Greetings from Virginia, I've just started my new hobby in smoking meat with my fathers day gift of a MES from Lowe's and an a-maze-pellet smoker. After lurking on the site for months I found Bear's step by step index and it's been so great that just out of pure respect and gratitude i had to join and have passed on the link to the site to friends and co workers as the go to place to LEARN the art of smoking. Thank you all for what you have put together with this site.