Newbie from Orlando, FL

[1mind4fun]

Hey there fellow smokers, I'm new to this great way of cooking. Have tired smoking ribs on my grill but looking for a better experience with my new Masterbuilt Electric 40" with remote. (I'm a bit anxious waiting for the delivery truck today!)

I've been trolling the forums for a few weeks getting educated on smokers before making my purchase. Living in Orlando, Florida gives me easy year - round weather to take advantage of doing many, many smokes! I already have a 'london broil' marinating while I wait to assemble and season my new unit! 

Cheers to some "clean plates" off the table soon.

 

[sota d]

Welcome to the forum. You'll find a lot of great folks here who are always happy to help. Happy smokin', David.

 

[gary s]

  Good afternoon and welcome to the forum, from a wet day and stormy night here in East Texas. Lots of great people with tons of information on just about  everything.

Gary

 

[1mind4fun]

Thanks Gary - hope you keep your eyes to the skies and stay safe as the storms pass over. Ken

 

[the black spot]

Hey there. i'm another new smoker too. good luck with your new smoker.

 

[1mind4fun]

Where are you at - what smoker are you using?

 

[the black spot]

In Leicester England. I just got a Weber Smokey mountain, it's to replace a thing I had that didn't work for anything but getting rid of charcoal!

 

[rmmurray]

Welcome to SMF! :welcome:
We're glad to have you. The search bar at the top is your most valuable resource here. This forum has been around for over ten years, so there is a good chance that any questions you may have, have already been answered (they may have 10 different answers, but you'll get an instant response non the less).
Please be sure to post your smokes along with your process and recipes. We will be glad to help you along the way and we may also learn something new ourselves in the process. Also, don't forget the very important Q view! (We're mad for pics on here [emoji]128513[/emoji])
Always remember to have fun because it's not fun if you have to work at it.
Thanks for joining,
- Ryan

 

[1mind4fun]

Thanks Ryan - my posts will start today in the main forum - just got my new MES40 yesterday - needless to say I finished dinner and was unpacking, assembling the few items on the bottom and setting the racks, etc in place. I wiped it down with a damp cloth and sprayed the inside with a very light coat of "Pam Olive Oil". Set the temp to 275 and time for 3 hours. Her seasoning was ON! With 45 minutes left I put in one cup of soaked mesquete chips and opened the top vent totally - she smoked for the entire 45 minutes. Today is clean up and get ready for my first smoke in her. Got a 2# London Broil marinating. Not sure how long to smoke it - I like my steaks between medium rare and medium.
I'm also making some blue cheese butter to sprinkle on the sliced meat with some scallions and serving with a salad from the garden and some broccoli. The Cabernet is chilling!

 

[themule69]

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...
Happy smoken.
David