Greetings from the arctic, otherwise known as Illinois. Lol

[smokevirgin]

I'm real actively new to smoking, everything to this point has been on a charcoal grill and it's all turned out very well. I just bought a Bradley Digital smoker and am stoked about using it once the weather breaks a little bit. My biggest question for now is what the top 5 woods would be to get me started? The bisquettes aren't exactly cheap but I want to have a good range to get started. I'm used to Mesquite, Hickory, and Apple. I've mostly done Beef and Pork, but I'm wanting to go into poultry and seafood and I'm thinking those 3 might be a bit strong? I'm really looking forward to strengthening my abilities in the smoking aspect. Seasoning has never been an issue on the grill, but I know seasoning combined with smoking can take it to a whole new level!

 

[nicholson]

Welcome aboard smokevirgin, great screen-name, lol. I think you'll find this forum pretty entertaining and educational. One thing's for sure, there is no end to the advice and instruction that you will receive - most of it good! Great to have ya. 

 

[gary s]

[h3]

Hello, and welcome from East Texas. This is a great site, lots of information and great people that are willing to throw in their two cents worth on about anything.  [/h3][h1]  [/h1][h1]Gary[/h1]

 

[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

 

[GaryHibbert]

Hey

Welcome to the Smoking  forum.   You’ll find great , friendly people here, all more than willing to answer any question you may have.  Just ask and you’ll get about 10 different answers—all right.  LOL.   Don’t forget to post qviews.

Gary