New Member - Central Texas

[Palermo79]

Good evening, just wanted to say hello and I’m glad I found this forum. Enjoying the reading and will be sure to contribute. I have a WSM 18”, a smoker on wheels I built in ‘97, and a smoker I just built in my backyard because I didn’t want to mess up my lawn moving the trailer around. I sort of lost the BBQ bug for several years but over the past year or so I’ve been getting more into it. Plan on firing up with new smoker, will try to post up how it goes.

 

[Blues1]

Welcome from SC!

 

[ososmokeshack]

Cool looking smoker and welcome to SMF!

 

[one eyed jack]

Your yard looks like a great place to hang out and smoke chow. Good looking block smoker. I'd like to see more pictures of it. (Fire box and your grate set-up)

Great looking wheeled smoker you built. Got any pictures of it cooking?

 

[tx smoker]

Welcome from Central Texas also. What part of the world do you call home?

Welcoming a neighbor,
Robert

 

[kruizer]

Welcome to SMF from Minnesota.

 

[sawhorseray]

Welcome from Gilbert, AZ! RAY

 

[Palermo79]

Your yard looks like a great place to hang out and smoke chow. Good looking block smoker. I'd like to see more pictures of it. (Fire box and your grate set-up)

i moved the block pit to another part of the yard and put sand inside the blocks for more insulation. I plan to put stove pipe with a damper and rain cap on for exhaust but I had to order that because it is 5”. I also poured concrete in the bottom of the pit area to prevent having to fight against ground moisture.

Great looking wheeled smoker you built. Got any pictures of it cooking?

I don’t think I have any of it cooking other than that one I sent, I keep it in my garage so I just roll it out in the driveway to smoke. I do have a pic of the end product.

Welcome from Central Texas also. What part of the world do you call home?

Welcoming a neighbor,
Robert

Robert I live in Round Rock and thanks for the welcome.

 

[Buttah Butts]

Welcome from NC. Lots of great people on this website that are willing to help out.

 

[tx smoker]

Robert I live in Round Rock and thanks for the welcome.

Ha!! We have Zach in Pfugerville and you in Round Rock. you're about 15 to 20 minutes east of me. Actually there are quite a few of us around the Austin area. When things calm down we may need to see about doing a little SMF gathering. Unless the smoke clears from this mess it looks like Cen Tex Brew and Que 2 may get derailed....unless we just do it later in the Summer like we did last year.

Welcome aboard!!
Robert

 

[Palermo79]

Ha!! We have Zach in Pfugerville and you in Round Rock. you're about 15 to 20 minutes east of me. Actually there are quite a few of us around the Austin area. When things calm down we may need to see about doing a little SMF gathering. Unless the smoke clears from this mess it looks like Cen Tex Brew and Que 2 may get derailed....unless we just do it later in the Summer like we did last year.

Welcome aboard!!
Robert

That sounds great! We have done a couple LBS comps and did fair. We use another pit for those currently. Our head cook is really the anchor, he’s got his stuff down pretty well. I’m not on that level. I just enjoy the challenge and being outdoors.

 

[Palermo79]

That sounds great! We have done a couple LBS comps and did fair. We use another pit for those currently. Our head cook is really the anchor, he’s got his stuff down pretty well. I’m not on that level. I just enjoy the challenge and being outdoors.

I’m Aaron by way.

 

[tx smoker]

I’m Aaron by way.

Hi Aaron. I'm Fred Nice to meet you sir

Not really Fred...honest,
Robert