Originally from Massachusetts, I never really did anything more than grill. My life changed some however when I move to Houston, TX abut 17 years ago and was introduced to real BBQ. My FIL and I both got Big Green Eggs and started on our journey for the love of the smoke. I moved to Gilbert, AZ 14 years ago and alas, have not done as much smoking as I wanted over that time. I still have my BGE and have assisted my FIL on many smokes on his bigger smoker.
I now own a house with some land where I can create an outdoor kitchen and I plan on making a pizza oven as the cornerstone and then some sort of grill/smoker and also incorporating my BGE of course. My biggest decision is what kind of grill/smoker to get/use for the type of cooking we do.
I look forward to all the tips, tricks and recipes and hopefully sharing a few of my own.