Maybe it's just me, but I've noticed more and more posts that just seem to contain a few photos and basically just say "lookee what I did!!". I've been guilty of the same thing. I mean yeah, we get excited about a smoke and want to shout from the rooftops, " WOOHOO, I am the master of the smoke!!".
I totally get it.
BUT
The point of this forum is to share knowledge and experience with others so we can all learn and grow in the art of smoking meat.
The photo police with their subtle reminders of "this thread is worthless without pictures" or "pics or it never happened" have a point, but threads without even the most basic details on how the beautiful food in the photos came to be are just as worthless.
So the next time you're sharing pictures of that supermodel pork butt, take a second to type out how you made it. What rub did you use? What temperature did you smoke it? What wood? Did you wrap it? Etc...
Then when somebody new to smoking happens to come across your post, they'll not only be amazed at your prowess as pitmaster and photographer, but they'll also learn a little bit and be more likely to give it a try on their own.
Here endeth the lesson.
I totally get it.
BUT
The point of this forum is to share knowledge and experience with others so we can all learn and grow in the art of smoking meat.
The photo police with their subtle reminders of "this thread is worthless without pictures" or "pics or it never happened" have a point, but threads without even the most basic details on how the beautiful food in the photos came to be are just as worthless.
So the next time you're sharing pictures of that supermodel pork butt, take a second to type out how you made it. What rub did you use? What temperature did you smoke it? What wood? Did you wrap it? Etc...
Then when somebody new to smoking happens to come across your post, they'll not only be amazed at your prowess as pitmaster and photographer, but they'll also learn a little bit and be more likely to give it a try on their own.
Here endeth the lesson.