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Title: Greetings from the Boundary Waters, Minnesota!
Post by: GrillinBWCA on June 21, 2014, 02:42:29 PM
Hi,

My husband and I live in lake country near the BWCA (Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness) in northern Minnesota, and enjoy camping and cooking and traveling around the US from time to time.  We're trying to improve our outdoor cooking skills and like to cook with our Cobb cookers, outdoor Dutch ovens, and other assorted cooking toys.

We're terrible gardeners but we keep trying.  Since we live in the woods, there is a lot of competition between us and the local critters regarding who will get to the garden stuff first.

I have many hobbies including cooking, beading, counted cross stitch, knitting, crochet, tatting, etc.  I've sewed professionally and still love that, too.  I love to read murder mysteries, especially those set in the outdoors and/or in Minnesota.

We've owned a Brinkmann electric smoker for years but haven't learned how to use it yet.  Bad us, I know.  We're missing out on some good eats.

We currently have a five-burner CharBroil grill that we really want to love, but we don't.  I plan to start another thread to see if anyone has any suggestions about that.   :(

I'm looking forward to getting to know the people here and hopefully learn a thing or two, and maybe share a few tips of my own. 
Title: Re: Greetings from the Boundary Waters, Minnesota!
Post by: hikerman on June 21, 2014, 02:54:46 PM
A warm Illinois greeting to you Grillin!  The lake country you live in is one of my favorite places to be. It's been 10 years since I've last canoed there but, we used to go twice/yr for about 15 years straight. I miss it, gotta get back! I'm envious of you!  ;D

Does your Brinkman have lava rock in bottom? If so that was the first smoker that I owned. I loved it.....many a Thanksgiving turkeys were smoked on it!
Title: Re: Greetings from the Boundary Waters, Minnesota!
Post by: Wingman on June 21, 2014, 02:55:32 PM
Welcome from Maine.  We live in the woods too so I know what you mean about those critters and your crops.  There are LOTS of knowledgeable people here with regard to cooker choices and the types of cooking you want to do so, yes, get that other thread done.  You will like it here.
Title: Re: Greetings from the Boundary Waters, Minnesota!
Post by: sliding_billy on June 21, 2014, 03:41:37 PM
Greetings from North Texas.
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Post by: sparky on June 21, 2014, 03:48:56 PM
welcome from northern cali.   8)
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Post by: Las Vegan Cajun on June 21, 2014, 04:13:28 PM
Greetings from Las Vegas.  ;)
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Title: Greetings from the Boundary Waters, Minnesota!
Post by: Pappymn on June 21, 2014, 04:22:44 PM
Warm welcome from Woodbury, Minnesota. I think you are our fifth Minnesotan. Pretty soon Tee will give us a break on the monthly fee. ;D
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Post by: CDN Smoker on June 21, 2014, 04:49:57 PM
Welcome from Manitoba, Canada ;D
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Post by: HighOnSmoke on June 21, 2014, 05:20:40 PM
Welcome from SE Georgia!
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Post by: ACW3 on June 21, 2014, 06:37:40 PM
Welcome from NC.

Art
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Post by: catinatree on June 21, 2014, 06:39:28 PM
A warm and hearty welcome from Boulder, Colorado !!!
Title: Re: Greetings from the Boundary Waters, Minnesota!
Post by: spuds on June 21, 2014, 06:46:19 PM
Hi,

My husband and I live in lake country near the BWCA (Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness) in northern Minnesota, and enjoy camping and cooking and traveling around the US from time to time.  We're trying to improve our outdoor cooking skills and like to cook with our Cobb cookers, outdoor Dutch ovens, and other assorted cooking toys.

We're terrible gardeners but we keep trying.  Since we live in the woods, there is a lot of competition between us and the local critters regarding who will get to the garden stuff first.

I have many hobbies including cooking, beading, counted cross stitch, knitting, crochet, tatting, etc.  I've sewed professionally and still love that, too.  I love to read murder mysteries, especially those set in the outdoors and/or in Minnesota.

