zeth1560
Newbie
Greetings all!
So, I've been reading the various posts on this site for a long time, but finally thought I would break down and actually officially join the community instead of just watching from the sidelines. That said, I wanted to say thanks in advance to everyone on this site. It has truly been a wealth of knowledge for me on all fronts of smoking and BBQ.
So enough about you, let's talk about me.
I love cooking with fire. Duh, right.
I have always enjoyed grilling the basics, but really only caught the smoking bug a few years ago. I started my adventure with smoking with a Char-Broil Santa Fe, doing some improvised offset cooking. Probably not the best tool for the job, but it was what I had at the time. Regardless, three years and dozens of briskets later, I have been very happy with what I have been able to do with it. The oohs and ahhs of friends and family have been very satisfying and have been all the fuel required to turn a hobby and curiosity into a full blown obsession.
Having succombed to the addiction that is cooking meat with fire and smoke, I finally broke down earlier this year and acquired my very first dedicated smoker. Nothing fancy by any means - a cheap $70 Brinkmann square vertical smoker - but it has allowed me to really try some different things and step my smoking up to a different level.
Speaking of the Brinkmann, I have really enjoyed reading all the various threads and suggestions about this smoker, and between the modifications I have already made to it and the ones I plan to make in the near future, I think that this relatively cheap hunk o' metal will serve me and my smoking needs very well for years to come.
In the meanwhile, I am very much looking forward to really putting my skills to the test. Maybe even entering a competition or two in the future. At the very least, posting some photos to Q-view.
So thanks again for all the help in the past, and thanks in advance for all the help in the future!
So, I've been reading the various posts on this site for a long time, but finally thought I would break down and actually officially join the community instead of just watching from the sidelines. That said, I wanted to say thanks in advance to everyone on this site. It has truly been a wealth of knowledge for me on all fronts of smoking and BBQ.
So enough about you, let's talk about me.
I love cooking with fire. Duh, right.
I have always enjoyed grilling the basics, but really only caught the smoking bug a few years ago. I started my adventure with smoking with a Char-Broil Santa Fe, doing some improvised offset cooking. Probably not the best tool for the job, but it was what I had at the time. Regardless, three years and dozens of briskets later, I have been very happy with what I have been able to do with it. The oohs and ahhs of friends and family have been very satisfying and have been all the fuel required to turn a hobby and curiosity into a full blown obsession.
Having succombed to the addiction that is cooking meat with fire and smoke, I finally broke down earlier this year and acquired my very first dedicated smoker. Nothing fancy by any means - a cheap $70 Brinkmann square vertical smoker - but it has allowed me to really try some different things and step my smoking up to a different level.
Speaking of the Brinkmann, I have really enjoyed reading all the various threads and suggestions about this smoker, and between the modifications I have already made to it and the ones I plan to make in the near future, I think that this relatively cheap hunk o' metal will serve me and my smoking needs very well for years to come.
In the meanwhile, I am very much looking forward to really putting my skills to the test. Maybe even entering a competition or two in the future. At the very least, posting some photos to Q-view.
So thanks again for all the help in the past, and thanks in advance for all the help in the future!
