Hello from England

[martin_b]

Hi all, Im recently retired, living about 25miles south of London. I've got a fair bit of experience cold smoking, but plan to spend my declining years learning charcuterie. Outside of this I'm either fly fishing, shooting or dring proper Englsih beer whist watching cricket in the summer and rugby in the winter.

 

[normanaj]

Hello from Rhode Island USA.

 

[smokerjim]

Welcome from pa

 

[wade]

Hi all, Im recently retired, living about 25miles south of London. I've got a fair bit of experience cold smoking, but plan to spend my declining years learning charcuterie. Outside of this I'm either fly fishing, shooting or dring proper Englsih beer whist watching cricket in the summer and rugby in the winter.

Hi Martin
Where in the UK? I am from near Ashford in Kent. Great to see you on the forum.
I am retired too however I would not class these as declining years - retiring was just a new beginning...
What have you been smoking so far? Charcuterie if great to do - though it can be a little challenging as well. A good thing to get started with would be something like Bresaola. It does not take long to cure and tastes delicious.
I run Woodchurch Smokery but these days am retired and am mostly smoking for pleasure than commercially.
If you need any Cure #1 or #2 please let ne know and I can get some over to you.

Cheers
Wade

 

[uncle eddie]

Hello from Central Missouri, Central USA

If you hang out here long enough, you will make your own sausage to place on your charcuterie boards!

Be sure to take/post pictures...lots of picture!

 

[martin_b]

Hi Martin
Where in the UK? I am from near Ashford in Kent. Great to see you on the forum.
I am retired too however I would not class these as declining years - retiring was just a new beginning...
What have you been smoking so far? Charcuterie if great to do - though it can be a little challenging as well. A good thing to get started with would be something like Bresaola. It does not take long to cure and tastes delicious.
I run Woodchurch Smokery but these days am retired and am mostly smoking for pleasure than commercially.
If you need any Cure #1 or #2 please let ne know and I can get some over to you.

Cheers
Wade

Hi Wade, Im in Reigate.. Im still on the Woodsmoke forum but as its future seems a bit uncertain Ive decided to spread my wings and landed here!

 

[mr_whipple]

Hi all, Im recently retired, living about 25miles south of London. I've got a fair bit of experience cold smoking, but plan to spend my declining years learning charcuterie. Outside of this I'm either fly fishing, shooting or dring proper Englsih beer whist watching cricket in the summer and rugby in the winter.

Welcome from Virginia! Do tell, what is proper English beer? Inquiring minds want to know.

 

[martin_b]

Welcome from Virginia! Do tell, what is proper English beer? Inquiring minds want to know.

Cool but not cold cask ( not keg) bitter ale. To be fair American beer has improved immeasurably since the first time I worked in the US. I could (and do) quite happily drink both west coast and New England DIPAS.

 

[JLinza]

Welcome from Colorado USA

 

[Astralogics]

Welcome from Hawaii!

 

[martin_b]

Welcome from Hawaii!

Cheers, I ended up in Hawaii back in '84 thanks to US Air? Lady who I helped out in Seoul, where I was working at the time, she upgraded my ticket back to london.. to 1st class via HNL and LAX..
spent 2 weeks in HNL as a stop over.. happy days !

 

[DRKsmoking]

Welcome Martin from Nova Scotia.

This is a great place for helping and learning .

By the way Love you signature, always loved that saying.

David

 

[Redicans]

Welcome from Hawaii, Again!!

 

[Brokenhandle]

Welcome from Iowa! Love your saying as well! Remember seeing a big motorhome (diesel pusher) going down the interstate not long ago... on the back it said... spending my kids inheritance! I loved it!

Ryan

 

[chef k-dude]

Another howdy from Virginia. You and your compatriot are only an hour's drive apart!

Not a bitter or IPA beer fan myself, preferring a barley wine, I dont have time for low ABV!

I had a lost love who hailed from Kent. She was in America for just a year as young lady. Probably best for the both of us that her visa ran out! Her parents DID visit and enjoyed our drive through the Blue Ridge Mountains, although her dad had a hard time adjusting to the "camber" of the roads driving on the right side!

Never spent time in England except a week in adjacent Ireland for business where the weather thwarted my need to be at sea for days, so all I had to do was drink Guinness (which I DO like) and eat dry sandwiches in Cork for days. That was decades ago, I sure hope they've learned how to make a sandwich since...and put seating in the pubs!

The good folks here would love to see pictures of your charcuterie journey.

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Welcome from across the big pond...

 

[martin_b]

Welcome Martin from Nova Scotia.

This is a great place for helping and learning .

By the way Love you signature, always loved that saying.

David

My best friend was a Nova Scotian duck tolling retriever, I really miss him, trotted over the rainbow bridge 3 years ago.

 

[martin_b]

Another howdy from Virginia. You and your compatriot are only an hour's drive apart!

Not a bitter or IPA beer fan myself, preferring a barley wine, I dont have time for low ABV!

I had a lost love who hailed from Kent. She was in America for just a year as young lady. Probably best for the both of us that her visa ran out! Her parents DID visit and enjoyed our drive through the Blue Ridge Mountains, although her dad had a hard time adjusting to the "camber" of the roads driving on the right side!

Never spent time in England except a week in adjacent Ireland for business where the weather thwarted my need to be at sea for days, so all I had to do was drink Guinness (which I DO like) and eat dry sandwiches in Cork for days. That was decades ago, I sure hope they've learned how to make a sandwich since...and put seating in the pubs!

The good folks here would love to see pictures of your charcuterie journey.

Did you drink Guinness In Cork? That was Brave!
Dublin=Guinness Cork= Murphys.

 

[DRKsmoking]

My best friend was a Nova Scotian duck tolling retriever, I really miss him, trotted over the rainbow bridge 3 years ago.

Sorry to hear, they are great dogs .
We are down to 1 little girl left now. And she is on her way , I hate to say. really hard thing to do and let them go.

David

 

[normanaj]

I could (and do) quite happily drink both west coast and New England DIPAS.

Over the past decade or so we have had some incredible breweries open up here in the New England area particularly right here in RI.Got a really good one right in my home town.