Good afternoon everyone. I'm Joel from Mill Creek WA (originally from New Hope, MN) and I joined the group after talking with my friend (and Hero member!) PappyMN. A nice benefit of living in WA is that even though it may be rainy it's warm enough to grill out year round. I currently have a CharBroil (yes I know..will be upgraded soon) Propane gill, a Weber One Touch Gold Kettle charcoal grill and my lovely wife just bought me a Weber Smokey Mountain smoker. I have always enjoyed grilling out and I am pretty good with the basics but I would really like to take it to another level in 2014, especially with the smoker. I am looking forward to gaining some knowledge from the experts and and trying out some new ideas.