Greetings from the Land of Enchantment

[jerryjquintana]

I'm located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which is sunny most of the year.  We have a Brinkman Smoke 'N Grill gas smoker.  I want to remove the mystery with grilling and I love smoked meats.  I did my first deep-fried turkey last year without creating a YouTube moment (I know, this is a smoked meats forum) and with the help of coworkers, applied a cajun rub and injection which came out wonderful.  So I'm ready to venture into the higher-math world of smoking meats.  I'm also looking forward to finding recipes and dry rubs.

We also have a Weber, and a regular gas grill.  I'm intregued in modifications folks here have done to their Brinkman smokers.  I just added a temperature gage to my Weber and will install a better one on the Brinkman, however, I'm wondering where the best location is: top or middle.   

In New Mexico, pain is a flavor.  Here, chile (versus chili) is not a tomato-based sauce, but a locally grown mild to "battery-acid" hot pepper that turns red when allowed to fully "ripen".  One way to prepare them is to dry, soak and puree to produce a concentrated red hot-sauce and used widely in New Mexican cuisine.  Using this unstrained sauce, my mother makes "carne adovada", or strips of red-chile marinated strips of meat and baked in the oven; I'm looking to do the same in a smoker.

Thanks for having such a great site.

 

[kathrynn]

to SMF!  We are so glad you joined us! Would you mind updating your profile to show where you show others where you are from?  You might meet some neighbors!

Have you signed up for Jeff's E-Course yet?  Tons of great information on it no matter your experience level.  Here is a link to get you started if you haven't already. 

http://www.smoking-meat.com/smoking-basics-ecourse

If you need any help roaming around the forums...just holler.  Will be glad to help out!

Kat

 

[rgacat]

Welcome to the addiction I lived in Albuquerque for a few years then moved back to Clovis. U will find all kinds of good folks here with a lot of useful information.

Ronnie G.

 

[hambone1950]

:welcome1: from the suburbs of Boston which is currently the land of wind whipped snow and crunchy icicles.
Albuquerque sounds delightful. Welcome to the forum. Look forward to your input. :grilling_smilie:

 

[s2k9k]

Hi Jerry! 

to SMF!!! We're happy you found us! You've come to the right place, we have over 45,000 members who just love to share their experience and over 900,000 posts describing it! The search bar at the top can be your best friend when you are trying to find answers to your questions but you can still ask too if you want!