Florida Boy

[loosechangedru]

Hello, smokers! Born and raised in Gainesville, this is my El Cheapo and El Perro, Stella :) Love to grill, learnin to smoke.

 

[adiochiro3]

Welcome aboard! Nice rig, and a nice pup! I'm sure girl there will be glad to help ya smoke and clean up afterward :-)

 

[raptor700]

 LooseChange,Glad to have a fellow floridian with us!

I like the ECB They can put out some great Q

 

[SmokinAl]

Welcome to SMF!

 

[loosechangedru]

Thanks for the warm welcomes, ya'll. Hey, Adio, I work with a chiro! I'm a massage therapist :)

 

[oldschoolbbq]

Welcome,drew. Hope you can hang;we will be more than willing to enlighten you

Too bad your virtually stuch with a Charcoal/lump burner;as wod impares a much better flavor.

Maybe you will upgrade as time goes on:

Maybe one to do the neighborhood thingy:

 

[shooter1]

Welcome aboard LooseChange and Stella. Good to see another Floridian on the site.

 

[flash]

Welcome, just SW of you a bit, between Chiefland and Cedar Key. Go GATORS.

 

[scarbelly]

Welcome to SMF

 

[realtorterry]

Welcome abaord

 

[meateater]

Welcome to the SMF. Glad to have you here. Lots of good folks, great recipes and knowledge. Looking forward to your first qview. Great looking smoking buddy. 

 

[africanmeat]

Welcome to SMF  Good to have you here

You are in the right place the folks here are help full and knowledgeable

Don’t forget the Qview

 

[beer-b-q]

 

Welcome to SMF, Glad to have you with us.


This is the place to learn, lots of good info and helpful friendly Members.
 

Many of our members have years of experience in smoking meat.  They are more than happy helping Newbies learn the art.
 

We have members who cure there own Bacon, Hams, Jerky, Snack Sticks, Make Their own Sausage, etc. if you want to learn,
this is the place. 
 

Don't be afraid to ask questions of them and follow their advice. You won't be sorry, you will be making great Q in no time at all...

Just remember, when curing your own meats follow the instructions included with the cure to the letter, this is not something to experiment with.  


Never use more cure no mater if it is Tender Quick or Cure #1 or Cure #2 than the manufacturer says to use, this can be very dangerous.
 

Tender Quick and Cure#1 or Cure #2 are not interchangeable, neither Cure #1 interchangeable with Cure #2 or vise versa
 

Tips For New Members.

1. Go into your profile and Under Location put where you are.
2. City & State or Area & State will do. This will help members when answering your questions.
3. Go to ROLL CALL thread and tell us a little about Yourself (A Name We Can Call You) and Experience & Equipment.
4. Do Not Post  your other questions and smokes in the Roll Call Forum.
5. Post your questions and smokes in the Proper Forum, Beef, Pork, Sausage, Electric Smoker, Charcoal Smoker etc.
6. Use the Wiki Section, many of our members have posted great tutorials and instructional threads so take advantage of them.
7. When you can't find an answer ask plenty of questions, we have some highly experienced members willing to help you.
8. When posting about your smokes be sure to post plenty of Qview (Pictures) Our Moto, "No Pics, Didn't Happen".
9. Get a good Probe Thermometer, Don't Depend on the Built in Thermometer in your Smoker (They are notorious for being off).
10. A good choice for a remote dual probe thermometer is the Maverick ET-732
11. Remember, We Always Cook by Temperature and NOT BY TIME...
12. Sign up for Jeff's 5-Day eCourse.  Click Here
13. Don't Take Chances, Always Follow USDA Safety Guidelines When Handling Meat.
14. 
    If you are wanting to get into curing meat, there are many members here more than happy to help and give good advice.
15. 
    If you are unsure of a procedure ASK, don't ASSUME, It will make your Smoking experience much more pleasant...

 

[venture]

Welcome.  We call them an ECB, but many of us started with them and still have one on hand.  You can get good smokes with a few simple mods.  The folks here are very friendly and helpful.

Good luck and good smoking.

 

[alaskanbear]

 to the FAMOUS, ONE AND ONLY SMF!!!!!!!!!!!!