New member from St. Louis

[dwette]

Greetings. I found this site with some research, and it helped me decide on a smoker, so now I have a Smokin-It #2D on the way, due for delivery Saturday. Hopefully, a slab of ribs on the dinner plates by Sunday night. I already have a Big Green Egg XL and a Blackstone griddle for outdoor cooking, although I claim no expertise for either. We use a KitchenAide convection oven and gas range indoors. I cook outdoors year round so I hope the smoker can become my goto for the freezing months especially, assuming the doors don’t freeze shut like my BGE lid does sometimes.

Otherwise, I’m a software engineer nearing retirement, have a wife of 27 yrs Missy, no kids, and a very precious 4 yr old stray-rescue rottie Brahms. My free-time hobbies are music (I have a pretty high end vinyl/digital stereo system, and love jazz and classical) and cycling (I have four bicycles, including my recently acquired dream bike).

I look forward to benefiting from everyone’s expertise, and hope I can pay it forward at some point. Thanks for letting me join the club.

Dean

 

[one eyed jack]

Welcome aboard from NC Dean. Sounds like you'll fit in just fine around here.

I look forward to seeing some of your smokes. (We're nuts about pictures around here.

 

[Sven Svensson]

Welcome, from California. We’ll help you buy even more smokers and grills. It’s good to have at least four different kinds. Haha!

 

[dwette]

Welcome, from California. We’ll help you buy even more smokers and grills. It’s good to have at least four different kinds. Haha!

I said four bicycles, not four smokers. LOL

 

[dwette]

I also ordered Jeff Phillips’ Smoking Meat cookbook. That should arrive tomorrow. We already have the Project Smoke one by Steven Raichlen.

 

[chopsaw]

Welcome from O'Fallon MO.

 

[DougE]

Welcome from Kentucky!

 

[Brokenhandle]

Welcome from Iowa! Glad you joined us! And we like dog pics too! We now have our 2nd Dobie, she just turned 3. Food pics are also appreciated!

Ryan

 

[Ringer]

Welcome, you will learn alot here. Love me some pappy's smokehouse in stl.

 

[eaglewing]

Also from STL!!!

 

[Winterrider]

Welcome from ND

 

[912smoker]

Welcome to SMF from SE GA!

Keith

 

[bertman]

Welcome from the KC side. This site will make inspire you.

 

[sawhorseray]

Welcome from Gilbert, AZ! You're starting out with a pretty good rig, It'll do quite well for you. RAY

 

[gmc2003]

Welcome from VT. Glad to have you join the fun.

Chris

 

[GrumpyGriller]

Welcome to SMF!!!

 

[sandyut]

Welcome to SMF from Utah

 

[bauchjw]

Welcome from Virginia!

 

[dwette]

Thank you everyone for your welcome replies. I appreciate it.

For any Smokin-It users, I have a question. The manual is somewhat adamant about not using an extension for the 12’ power cord, but I am kinda stuck using one until I get an electrician to deal with my deck (I need an outlet). I have a 13 amp extension cord I use for other stuff. Is that really a non-starter, or can can I get by using it temporarily?

 

[eaglewing]

I have a 13 amp extension cord I use for other stuff.

That is almost like plugging it into a 15amp outlet with that wire running half way across your house. If you had a bigger extension cord then even better, but I'd say you're probably OK, but I didn't read the manual so...