New member from Texas

[jwchestnut]

Howdy all, New member here from central Texas. I've been in the Army for 19 years, plan on retiring next year.
I've been grilling for 20 years, and do a lot of indirect heat cooking. Even cook our thanksgiving turkey on my trusty weber. So I've decided to jump into smoking feet first.

A family friend of mine is a master welder and is helping me, more like I'm gonna help him, build my first smoker. We're planning on an upright made out of 24" 1/4 inch steel with a square offset firebox. Not sure on the exact dimensions yet. Wish me luck, and I'll see you in the forums.

 

[kathrynn]

to SMF!  We are so glad you joined us! Thank you so much for your Service!!!

Jeff offers a free 5-day E-Course and its packed full of great information no matter what your experience level might be! http://www.smoking-meat.com/smoking-basics-ecourse

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

Kat

 

[rtbbq2]

Welcome, good luck and don't forget to post pics of your new smoker..................

 

[seenred]

Welcome to the forums!  Glad you joined us.  You've found a great place to learn and share ideas on our favorite pastime...Smokin' and Grillin' great food!  Lots of friendly and knowledge folks here who really enjoy helping one another.  Just ask when you need help and you'll get plenty.  And thank you for your service to our country! 

Red

 

[s2k9k]

:welcome1: to SMF!!! We're happy you found us! You've come to the right place, we have over 45,000 members who just love to share their experience and over 900,000 posts describing it!
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!
Thank You for your Service! :PDT_Armataz_01_37:

 

[veryolddog]

Welcome aboard! 

And thanks for your service.

Ed

 

[pgsmoker64]

Howdy JW (My first two initials are JW)

 to the SMF, the best BBQ site on the web.  Whatever you need to know about the fine art of BBQ you can find it right here, from recipes to technical knowledge.

One thing you need to know about us is that we like to see pictures of your creations and your gear.  We call it Q-View and its basically the 

!!!

So, don't just talk about your food, show it!  Otherwise you may get a gentle reminder, like this...

  or this...

Good Luck and Get Smokin'

Bill

 

[raymo76]

Hello and welcome to the forum!