Hey there from Las Vegas

[vegassmoker]

Hey there everyone.  My name is Chase and I am 30 years old.  I've been living in Las Vegas for a few years now and there just isn't enough bbq here!  I am a culinary graduate from the Culinary Institute of America.  I had big dreams of becoming a chef yet somehow I ended up becoming a manager at Starbucks.  Oh well.  I finally got a cheap smoker a few months ago and I've been playing with it a lot lately.  Its a Char-Griller.  One side is a charcoal smoker and the other is a gas grill.  It works for now until I can save up enough for a better smoker.  What do you guys think of pellet smokers?  I'm just wondering if I should bother considering getting one, or just keep with the thought of an offset, wood-burning smoker.  

I'm excited that I've found this forum.  I'm eager to learn from all of you and hope that together we can all make some great bbq. 

 

[gearjammer]

Hello and welcome Chase, from cold and snowy (today) NY.

Everyone has their own preferences in smokers.

Jump right out there into the forums and ask away.

There will be a lot of opinions all with good reasons

behind them. 

Listen, then you will decide.

But mostly have fun with it.

                           Ed

 

[tom 178]

Welcome Chase! I'm in Vegas too. I smoked some beef jerky earlier this morning and have a couple of racks of baby back ribs in right now. When I'm too lazy to smoke my own Rolling Smoke or Big B's Texas BBQ works for me :)

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[SmokinAl]

Welcome to SMF!

Glad you decided to join us!

Post your pellet smoker questions here for the most responses.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/f/3141/pellet-smokers

Al

 

[gary s]

  Good afternoon and welcome to the forum, from a windy, warm and nice day here in East Texas, and the best site on the web. Lots of great people with tons of information on just about  everything.

Gary

 

[papa t]

Welcome to a great place with awesome people.you will love it.
Smoke on!