New Member from Boston Area

[smoke show]

Hello Everyone:
Amateur smoker here from the Northeast. I use a Masterbuilt Electric 30" smoker. My mother in law gave it to me a few years ago and a year after she gave me a great deep fryer...I guess you could say I like to eat. BBQ is one of my absolute favorites and there are only a couple good places up here to get it, so I figured I'd better learn how to do it myself!
So far...ribs (many times) come out pretty good, the brisket (once) was horrible and the chicken (once) not so great.
A neighborhood buddy of mine is organizing a local rib contest later in October so I came across this forum while looking for some tips. Lots of really great and informative posts so I thought I'd join up.
Thanks and look forward to discussing and learning more from everyone!
Garrett

 

[seenred]

Welcome aboard, Garrett!  This is the best place I know for sharing ideas on smoking, grilling, curing, etc.  There are plenty of friendly, knowledgeable folks who really enjoy helping one another.  Looking forward to your input here, and just ask when you need anything...someone here will surely have the answer.

Red

 

[disco]

Hi. I only started smoking last year and I have learned so much from these forums. The members are very generous with their knowledge and always answer questions. I think you will like it here.

Disco

 

[bgosnell151]

Welcome... I see you said Boston AREA... where about? Have an MES 30 myself... straight up 93 in Lowell. Enjoy the site.

 

[themule69]

Garrett

Glad you joined the group. The search bar at the top of any page is your best friend.
About anything you wanna know about smoking/grilling/curing/brining/cutting or slicing
and the list goes on has probably been posted. Remember to post a QVIEW of your smokes.
We are all smoke junkies here and we have to get our fix. If you have questions Post it
and you will probably get 10 replies with 11 different answers. That is because their
are so many different ways to make great Q We all have our own taste.

Happy smoken.

David

 

[s2k9k]

Hi Garrett! :welcome1: to SMF!!! We're happy you found us! You've come to the right place, we have over 50,000 members who just love to share their experience and over 1,000,000 posts describing it! Yea that’s right over 1,000,000!

The search bar at the top can be your best friend when you are trying to find answers to your questions but you can still ask too if you want!

We have an ”Articles” section that is full of great information about smoking to include a lot of recipes and instructionals. Check it out there is a lot to learn in there!

Would you do us a favor and add your location to your profile, it helps others to know where you are when they offer advice, Thanks!

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

 

[kathrynn]

to SMF!  We are so glad you joined us! 

We love to see pictures of what you are cooking (or what we call q-views here at SMF).  To "upload the q-views" just follow the directions here and it will be easier. If you are using a cell phone, an IPad or a kindle, go to the main SMF page and click the Mobile button. Will make the uploads a bit faster too.

If you didn't read the "Terms of Service" notes.....please do.  There are a few things that everyone should know about those pesky little rules before plunging into the forums and some guidelines of how to interact within the forums. Off site links are not allowed here at SMF per Jeff. Not that you have done anything wrong....just a little bit of FYI for new members!

If you need any help roaming around the forums....just holler!  Happy to help out!

Kat