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Corey John

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Jun 6, 2018
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West Lafayette, IN
Hello fellow BBQ enthusiasts!

My name is Corey and I am an emerging outdoor cooker and fascinated by the diverse world of BBQ. I have fairly decent grilling and direct heat skills. I grew up in Central California and was raised on Santa Maria style BBQ, so direct/indirect was all I knew. My Grandpa and I even did several large Santa Maria Style cookouts, cooking Tri-Tip and chicken for over 100 people at a time.
When I moved to the Midwest, I fell in love with low and slow. I am just now learning the art. I love making rubs and sauces and I am honing my smoking skills before I invest too much on equipment. (It is coming though!) I currently have several grills and an old school Brinkmann Electric that I am hoping to convert to charcoal soon. (I will probably post another thread for help on this).
I am excited to learn anything I can about this art and I would love to hear about any influential books, sites, or pitmasters that have been influential to anybody's growth as a BBQ cook.

Cheers,
Corey
 
Welcome to the board! We will be glad to help you with any advice. I'm next door in Ohio but I have a few Indiana connections.
 
welcome from your old state, look at Jeffs website. Tons of info on there and he has written a book as well. I enjoy watching the Aaron Franklin videos. Hope this helped a little.
 
Welcome from another Hoosier. I've just joined myself but was wondering what part of the great state of Indiana you call home? I'm in northwest area myself.

Frank
 
Welcome, welcome!
If you convert to charcoal with the electric, you can check out some of the ECB mod threads from over the years.

Have fun!
ECB= El Cheapo Brinkman
 
Welcome to the site. Glad you joined us

Chris
 
Welcome, welcome!
If you convert to charcoal with the electric, you can check out some of the ECB mod threads from over the years.

Have fun!
ECB= El Cheapo Brinkman

Rings R Us- Thanks for the advice! I am having trouble finding a specific thread on modifying my Electric Brinky to Charcoal. Maybe I am not looking right.. Anyway I am going to post to a new thread and see if anyone has done this! Thanks
 
Welcome Corey!

Looking forward to seeing your cooks- particularly your tri-tip rub recipes and method.
Oh... and you might check out your local Craigslist or the like for a used smoker. They pop up there all the time for super cheap and might save you the trouble of converting your ECB. I just missed out on an a barely used WSM 22 that went for $50.
 
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