awesome cooker. I absolutely prefer to cook on a rottisserie.

It does something different to the meat as it passes through the different temperature zones in the cooker.

 

[michael ark]

NICE PIT.

 

[justpassingthru]

Hey Aaron,

Welcome to SMF, that's quite a smoker, I would love to see a photo of it on the trailer.

What ya gonna do with it, haul it down to SLO for Thursday Night Farmers Market?

What were the names of your father's restaurants, I might have eaten in them

Templeton..., small world huh, I used to have 10 acres out on Hord Valley Road, sold that and moved to Atascadero, is the Iron Horse still open, man they had some good food back in those days, ...as you can see I'm a long way from SLO county now (couldn't stand the fog).  LOL

Whatever you do enjoy your smoking experience and be sure and post lots of Q-view pics,

Gene

 

[bmudd14474]

Welcome to SMF:welcome1:

 

[jrod62]

 

[SmokinAl]

   Glad to have you with us!

Awewsome smoker!

Can't wait to see it in action!

 

[the smokewagon]

Hey Aaron,

Welcome to SMF, that's quite a smoker, I would love to see a photo of it on the trailer.

What ya gonna do with it, haul it down to SLO for Thursday Night Farmers Market?

What were the names of your father's restaurants, I might have eaten in them

Templeton..., small world huh, I used to have 10 acres out on Hord Valley Road, sold that and moved to Atascadero, is the Iron Horse still open, man they had some good food back in those days, ...as you can see I'm a long way from SLO county now (couldn't stand the fog).  LOL

Whatever you do enjoy your smoking experience and be sure and post lots of Q-view pics,

Gene

Wow, sure is a small world.  Havent quite decided what im going to do with it.  So many options... My dad had Woody's BBQ.  There were two in Santa Barbara and one in Fresno.  He has sold them since but one is still in business with a new owner.  I dont think the Iron Horse is still around.  And the fog, i know what you mean, the weather is just horrible here, haha.  I will post pics soon.  Take care.

 

[raptor700]

Great smoker Smokewagon

             

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