new smoker

[stonemill]

I am fairly new to this site and to participating in forums.

I have been having fun for the last few years smoking while camping at our seasonal lot in Mecosta. I am not a fancy pants yet, but have loads of fun and always cook way too much. We are starting to win friends and enfluence people..... I always have people stopping by and asking questions. In the past I always used a home made barrel smoker. This past winter a welding friend and I built my first reverse flow smoker out of a propane tank, I think it was a 125 pound tank. Small enough to take care of my family but big enough to do 8 briskets, if I wanted. Nearly all of my design ideas came from the kind folks from this site.

I am self employed married and with children, and grandchildren. My wife does all the cooking at home and I do most of the heavy lifting when we are camping. I enjoy the long slow smokes. It makes me sit still for long periods of time and I can get caught up on reading. I do a few unconventional things with my smoker do a quick smoke on burgers, salmon and brats. I have gotten to the point where if it is meat I want it smoked.

Keep calm and smoke on

Steve

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• stonemill
• May 24, 2014

 

[bobank03]

Hey stonemill. Don't forget to add your location to your profile so we can see where you're from

Welcome to SMF! It's great to have you here. Have fun and enjoy yourself! Looking forward to reading about your future adventures with smoking!

 

[stonemill]

We live in Lakeview Michigan

Stee

 

[handymanstan]

Welcome to the forum from Lansing steve.  And what a great forum it is to learn the art of smoking everything.

Thanks for joining the Michigan group.  There is still time to get in on the gathering.  We will be looking forward to your smokes.

It’s always nice to see another Michigander here.  

Stan

 

[kc5tpy]

Hello and Welcome to our addiction.  Many good folk here with a load of experience that they are more than willing to share.  If you have specific questions just start a thread and someone with experience will be along soon to offer advice.  All info you can provide us with such as smoker type, location and so on will help us answer any questions you may have, and pictures help a bunch.  Spend some time doing some research on the forums, tons of advice and recipes already available there.  Check out Jeff’s 5 day smoking E-Course ( link below ) that will help you get started.  We look forward to your contributions.  Have fun.  Good luck.  Keep Smokin!

Danny

http://www.smoking-meat.com/smoking-basics-ecourse

 

[gary s]

Hello Steve, welcome from East Texas. Look forward to seeing you around.

Gary S