Another Noob

[dirt1008]

Hello everyone, I just ordered my OBS last night along with some frogmats and a  digital remote thermometer. I'm really excited, but kinda overwhelmed. I've never smoked anything before, but I love smoked food. A few friends at work have smokers and I always get some scraps from them. Anyway, it seems there's a lot of good people and info here and hopefully I can make the most of it.
       Dan

[classicrockgriller]

Dan, this Forum is great at helping.

You can do it!

Welcome to the Forum.

[beefmann]

welcome aboard, it is overwhelming at first though it gets easier

[Defiant]

You will be a pro before you know it.  Listen to these real pros on this forum and ask questions,  You might start with something relatively easy like pulled pork.  Takes a while to smoke, but it is pretty forgiving and usually turns out fantastic.

[dirt1008]

Thanks for the warm welcome and encouragement.

You will be a pro before you know it.  Listen to these real pros on this forum and ask questions,  You might start with something relatively easy like pulled pork.  Takes a while to smoke, but it is pretty forgiving and usually turns out fantastic.

Yea I've been sitting here wondering what I'm going to make first

[Smokin Sparky]

Welcome to the forum.  You will find a wealth of knowledge here.  If you have questions, ask.    ;D

Blake

[mikecorn.1]

Welcome aboard, from south Texas.


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[ragweed]

Howdy and welcome from Nebraska!

[Caneyscud]

Welcome to the forum Dan.  Great group of people on here and totally helpful   When it gets overwhelming - remember everything was at one time - you didn't learn to walk the first time - same with riding a bike.  Smoking meat is actually quite simple in technique - ya sprinkle something on a piece of meat and ya stick in a smoker at about 225 and smoke/cook it until its done.  But we are human, and as for me - a male human -  which means we like to complicate things and smoking can be made complicated if you want.  Everybody has a favorite - best - way of smoking.  So there is lots of ways to get where you want to go and lots of opinions offered to get you there.  Best advice I can give is to pick a good starter smoke - pork butt has been mentioned and is an excellent choice.  Then sort through and find one "recipe" that sounds good to you - preferably a simple one.  Then do it.  Do not try to reinvent the wheel the first few times - get to know your smoker and your meat before you blaze new trails.    The tendency is to pick what you think is the best from several people's offerings - and that is a recipe for disaster.   Learn first then pick and choose. 

[dirt1008]

Appreciate it guys. I'm going to get the pork butt, and go with Jan's rub, then after I pull I'm going to try 10.5's sauce. Smoker will arrive today, but my bisquettes, and thermometer won't be here till Monday, which is a bummer

[dman4505]

Welcome
We only have two "rules" here:

1.) There are no stupid questions -- So fire away, we were all new at this once ourselves

2.) Pictures - We love to see what others are smoking so post pictures. There's a saying on here that goes like this "No pictures - - Didn't happen"

Again welcome pull up a chair and grab your favorite beverage, and enjoy the show.

Don

[Big_George]

I'm new here as well but there is a wealth of info available here and lots of good fun folks.

If you are new to smoking you might want to warn your neighbors about your new hobbie.  I fired up one of my first smokers for an 11 hr smoke of a pastrami on a Saturday morning at 5:00 a.m., they almost called the fire department.   ;D

[dirt1008]

Thanks for the heads up George

[ragweed]

My neighbors don't mind the smoke.  They just want to know what time supper is!!

[hal4uk]

Neighbors are like puppies.  Train 'em.  ;)
Awrighten.