Hello from Western NY

[smokeymoake]

It all started June 6 2014 our grill had succumbed to age and rust. Three sets of replacement burners was enough and it had also collapsed.

Off to Home Depot, and home with a Brinkmann Smokin' Pit. We had a gas grill for 10 years and thought I would go back to charcoal.

Got home and smoked a chicken. Then some ribs, then a brisket, and a Turkey. Every weekend I had something going.

Then I started hanging around smoking websites. I realized my first purchase was flimsy, hard to regulate, kind of small and rusting and warping away. The grates are thin.

Back to Home Depot with minimal whining I left with a Brinkmann Trailmaster LE for a slamming deal.

I did some of the recommended mods, tuning plates and a fire basket and I'm off to the races!

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• smokeymoake
• Oct 21, 2014

For the price range, this thing is really nice. The fire box is plenty big for grilling steaks and burgers. I've been turning out some of the best Que we have had, and I live walking distance from 2 very popular Buffalo Smoke houses!

That's my story.

 

[wolfman1955]

Smokeymoake,
Wow two smokers in 4 months!! You got that smokin feaver bad!! I am sorry to say that the only treatment for the feaver is thin blue smoke, It wont cure ya but it will put it in remission!LOL

Welcome, from southern Ohio, to the best forum on the internet if you are looking to learn how to BBQ/smoke/brine/cure/inject. Well you get the picture if you can do it to something you put on a plate to eat then someone here has probably done it. Use the search bar at the top of the page and you will be led to the answer to most every question you can think of. If you don't find the answer there then just post it and someone will chime in with there opinion on the subject.

 

[gary s]

  Good afternoon and welcome to the forum, from a sunny and really cool and nice East Texas. Lots of great people with tons of information on just about  everything.

Gary

 

[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