Greetings from AL

[marquisdesmoke]

Hey all,

Recently received a B'day gift of a Kingsford Sierra Smoker from the GF and found this site while looking for smoking tips for its break-in smoke of a 11 pound Boston Butt.  Loved all the great info, recipes, and apparent helpfulness of the site's members so I decided to join.

Butt turned out great after lots of babysitting (and good ideas found on the site), but there are definitely mods in my future.  So any links you guys could send my way for Horizontal Smokers with an FSB would be great.  Definitely need a larger charcoal box (or some easy way to remove ash buildup), and some way to stop excessive heat loss.

My other interests are wood-working, airplane building, flying, cooking, and sausage/cheese/beer/wine making (feel like a Playboy Bunny now).

I have some experience with smoking on a VERY old Brinkman Vertical way-back-when with my dad, but am now trying to learn all the details on my own.  So, I'm basically a noob.

Looking forward to getting to know you guys and learning from your experience.

Thanks,

Chris

 

[womburgernommie]

Beer making...>!!!! We need to talk =]

Sounds like you will fit right in. Congrats on the good butt. Better than a kid in a candy store after completion!

Btw... never forget what you learned with your dad. Your not learning from the start... your adding on to what you already know! Never want to start from scratch especially with what dad taught you. But, re learning, changing opinions etc are all part of the process of becoming a true smoke fanatic!

Welcome and a warm greetings from the corn n hog state!
 

 

[marquisdesmoke]

Heh...I'm always willing to talk about beer-making (though I may slur from time to time).   Hit me up.  :)

Also, thanks for the advice, but I will never forget what he taught me.  Unfortunately, at the time, I was too young to realize I should ask questions.  Daddy said do this, so I did this.  I never learned why doing this was the right thing to do.

So, I'm here to learn now.

 

[s2k9k]

Hi Chris! 

 to SMF!!! We're happy to have you here! Since you are new to this you might want to check out Jeff's Free 5 day E-course, it will teach you all the basics and a lot more: http://www.smoking-meat.com/smoking-basics-ecourse.html

You can use the search bar at the top to find mods and tips on your smoker and almost anything else you might want to know!

 

[s2k9k]

Beer making...>!!!! We need to talk =]

Sounds like you will fit right in. Congrats on the good butt. Better than a kid in a candy store after completion!

Btw... never forget what you learned with your dad. Your not learning from the start... your adding on to what you already know! Never want to start from scratch especially with what dad taught you. But, re learning, changing opinions etc are all part of the process of becoming a true smoke fanatic!

Welcome and a warm greetings from the corn n hog state!
 

Would you do us a favor and update your profile and let us know where this "corn n hog" state is?

 

[jrod62]

Welcome to SMF :welcome1:

 

[scarbelly]

Hello Chris and 

to SMF - glad you joined us  

 

[hooligan8403]

Welcome to the forum. If your into beer making A new home brew shop opened up in old cloverdale. Its right beside buds. Im getting ready to get a brew kit from him next month.

 

[jack07]

Hi Chris 

 

[marquisdesmoke]

Thanks for the warm welcome, guys.

And a special thanks to Hooligan8403.  I know where I'll be going on my next off day.  :D

 

[hooligan8403]

Thanks for the warm welcome, guys.

And a special thanks to Hooligan8403.  I know where I'll be going on my next off day.  :D

Think they are closed on either sunday or monday and they are usually open till 6 or 7 during the week. Nice guys in there.