Oh man... Another new guy...

[bar-b-que blues]

... Yep, that's me... the new guy...LOL I stumbled on this fine forum earlier today and figured I'd join the fun! I'm pretty much a knewb to smoking.... I have watched video, after video, after video of the ways and hows of smoking... I previously owned, what I have heard referred to as, a ECB... El Cheepo Brinkman... I think I smoked 3 pieces of meat with it... It ended up in the trash... Seriously, what a POS... Maybe there are better models, but I had the "Gourmet"... HAHAHAHAHA The stupid thing doesn't even have vents in it! Anyway... 3 pieces of meat and about 2 years later... I am the proud owner of a 22 inch WSM... And let me tell you... I couldn't be happier!... I haven't smoked with it yet, but ran a dry run last night and held perfect temp with minimal fiddling... I'll be doing a small roaster tomorrow...
Anyway... Name here is Eric... I live in the N/E corner of Connecticut... "The Quiet Corner"... I love the Blues, and occasionally, have been known to do an internet Blues radio show... I have a feeling I just might have to start that up again...LOL

Peace, Love, and Bar-B-Que
Eric

 

[scarbelly]

Hello Eric and 

  to SMF - glad you joined in. A lot of us started with the ECB 

Good luck with the WSM 

 

[s2k9k]

Hi Eric! 

 [color= rgb(24, 24, 24)]to SMF!!! We're happy you found us! You've come to the right place, there's lot's of great people here who love to share and help each other out! Sounds like you're off to a good start, the WSM is a highly respected smoker around here and doing a dry run was great thinking, a good way to get to know your smoker before you risk any meat in it![/color]

You might want to check out Jeff's Free 5 day E-course, it will teach you all the basics and a whole lot more: http://www.smoking-meat.com/smoking-basics-ecourse.html

 

[jrod62]

Welcome to SMF

 

[davidhef88]

:welcome1: your gonna be happy that you stumbled upon a great place with great people. Don't be afraid to ask questions someone will be happy to share thier wealth of knowledge with you. Good luck.

Dave

 

[bar-b-que blues]

First of all... Thanks for all the warm welcomes! Second, I wanted to say I just figured out where I got the term ECB (El cheepo Brinkman).... I was just watching tulsajeff's youtube videos... Specifically, "How to Smoke a Turkey - Prepare the Smoker" I originally watched this video 2 years ago, and have used that term since... It's funny... 2 years later I find myself on this BB!

Thanks again!