hi . I am allan. I am from the eastern shore of Maryland. Chicken capital of the world. That's what they tell everyone. I am retired, but work parttime. I bought a brinkmann vertical smoker about 35-40 yrs. ago. I had been getting it out and using it once or twice a year. The smoking bug really struck me and have decided too learn as much about smoking as I can. That's the reason I bookedmarked and joined this site. Thank to everyone