Hello from Northwest FL

[fireman15]

Hey guys

My name is Andy and as the title says Im located in the panhandle of Florida.  I'm relatively new to smoking but have been grilling for some time now.  I currently have an electric MECO upright smoker and a homemade charcoal keg grill.  I am planning to build a large portable smoker for use at fire dept. fundraisers and the like.  I also cook a lot at work for my Fire/EMS shift and I was looking for new ideas when I found this forum.  As far as my skill level I would prefer to say that I'm a novice, most of my experiance has been the standard steaks and burgers.  I just recently started using my smoker and I really want to learn what all I can do with it.  Looks like a great site!

 

[fpnmf]

There is a Fair Amount of Panhandlians here!!

Ponce de Leon here.

 

[fireman15]

Nice to meet you! Im really enjoying this site, already figured out what Im gonna grill tomorrow at work! Jalepeno stuffed bacon wrapped bratwurst...cant wait!

 

[scarbelly]

Hello and 

to SMF - glad to have you here 

Thanks for your service as a fireman 

 

[fireman15]

Thank you!

 

[s2k9k]

to SMF!!! We're happy you found us! You've come to the right place, we have over 40,000 members and over 800,000 posts so you should be able to find almost anything you want to know. Remember the search bar at the top can be your best friend for finding answers fast!

You might want to check out Jeff's Free 5 day E-course it will teach you all the basics and a whole lot more!

 

[jrod62]

:welcome1:

 

[smokinhusker]

Hello and welcome to SMF! You will find so many different ideas here that it will make your head hurt!!!

Thank you for your service as a fire fighter...it is really appreciated.

 

[fireman15]

Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome, I really appreciate it!! I'm also proud to report that I have already used an idea I found here, the jalopeno stuffed bacon wrapped bratwurst...and they were great!  I used my beer keg charcoal grill that I built(it plugs into the receiver hitch on my trucks so I can transport it easily).  I put my coals at the end nearest the inlet vent and placed the bartwurst at the opposite end on a sheet of tin foil.  I let them cook for about 20 minutes and then placed chopped onion on another sheet of tin foil directly over the coals.  Then we stuffed the brats and onions in hoagie rolls with a shot of spicy brown mustard and man, that was some fine eatin if I do say so myself!  We're gonna try some bacon and cheddar stuffed burgers this weekend, another great idea I found here.  I'm really starting to enjoy this site!

 

[flash]

Welcome aboard. A little further south in the Big Bend.