Newb from Oklahoma!

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downtown dave

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Nov 10, 2013
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Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Hello all!

Well I have been reading here for about 2 weeks and decided to register. I enjoy cooking and have always considered myself pretty decent behind a flame. So a friend of mine gave me his old smoker and seeing as how I have never used one I started reading all I could, which is what landed me here. It's like a whole new world has been opened up to me! I have enjoyed being here and not only did I refurbish this old smoker. My first smoke was a brisket that I finished today! My fingers are greasy as I type and I smell of smoke.. It's like heaven! I'm going to attempt to upload some pics..

Here is the smoker my friend gave me.. Brinkmann Smoke n Pit Deluxe..


Doing some work on that rust with my grinder..


I was pleased that there were no rush holes. I made some brackets because I wanted a shelf and drilled out 2 holes for thermometers.


Had to make 2 new handles too. I'm not all that good with wood working. They could have turned out better but hey, what a difference!


Two thermometers from Lowes.. About 8 bucks a piece.. Not the best but I didn't want to spend a ton and I tested them, they are accurate. Yes I used high heat paint. Supposed to be good up to 1200 degrees.


 Anyway, hope you enjoyed the pics..
 
Nice looking rehab. Looks like it's good to go for another generation of smoking. Its amazing how things which we never thought of, when shared, make such an impact. Now you are hooked on smoke too. It was a luxury till you got one, it will be a necessity from here on in.

Nice to meet ya Dave, looking forwward to lots of pictures of those great smokes you have comming up.

Now when you see someone smelling their fingers, you might consider them less crazy and reconize the smoker secret handshake...:LOL
 
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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   .........  Good job, feels like a new smoker I bet.
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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 We all have our own taste.

Happy smoken.

David
 
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Welcome from Canada, Dave.

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Looks like a great job you did on fixing up that smoker.

I only started smoking last year and the information on this forum was invaluable as were the kind members and their advice.

I look forward to your posts!

Disco
 
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Hello Dave! Welcome aboard from another Oklahoman! You'll like it here...it's the best place I know for sharing ideas on smoking, grilling, curing, etc. There are lots of friendly and knowledgeable folks here who genuinely enjoy helping one another. Looking forward to your input, and just ask when you need anything...someone here will surely have the answer.

Red
 
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