Thanks for the welcome Jeff. Some Background Info: First of all, forum member Mr Mac is my son-in-law and introduced me to this site. I have been gleaning information from it for about a year and decided to join. I retired from the US Navy in 1979 (Navy Chief Petty Officer E7) and since have retired from the Aerospace industry, after which the wife and I traveled the US 48 for five years driving an 18 wheeler. Now fully retired, we live on a farm just south of Fort Worth, TX. I have been smoking mainly brisket, chicken, and Boston Butt for years in Brinkman Smokers (charcoal/wood) - have went through several. I just purchased a Masterbuilt Propane two door smoker and love it. I have smoked St. Louis Spare Ribs and Brisket and both turned out great. This smoker is so much easier to clean that the old one, plus I use much less wood. This site has a ton of information - Thanks again!