We've owned a Brinkmann electric smoker for years but haven't learned how to use it yet.  Bad us, I know.  We're missing out on some good eats.

We currently have a five-burner CharBroil grill that we really want to love, but we don't.  I plan to start another thread to see if anyone has any suggestions about that.   :(

I'm looking forward to getting to know the people here and hopefully learn a thing or two, and maybe share a few tips of my own.
You will love it here,all kinds of cooking for anyones taste.

Use the amazen smoker in your Brinkman,make great smoked meats and cheeses,and simple foolproof with the amazen.

Mrs a big crafter too,be sure to post in Hobbies.

Also in mtns,isnt mtn gardening a challenge,wow!!!! Keep at it,I have some suggestions on crops that work for us,and its taken YEARS to find them.

Dutch ovens? Oh yeah,my kind of cooking,though I have a LOT to learn on that,makes great bread in your oven using it for artisan bread,another easy peasy thing to do.

WELCOME from SoCal!!
Title: Re: Greetings from the Boundary Waters, Minnesota!
Post by: muebe on June 22, 2014, 12:16:50 AM
Welcome from Southern California
Title: Re: Greetings from the Boundary Waters, Minnesota!
Post by: drholly on June 22, 2014, 12:18:50 AM
Welcome from Brooklyn Park, MN - pretty soon we have to get all the MN folks together.

Ummmm... Pappy, are you STILL paying that fee? It's been a couple years now... just sayin'...  ;) :D

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Post by: TentHunteR on June 22, 2014, 12:32:09 AM
Welcome to the forum, from NE Ohio!
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Post by: Curtislowe on June 22, 2014, 12:33:59 AM
Welcome from South Arkansas!  Looking forward to you podting dome Dutch oven cooks!
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Post by: smoker pete on June 22, 2014, 12:02:09 PM
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Title: Re: Greetings from the Boundary Waters, Minnesota!
Post by: Northshore on June 22, 2014, 01:17:41 PM
Welcome from Grand Marais, Mn (by way of Istanbul) hope to be home tomorrow. Been away from grills to long. Send me a pm and I will give you my contact number in case you get to GM
Paul
Title: Re: Greetings from the Boundary Waters, Minnesota!
Post by: spuds on June 22, 2014, 01:43:21 PM
Welcome from Brooklyn Park, MN - pretty soon we have to get all the MN folks together.

Ummmm... Pappy, are you STILL paying that fee? It's been a couple years now... just sayin'...  ;) :D
Sven and Ole,I can hear em now.

 Ive been using Tims credit card to pay the fee,Sven and Ole taught me that.
Title: Re: Greetings from the Boundary Waters, Minnesota!
Post by: GrillinBWCA on June 23, 2014, 11:22:35 AM
Thanks for the nice welcome posts, everyone.  I think I like this place!
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Post by: TMB on June 23, 2014, 12:08:29 PM
Welcome from Alabama!!
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Post by: Guido1964 on June 23, 2014, 06:40:45 PM
Welcome aboard from Southeastern AZ
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Post by: teesquare on June 23, 2014, 08:48:18 PM
Welcome from Brooklyn Park, MN - pretty soon we have to get all the MN folks together.

Ummmm... Pappy, are you STILL paying that fee? It's been a couple years now... just sayin'...  ;) :D
Sven and Ole,I can hear em now.

 Ive been using Tims credit card to pay the fee,Sven and Ole taught me that.

Careful who you run with Spuds...we call those 2 the "Minny-Sotah Mafia"....They have been known to do hold-ups at local Luthern church socials for all of the lutefisk.... :D :D :D
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Post by: TwoPockets on June 23, 2014, 09:13:16 PM
Welcome from mid Alabama!
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Post by: nukeofficer on June 28, 2014, 03:00:23 AM
Welcome from the Pacific Northwest.

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Post by: old sarge on July 07, 2014, 05:54:12 PM
Welcome from Arizona!