Hello, everyone! I have been reading quite a good number of posts, recipes and reviews on here and I figured it's about time I started to smoke more often.
I first started to learn about smoking meat from a buddy in college who often smoked with his dad using their custom built smokers. Then about two years ago my wife gave me an entry level smoker as a wedding gift (Char-Broil American Gourmet Charcoal Smoker). It isn't the best smoker, but it was a thoughtful gift and it fits my needs just fine for now (although I am thinking of going to an entry-level vertical charcoal smoker for smoking and a basic Weber kettle or something cheaper for grilling).
I am still very new to the art of smoking. In the past I have smoked some wings, pork shoulder and ribs. However, the smoking bug has gotten me recently and I want to smoke much more and often now. I have found the people here and this site to be very friendly and resourceful, and I am looking forward to being a part of the community.
If anyone is interested, I am originally from South Jersey (huge Eagles fan!), but I attended high school in Mississippi. I graduated from Ole Miss (Hotty Toddy!) and I now live in Louisiana with my wife and two dogs (lab-Layla and boxer-Duchess) where I go to law school.
Time and money has kept me away from smoking, but with all the ideas and help on this site, I think that is about to change!
I first started to learn about smoking meat from a buddy in college who often smoked with his dad using their custom built smokers. Then about two years ago my wife gave me an entry level smoker as a wedding gift (Char-Broil American Gourmet Charcoal Smoker). It isn't the best smoker, but it was a thoughtful gift and it fits my needs just fine for now (although I am thinking of going to an entry-level vertical charcoal smoker for smoking and a basic Weber kettle or something cheaper for grilling).
I am still very new to the art of smoking. In the past I have smoked some wings, pork shoulder and ribs. However, the smoking bug has gotten me recently and I want to smoke much more and often now. I have found the people here and this site to be very friendly and resourceful, and I am looking forward to being a part of the community.
If anyone is interested, I am originally from South Jersey (huge Eagles fan!), but I attended high school in Mississippi. I graduated from Ole Miss (Hotty Toddy!) and I now live in Louisiana with my wife and two dogs (lab-Layla and boxer-Duchess) where I go to law school.
Time and money has kept me away from smoking, but with all the ideas and help on this site, I think that is about to change!
