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[maxpowa]

Hi everybody,

I just signed up to the forum and wanted to say hello.

I live in Ghent, Belgium and have been grilling for many, many years. The last few years I've been experimenting with smoking and real barbecue, first with a weber kettle and more recently with a smokey mountain.
Over here in Belgium it's not as easy to keep up with the latest news from the USA, but I try to catch some podcasts and join some good forums (such as this one).
It's sometimes a rather expensive hobby for us as we have to either import a lot of the good stuff from the US of A or rely on the few local online shops who import the better rubs, sauces and what not that make our hobby easier or more enjoyable. It should come as no suprise that quite often we have to blend our own rubs, spices and sauces. I also make dried sausages and have been growing hot peppers for over 15 years and that hobby nicely incorporates with grilling/smoking because who doesn't like a little tingle in their food ;)

I've been reading on the forum quite a bit and the friendly atmosphere looks very inviting, so I just had to sign up.

 

[ab canuck]

Hello and welcome to SMF from the Great white North  

. Browse the forums and ask lots of questions, get involved. There is a an amazing amount of info, recipes and knowledge here that are second to none. Enjoy good luck and share your experiences. 

  There are a bunch of great rubs and sauces on this forum, Check them out, You can also look at getting Jeff's rubs and sauce. Look around and enjoy. Charlie. 

 

[smokin monkey]

Welcome Max to the forum.

Have you tried the UK for rubs, there are some great rubs on offer over here from lots of the competing BBQ teams.

 

[maxpowa]

berefood,

I make hot sauce, smoke, dry, powder and also freeze a lot of peppers. I used to grow really hot peppers (back then it was red savina (only +/- 500K scoville) and later bhut jolokia, raja mirch and the likes) but it's not really for me. I used to grow on average 15-20 varieties each year, but tend to stick to known favorites the last few years.

This year I'm growing jalapeno, poblano, numex suave (no heat, excellent for smoking), orange habs, red habs and caribbean red habs. Caribbean reds and red savina are not far apart heat wise, but I like caribbeans better, they grow better and taste better.

 

[maxpowa]

Welcome Max to the forum.

Have you tried the UK for rubs, there are some great rubs on offer over here from lots of the competing BBQ teams.

Could you point me to some online shops in the UK?

 

[SmokinAl]

Welcome to the forum!

Glad to have you join us!

Al

 

[smokin monkey]

Could you point me to some online shops in the UK?

Will get some information for you and send it to you

 

[maxpowa]

That would be great, thank you!