I am just a rookie with a new hobby that has become quite addicting. I live in Northern Ca and have a Masterbilt Gas Smoker. So far I have had some successes and some failures(someday I will tell you about the 60 shiskabobs I smoked for my daughters wedding party.....lol) Successes include pulled pork using meowey's recipe and I am getting fairly decent at ribs. I have found a lot of good information here and plan on doing a lot of reading.