Beginner Smoker From California

[Albert Pak]

Hey guys,

I've been browsing this forum for about 4-5 months now. Back in January I got a cheap smoker (Dyna Glo Offset Vertical) as a birthday present. I figured the Dyna Glo would be a good starter as I really didn't know whether I would smoke meats too often. Well, thanks to this forum and other sources, I've learned a great deal about smoking (I still have a LOOOONG way to go).

So far, I've smoked pork ribs, pork butt, brisket, chicken, and a couple of short ribs. The first cook was pork ribs which didn't come out so great. It was burnt at the bottom, I had a hard time going up to temp in the smoker, and had to pull it off a little early because it was getting too late.

Anyways, I'll probably be asking questions here and there and I'm sure I would get a lot of great information from you guys! Thanks

 

[noboundaries]

AP, welcome to SMF! Glad you're here and working with your new Dyna Glo. Learning the quirks of your smoker so you produce consistently good Q is an ongoing process. I've been using my smoker for several years and still learn things about it.

Enjoy the forum!

Ray

 

[Albert Pak]

Thanks! I'm trying to learn the basics and seeing where everything goes. I've learned a lot already by just browsing through the forum!

 

[phatbac]

Welcome!
something i recommend to every new member is the newsletter. its recipe a week in you email inbox. it comes out Thursday so you can have a recipe to try over the weekend and experiment with different types of dishes on your smoker.
you may also want to do a search for modding dyna-glo they have a few good ones on how to seal it u and such.

Good to have you,
phatbac (Aaron)

 

[gmc2003]

Welcome aboard Albert, everybody has a learning curve it's half the fun. One day soon you'll be sitting down to a plate of perfectly cooked ribs and start laughing out loud thinking about the first ribs you cooked.

Enjoy the site and share some of your cooks.

Chris

 

[SmokinAl]

Welcome to SMF!
Glad you decided to join us!
Al

 

[Braz]

Welcome Albert. You might want to look at Jeff's 5 Day Smoking Basics Course. Lots of good info for starting out.
http://www.smoking-meat.com/smoking-basics-ecourse

 

[Albert Pak]

I know I'm a little late to the reply. I was just so busy. Anyways, thanks for the welcoming and I will check out some stuff you guys mentioned.

 

[gary s]

Good morning and welcome to the forum from a beautiful warm day here in East Texas, and the best site on the web. Lots of great people with tons of information on just about everything.

Gary