Hello to fellow smokers, cookers, meatsters and treatsters

[newenglandsmoke]

Hello everyone.  I'm NewEnglandSmoke, Dave Collins, living in Gales Ferry, CT, two miles upriver from Naval Submarine Base New London, home of the largest concentration of submarines in the country.  I'm a 28 1/2 year active duty Master Chief currently serving as Chief of the Boat on USS ANNAPOLIS (SSN 760).  

I've been grilling for over twenty years, and just got into smoking this year.  Like all my hobbies I hate being an amateur long, so I've been going to all the forums like this one to get tips and tricks, but this one seems to have the best advice, so I became a member.  I've got a CharBroil horizontal offset smoker from Home Depot, don't know if that's good or bad, but it's doing the trick so far.  I've added a couple extra after market thermometers to get a better reading and just fired up a Maverick remote thermometer, seems to be working pretty well.  I've tried a few Boston Butts (Go Bruins!) and several different racks of ribs with varying degrees of satisfaction, now that I'm mastering watching the temperature instead of the clock, I'm doing much better.  

Going to sea very soon, but can't wait to get back this spring to try my first brisket!  Wish me luck and I'm happy to be aboard this forum!   Dave

 

[s2k9k]

Hi Dave! 

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!

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

Thank You for your Service! 

Safe Sailing to ya!!!

 

[kathrynn]

to SMF!  We are so glad you joined us!

Thank you so much for your Service!

If you need any help around the forums...just shout!  Will be happy to help out!

Kat