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Welcome Center => New Member Introductions => Topic started by: chefjeff on January 20, 2013, 09:49:07 PM

Title: Have I found home?...
Post by: chefjeff on January 20, 2013, 09:49:07 PM
....well I sure hope so!
My name is Jeff, and BBQ has been a huge passion of mine for a decade...I've been through a slew of cookers, and have learned that sometimes it's the cooker, and sometimes it's the man or woman who is doing the cooking.  In other words, I've been happy with sealed metal smokers, charcoal burning ceramic cookers, and so on. They are all great. Recently though I've dipped into the world of Pellet Grilling/smoking, and I feel like I'm on top of the world.  I want to try EVERYTHING possible that can be made in this type of cooker.  So here I am, ready to learn from the best, and ready to share whatever I can contribute from forthcoming triumphs.
Cheers,
Jeff
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Post by: teesquare on January 20, 2013, 09:56:20 PM
Jeff:

Like you, most of ( if not all) us have tried most or all of the technologies currently available. And some of us, like to keep at least one of each at hand for just changing things up a bit from time to time.

But, having said that - I do really like pellet cooking. It offers technology for great control - but still cooking with wood. What a great combination - yielding some of the best food you will ever eat!

It is great to have you hear. You will find the members here to be open minded, and enjoy the friendly exchange of ideas and recipes.

Welcome home!
T

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Post by: TMB on January 20, 2013, 10:04:53 PM
Welcome Jeff!   Here you will find folks that are some of the best when it comes to charcoal, gas, pellet grills and infrared cookers!

If have a question just ask, we love to help!
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Post by: GrillGeek on January 20, 2013, 10:35:10 PM
Welcome Jeff! I knew you'd like it over here, that's why I invited you!

Couldn't be a better group of people over here.

-Eric
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Post by: Pappymn on January 20, 2013, 10:41:06 PM
Welcome from Minnesota. Glad you are here!
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Post by: TentHunteR on January 21, 2013, 01:12:01 AM
Welcome to the forum, Jeff. From N.E. Ohio!
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Post by: drholly on January 21, 2013, 01:22:39 AM
Another MN welcome. Looking forward to learning from you!

David
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Post by: muebe on January 21, 2013, 01:34:58 AM
Welcome from Southern California ;)
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Post by: MossyMO on January 21, 2013, 02:15:44 AM
Glad you joined us Jeff! Welcome from North Dakota!
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Post by: Wing Commander on January 21, 2013, 03:34:02 AM
Welcome from Germany!
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Post by: RAD on January 21, 2013, 07:06:04 AM
welcome and I too was invited here by a friend from another forum and glad I got the invite.
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Post by: squirtthecat on January 21, 2013, 07:41:30 AM

Welcome!   We've got quite a few pellet poopers around here..   ;D
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Post by: Hub on January 21, 2013, 07:56:33 AM
Welcome -- We've got quite a few experienced pellet cooker drivers here so do't be shy!  Any of us will be glad to help you with any questions or problems.

Hub
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Post by: smokeasaurus on January 21, 2013, 09:09:27 AM
Welcome Home!!  Just keep your feet off the table!!  :D
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Post by: pmillen on January 21, 2013, 09:12:57 AM
Welcome to the forum, Jeff.  I'm new to this forum and relatively new to cooking so I'm looking forward to your posts.  Don't forget to include photographs.

Yesterday, when I was carving unicorn roast with my laser knife I noticed that the flux capacitor on my interstellar grill...  See, it needs photos.   ;)
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Post by: Pam Gould on January 21, 2013, 09:32:34 AM
Welcome from cold NW Ohio..your gonna like it here where we all cook on different stuff..very interesting.  Pam .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
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Post by: Sam3 on January 21, 2013, 10:40:18 AM
Welcome from NW New Jersey. Great folks here with some great knowledge.
Glad you're a part of the forum!
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Post by: chefjeff on January 21, 2013, 11:49:27 AM
Thanks everyone for the welcome.  Really nice.  Yesterday I attempted to post a pic of some leftover babybacks in my introductory post.  It was the first time I nailed the "smoke ring".  I found this part of the meat to be sweet, very porky tasting, and of all things, it actually had a "hot dog" delicious flavor.  I'm going to try to include it here, but yesterday I was a bit of a geek, as I didn't know how to size the pic for attaching.  I'll learn the ropes yet, as I'm also going to take pics of tonight's cook.  I'm doing a stuffed chicken breast side down (in a pan) in my cooker that will go for 5 hours at 250°.  Right now I've got Pecan pellets in my cooker, and perhaps as I get more into the flavor profiles of the different woods, I'll use different pellets for different foods.  But right now I'm fine with just using what is in my grill.
Cheers all,
Jeff

P.S.
Looks like no pic in this post....not sure how to comply with the restriction of 512 KB for an individual pic.
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Post by: sparky on January 21, 2013, 12:10:46 PM
welcome from northern cali.  its a great place here.   8)
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Post by: GrillGeek on January 21, 2013, 12:46:55 PM
Jeff, using a service like photobucket will make posting pics easier.
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Post by: teesquare on January 21, 2013, 01:02:34 PM
And we really have to do that to keep bandwidth and data storage issues from ruining our forum.  ;D
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Post by: chefjeff on January 21, 2013, 01:04:02 PM
Well then GrillGeek, thanks to you, I believe I'm in the saddle now!
Thank U

Jeff

(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/Chefjeffy/Memphisbabybacks2-1.jpg)
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Post by: mikecorn.1 on January 21, 2013, 01:05:31 PM
Welcome to the forum from Texas
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Post by: fishingbouchman on January 21, 2013, 02:13:48 PM
welcome from the PNW. 
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Post by: Old Hickory on January 21, 2013, 06:38:50 PM
Welcome from Central California.  Ribs look good.
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Post by: Keymaster on January 21, 2013, 08:10:48 PM
Welcome to the house, Nice ribs ChefJeff.
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Post by: ACW3 on January 21, 2013, 08:28:50 PM
Welcome from North Carolina.  Like your ribs!!

Art
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Post by: Bill-B-Que on January 21, 2013, 09:05:04 PM
Welcome from The sub zero state of Minnesota...Hope you enjoy yourself on this site as much as I do..
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Post by: chefjeff on January 22, 2013, 12:31:06 AM
Thanks all.  Very nice for  the welcome, and I mean that.  Word of honor, within 2 weeks I will make again what I did tonight.  Was planning on taking pics and posting tonight, but the smell of my 5 hour stuffed chicken as it came off of the grill, made me rip into it in a frenzy.  For all I know the juices are still on my fingers and ruining my keyboard.  Guess this is a tease, but next time the pic AND recipe.
Hope to learn more about this site as I don't know yet if there is an area where folks are just into Pellet grilling...but right now, this is the only cooker I am using outdoors, so I guess that's my focus....on the other hand, the chicken I am talking about was originally done (FOR YEARS) in my indoor oven....but not any more, and that's for sure.

Cheers,
Jeff
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Post by: Smokenovice on January 23, 2013, 02:33:00 AM
Welcome chefjeff from another SoCal BBQr  ;)