New on the forum, saying "hello" with photos


 
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John S - Seattle WA

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Hi,
New to the forum - great to have found you!
Just got my WSM after a few years with my offset rig, built by my Dad in 1958. I'm posting a photo of the rig, which was a bit of a challenge to use, not to mention too small, along with the original plans from Popular Mechanics. Just by way of introduction, I'm also posting some of my best work (up to now, I just got my WSM! - first smoke will be this Sunday)

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Here is some of the Q that was cooked in The Rig.
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Being from Seattle, we smoke a lot of salmon on alder. I jump back and forth between meat and fish in my smoker all the time. Some folks say not to, but I can't keep that much equipment around.
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We also grill a lot of salmon, of course. Tonight I planked some halibut on Cedar.
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Before I started using my Dad's smoker, I used my Spirit 310. Here is some jerk chicken.
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Got the chips, allspice, and allspice "racks" from pimentowood.com.
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Finally, I had to try this one - the afterburner. First steak got away from me a bit.
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But the result was pretty amazing.

Looking forward to learning from you guys and sharing my results. Great community here!
 
Welcome to the forum John, which wsm did you get 18 or 22 ?
Go to the cooking topics section on the home page, there are all kinds of ideas and recipes to try and to help you get the feel of your new toy.
 
what a way to introduce yourself! great looking food.... you will enjoy your new toy.

there is a plethora of information on here and really great people that are willing to help.
 
Great food and pictures John! I really like the smoker your dad made. Please share the smoked salmon recipe sometime. Glad you joined.
 
Looks like a GrillGrate on the steak---you get great grillmarks using those. Enjoyed the PM build, I grew up with that magazine dreaming about the "builds" that they showed. All the food you showed looks like good eats...
 
w0w!
what a FIRST post!
Hello! to you, John Seattle!
Beautiful photos, we expect NO less from you from now on! You've set the bar dude!
 
Thank you for joining, John! While you don't look like you'll need a lot of help, the resourcds here at TVWB are fantastic. And I hope we'll add you to that list of resources.
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Rich
 
Hi John, and welcome!

I hope yours doesn't have an "asbestos-lined box".
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Nice pics, and I love the PBR. I'm knocking one back as I type!
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Bob
 
Nice work!

How did you like the pimento wood? I usually cook my jerk over a mix of apple, pimento berries, and cinnamon sticks, but I've always been curious about pimentowood.com's products.

also, if you're a big jerk fan like me, I can point you towards a great recipe
 
Hi all,
Thanks so much for all the kind comments. As my wife said: "these folks are going to be so much more interested in endless photos of meat than Facebook friends!

As far as the pimentowood.com products, they are great, but a bit pricey. I skipped the allspice leaves, as it was starting to add up, but the allspice berries are great and so are the chips. The "logs" may be a bit uneeded, but we came up with a great way to store them for re-use: They end up all greasy, etc... So we wrap them in foil and freeze them. Seems to work well.
 
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