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Offline GFOviedo

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Hello from Central Valley California!
« Reply #-1 on: March 19, 2018, 11:15:21 AM »
My name is Gustavo, but the few friends that I've got call me Gus. In the past year or so, I have started to get into BBQing more often. I started getting interested in smoking and started to look into pellet grills. However, I ended up buying a Pit Barrel Cooker after doing a lot of research and reading. This is my first charcoal/wood smoker, and I have never used charcoal before. I was skeptical about using this product, but I went ahead and gave it try.

Saturday, I smoked my first large smoked brisket. I used a random rub I had laying around and added a few more things to it. The hardest part was lighting up the charcoal. Thereafter, I went ahead and hung the brisket in the PBC and let it cook for about 5 hours. I was pretty impressed, and the brisket came out better than I thought. My wife liked it, but I know there is room for improvement. So, I did a Google search for BBQ/Smoke Forum and Let's Talke BBQ was at the top of the search. Here, I am ready to get educated on the proper smoking ways!!!

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Re: Hello from Central Valley California!
« on: March 19, 2018, 11:25:02 AM »
Welcome aboard and nice looking cook :thumbup:
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Re: Hello from Central Valley California!
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2018, 11:27:02 AM »
Looks like you did a good job on that brisket.  :thumbup:
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Re: Hello from Central Valley California!
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2018, 11:39:48 AM »
Greetings from North Texas.
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Re: Hello from Central Valley California!
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2018, 11:43:51 AM »
Welcome from SE Georgia! Very nice cook!
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Offline GFOviedo

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Re: Hello from Central Valley California!
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2018, 11:46:15 AM »
Thank you guys!

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Re: Hello from Central Valley California!
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2018, 12:28:47 PM »
Great to have you! You are among friends - so, dig in and have fun!
BBQ is neither verb or noun. It is an experience.
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Re: Hello from Central Valley California!
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2018, 01:34:18 PM »
Welcome from deep South Alabama.
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Re: Hello from Central Valley California!
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2018, 03:15:01 PM »
Welcome from Wisconsin!  :)
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Hello from Central Valley California!
« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2018, 03:15:12 PM »
Welcome from Minnesota


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Re: Hello from Central Valley California!
« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2018, 04:15:56 PM »
Welcome from Southeast Texas!
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Re: Hello from Central Valley California!
« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2018, 07:29:01 PM »
Welcome from North Carolina.

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Re: Hello from Central Valley California!
« Reply #11 on: March 20, 2018, 01:06:51 AM »
Welcome from northern Cali.
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Offline GFOviedo

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Re: Hello from Central Valley California!
« Reply #12 on: March 20, 2018, 03:05:09 PM »
Thank you guys. Now, I am just searching around where I can buy some decent rub since we don't really have any good stuff where I live.

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Hello from Central Valley California!
« Reply #13 on: March 20, 2018, 03:23:35 PM »
Thank you guys. Now, I am just searching around where I can buy some decent rub since we don't really have any good stuff where I live.
That statement is red meat for The Smoke. Our resident rub pusher


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