Thank you all for the warm welcome and the information. I finally got to sit and read through the forum rules. I like them. I have to figure out the best settings for my mobile devices, as I was capable of reading posts, but not replying. A little more research to do and I will get up and running. I do have a few photos to share and questions to ask, but I want to read through more of whats already out there. Everything I've read so far has been very helpful. I'm a New York transplant living in PA about an hour south of Montage Mountain. It's beautiful here in the "burbs" and I'm just learning to embrace my inner "country girl". Having a passion for cooking and entertaining, I've basically got a good handle on the grill so it seemed the next move was the smoker. I've only used it 4 times. 2 x for beef brisket, once for chicken wings/drumsticks, and 1 x for a pork butt. Successes and disappointments and questions, but first, to the forums. :-) Regarding my username - Favorite memory of me with my dad and favorite movie of all time.