been smokin for a long time. started over on TVWB many years ago, probably 14yrs back? finally moved over to a OK Joe Longhorn (still have/use it) about 8-9yrs ago and I feel very good about the quality of the Q I produce. friends/family love it. I donate pulled pork (they buy the butts, I do the work) to the HS concessions and it gets rave reviews, people asking where my restaurant was and etc. Now that my boys are off to school down in Tuscaloosa and I have a bit more time on my hands I'm really lookin to up my game a bit. especially now that I'm on a carnivore diet and eating a ton more meat these days.
I want to get a newer/higher quality stick burner so it's a bit more consistent and hold temps better (my biggest gripe about the okie joe). The OKJ has served its purpose which was to teach me how to use an offset and manage the flame, but it's seen better days, it's lived a good chunk of it's life in WI/IL border area so it's seen some crappy weather and is rusting pretty good and not lookin so healthy these days.
I really need to up my brisket game, I've done 2 over the past few years and they turned out ~ok~ but wasn't up to a quality point I'd want to serve to friends/family much less donating to the HS concession program. So that is one thing I'm really going to be working on a lot coming up
other things not food related: 55yr old, married for 25yrs, my boys (19&22) and I are into cars, I'm working on playing guitar, have a 21yr old daughter with Down Syndrome (she's my angel - below ), and of course many of the other things you'd expecting around here (hunting fishing side by sides, etc)
I want to get a newer/higher quality stick burner so it's a bit more consistent and hold temps better (my biggest gripe about the okie joe). The OKJ has served its purpose which was to teach me how to use an offset and manage the flame, but it's seen better days, it's lived a good chunk of it's life in WI/IL border area so it's seen some crappy weather and is rusting pretty good and not lookin so healthy these days.
I really need to up my brisket game, I've done 2 over the past few years and they turned out ~ok~ but wasn't up to a quality point I'd want to serve to friends/family much less donating to the HS concession program. So that is one thing I'm really going to be working on a lot coming up
other things not food related: 55yr old, married for 25yrs, my boys (19&22) and I are into cars, I'm working on playing guitar, have a 21yr old daughter with Down Syndrome (she's my angel - below ), and of course many of the other things you'd expecting around here (hunting fishing side by sides, etc)
