First timer

[nuttrg2]

Hello everyone and welcome from Illinois and new to here and smoking ought a 40" masterbuilt electric smoker and pretty excited about getting started.

 

[iggythump]

Welcome to the forums.  Lots of great people with excellent advice (sometimes sprinkled with a little sarcasm) all in good fun.  You're in tremendous company, my friend.  Best of luck and have fun with it!

 

[rmmurray]

Welcome nuttrg2! :welcome:
You're sure to enjoy your MES!
- Ryan
(And now for the east Texas local forecast)

 

[nuttrg2]

Thank you I have a question for you about the wood chips do I soak them or put them in dry

 

[nuttrg2]

Thank you

 

[rmmurray]

Dry. Never soak. Wet wood will only produce steam when introduced to a heat source. The water first has to evaporate before it will produce smoke. The only time you would ever want to soak wood is if you were grilling on a cedar plank or you were cooking something requiring bamboo skewers.

 

[iggythump]

(And now for the east Texas local forecast)

 thats what we're here for!

 

[nuttrg2]

great thanks I have a lot to learn but it will be fun doing it

 

[gary s]

  Good evening and welcome to the forum, from a sunny and warm day here in East Texas. Lots of great people with tons of information on just about  everything.

Gary

 

[rmmurray]

:th_roflmao:  thats what we're here for!

One of these days I'm going to actually check the weather in Whitehouse, TX just for fun.

 

[welshrarebit]

I trust Gary! [emoji]128512[/emoji]

 

[iggythump]

One of these days I'm going to actually check the weather in Whitehouse, TX just for fun.

 Haha just for a second opinion of course

 

[themule69]

Glad you joined the group. The search bar at the top of any page is your best friend.
About anything you wanna know about smoking/grilling/curing/brining/cutting or slicing
and the list goes on has probably been posted. Remember to post a QVIEW of your smokes.
We are all smoke junkies here and we have to get our fix. If you have questions
Post it and you will probably get 10 replies with 11 different answers. That is
because their are so many different ways to make great Q...
Happy smoken.
David