Michigan newbie

[beyerc]

My name is carl. I have been smoking for around a year now and this summer I built a smoker out of a 275 gal fuel drum. It has a lot of space and seems to cook very well. I use charcoal and I honestly need very little to keep it at temp. I have been smoking ribs, chicken, pork butts, pork tenderloin, jerky, and sausage. HAVE NOT BRAVED THE BRISKET YET.

 

[scarbelly]

Hello Carl and 

to SMF - glad to have you 

 

[s2k9k]

Hi Carl! 

to SMF!!! We're happy you found us! You've come to the right place, we have over 40,000 members and over 800,000 posts so you should be able to find almost anything you want to know. Remember the search bar at the top can be your best friend for finding answers fast!

You might want to check out Jeff's Free 5 day E-course it will teach you all the basics and a whole lot more!

 

[schmedleyp]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[smokinhusker]

Hello Carl and welcome to SMF! Nice to have you with us.  I'll be right up front about the brisket - the very thought of cooking one terrified me, but I finally did it a few months back and it's not as intimidating as I thought. Of course I had lots of encouragement from the members here - so like I was told GO FOR IT! 

 

[jrod62]

Welcome to SMF

 

[big lew bbq]

Glad to have you on the site!! Welcome.  There have been a lot of people joining this site from MI.

Big Lew BBQ