Hi all...my name is Cal. I'm 51 and I live in Wellsboro, PA, a small town in northcentral PA. I just joined this forum. I stumbled on this site while searching for a Lockhart-style sausage recipe. It looks like a great resource with a lot of like-minded smokers!! I've been smoking stuff for a long time...mostly legal...mostly meat. I love to try making new stuff..I'm getting ready to try my hand a making pastrami for the first time. My BBQ hobby/ obsession has actually turned into a sideline business. I've been setting up a retail BBQ booth for local festivals & events for almost 10 years now, and for the last 3-4 years I've been doing a fair amount of catering. I joke that I do these things to support my "BBQ habit". On my business card I list my title as BBQ Junkie.
I do it because I love it and I'm always trying to improve. I looove tring to make new stuff; I looove trying other people's BBQ and I looove talking about BBQ so yeah, I'm thinking maybe I've found a home here. I've never done any competitive BBQ but have entertained the idea of giving it a try.
I just got a new Pitmaker BBQ vault a couple months ago, post a couple pics yesterday. What an awesome piece of equipment! I'm already planning on more Pitmaker stuff. If you're not familiar with the brand, you should be.... go to www.pitmaker.com. They're out of Houston, TX. If you watch any BBQ specials on TV you've probably seen them.
I just got a new Pitmaker BBQ vault a couple months ago, post a couple pics yesterday. What an awesome piece of equipment! I'm already planning on more Pitmaker stuff. If you're not familiar with the brand, you should be.... go to www.pitmaker.com. They're out of Houston, TX. If you watch any BBQ specials on TV you've probably seen them.