Greetings

[kingvold]

I'm new to the forum but have used it for guidance for a while now.  I refer to it frequently for everything from done temperatures for different meats, as well as recipes, rubs and more.

I've used a Weber gas grill for years for convenience of quick family meals in a two-working-parent home.  Nothing like fast burgers, dogs and chicken with no kitchen clean-up!  I've produced some acceptable pork loins, ribs, roasts and pork shoulders, so naturally I believed myself to be an undiscovered genius in the smoking/outdoor cooking realm.  

The kids are gone, and so is the gas grill.  I've purchased a Traeger 'Lil Texas and have followed recipes exactly in their book and done pretty a pretty good brisket, 3-2-1 ribs and a few others.  I have tried freelancing a bit (high temperature/fast cook whole chickens etc) but am not good enough yet.  I keep a pretty detailed journal on each cook and also keep close track of SPOG, rubs and marinades.  Brining is totally new to me.  Again, I find I'm not a natural so will follow recipes and guidance I see in locations like this.  

I'm sure I will ask for help from time to time.

Kurtis

 

[gary s]

  Good morning and welcome to the forum, from a nice and cool East Texas. Lots of great people and tons of information.  

            Gary

 

[themule69]

Glad you joined the group. The search bar at the top of any page is your best friend.
About anything you wanna know about smoking/grilling/curing/brining/cutting or slicing
and the list goes on has probably been posted. Remember to post a QVIEW of your smokes.
We are all smoke junkies here and we have to get our fix. If you have questions
Post it and you will probably get 10 replies with 11 different answers. That is
because their are so many different ways to make great Q...
Happy smoken.
David

 

[GaryHibbert]

Hey Kurtis

Welcome to the Smoking forum. You’ll find great , friendly people here, all more than willing to answer any question you may have. Just ask and you’ll get about 10 different answers—all right. LOL. Don’t forget to post qviews.

Gary