Tropez | Smithville, MO

[tropez]

Hey there, I'm Jonathan aka Tropez. I'm a born and raised KC native who lives in Smithville, MO right now (just north of KC, near the airport).

I have a childhood friend who started competing and making his own sauce some years ago under the name Sweet Beaver. I also have two coworkers that started the Thump and Strum BBQ team recently (1st in Ribs and 4th in Chicken a comp a few weekends ago in Cameron, MO). 

Just a month ago I pulled the trigger on a Traeger Lil Tex Elite. I made some killer food on that unit and found it was getting a workout multiple days per week. It only took a week or so for the BBQ bug to bite me (the food and cost saving cooking the food is just too good to beat). 

I since have sold my Traeger on craigslist and placed an order for the Yoder YS640 which I'm anxiously awaiting for!

I'm an Systems Engineer in IT by day. I'm very technical and track everything in spreadsheets and google docs. Hell, I have all my cook times and pellet costs built into a spreadsheet already, LOL.

That's it for now,

Jonathan "I like to put smoke on meat" Barrow

 

[themule69]

Johnathan

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

 

[seenred]

Hi Jonathan, and welcome aboard! Glad you joined us. This is a great place to share ideas on our favorite pastimes...smoking and grilling great food! There are lots of friendly and knowledgeable folks here who really enjoy helping one another. Any time you need help, just ask and you'll get plenty!

Red

 

[kathrynn]

to SMF!  We are so glad you joined us! Would you mind updating your profile to show the other SMF members where you are located?  Might meet a few neighbors!

You should sign up for Jeff's Free 5 day E-Course, and it's great!  This is chock full of great information....no matter what your experience level might be!

If you didn't read the "Terms of Service" notes.....please do.  There are a few things that everyone should know about those pesky little rules before plunging into the forums and some guidelines of how to interact within the forums. Off site links are not allowed here at SMF per Jeff in Rule #11. Not that you have done anything wrong....just a little bit of FYI for new members!

If you need any help roaming around the forums....just holler!  Happy to help out!

Kat