Hi ya ll!

[collin37]

My name is  Collin Donnelly and i am the chef at a restaurant in Lexington, Va in the USA called The Red Hen. We have only 26 seats, so everything is handmade including charcuterie, cured whole muscles mostly as well as pates and such. I' ve been in the restaurant biz for 18 yearfs, but have never had much opportunity for a lot of serious smoking. A bit here and there, a little bacon, lambchetta, and a gascon style ham lately, but am looking to expand my skills and this seems like a great place to be. I'm looking foreward to learning and sharing. Just got my mind blown today in niagara falls ontario in a shop called "my country deli". A small eastern european shop that has a ton of housemade smoked product, their schinken speck got me researching, and here i am! I highly reccomend it if you're in the area. Cheers!

 

[scarbelly]

Hello Collin and 

to SMF - glad to have you here

Please do us a favor and update your profile with your location 

 

[risenswine]

Hello collin

There is nothing like bbq and that means meat cooked by the heat of wood.no gas or electric. unless pellets that is pretty good smoke.Glad to have another quer.

 

[s2k9k]

 to SMF!!! We're happy you found us!

 

[pops6927]

Welcome!  We have several Chefs on the forum and a Chefs Group too, so you should feel right at home.  Moderator Chef Jimmy J is our safety expert, also!

I was born and raised as a meatcutter, and my dad cured and smoked all his own meats for his store.  It, today, is an art.

Welcome to the forum, and we are here to help you, so don't hesitate to ask.  If we don't know, we will learn together and find out! 

 

[smokinhusker]

Hello Collin and welcome to SMF! Sounds like a great find there at Niagara Falls.