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HappyTom

Former Member

Joined: Feb 2016

Posts: 2
#1

Hello All!

February 26, 2016, 10:17 AM

I got into outdoor cooking about 3 years ago during an unplanned year between jobs. This is when I discovered Amazing Ribs. Good news is I'm back to work and have a delicious new hobby. Used info from this site to make some awesome steaks, moved on to chicken recipes and never looked back. Thought it was time to anti up and join the group, the money I was saving on not ruining food has more than offset the cost of annual membership. My wife would rather have me make a couple of $10 steaks at home than go out for a $100 dinner, and that is great by me!
I bought a Weber Spirit gas grill, would have liked to get something nicer, but the price/quality/value equation looked good while out of work. Since than I have added 1/2 grillgrate and a couple of digital thermometers. It seems to do the job pretty well.
Anyway, looking forward to gaining knowledge and skills from all of you.

Happy tom
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DWCowles

Founding Member

Joined: Jul 2014

Posts: 9697

Location: Smiths Grove, Ky

Hi, my name is Darrell. I'm an OTR truck driver for over 25 years. During my off time I love doing backyard cooks. I have a 48" Lang Deluxe smoker, Rec-Tec pellet smoker,1 Weber Genesis 330, 1 Weber Performer (blue), 2 Weber kettles (1 black and 1 Copper), 1 26" Weber kettle, a WSM, 8 Maverick Redi Chek thermometers, a PartyQ, 2 SnS, Grill Grates, Cast Iron grates, 1 ThermoPop (orange) and 2 ThermoPens (pink and orange) and planning on adding more cooking accessories. Now I have an Anova sous vide, the Dragon blower and 2 Chef alarms from Thermoworks.
#2

February 26, 2016, 10:23 AM

Welcome HappyTom
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Jerod Broussard

Moderator

Joined: Jun 2014

Posts: 12932

Location: East Texas

"Spray cheese, from the famous family of aerosol cheeses."
#3

February 26, 2016, 10:24 AM

Welcome Tom!!

Thanks for the support!!
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LA Pork Butt

Charter Member

Joined: Dec 2014

Posts: 7697

Location: Grew up in New Orleans, 20 years in Texas, 22 years in Mandeville, LA. Now Dallas, TX
#4

February 26, 2016, 12:34 PM

Welcome to the Pit!
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Danjohnston949

In Memoriam

Joined: Dec 2014

Posts: 4394

Location: 1410 9th. St. N, Fargo ND
#5

February 26, 2016, 12:36 PM

Happy Tom, Welcome to The Pit! Eat Well and Prosper! From Fargo ND, Dan
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Breadhead

Former Member

Joined: Jul 2014

Posts: 0
#6

February 26, 2016, 02:14 PM

Welcome to the Pit HappyTom Ã°Å¸â€˜Â
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jharner

Club Member

Joined: Jan 2016

Posts: 1341

Location: Louisiana - North West but a coon ass at heart

Cookers

Camp Chef DLX Pellet Grill
Weber 22.5 Kettle
Brickman Box Smoker

Accessories

Slow N Sear
Tube Smoker
Turkey Cannon
Rib racks
Weber chimney starter

Thermometer's

Maverick ET 735
Tru Temp 3619n
Thermapen mk4
Thermapop

Favorite Drink

Free beer
Coors Light
Windsor ( Canadian blended whiskey )
#7

February 27, 2016, 12:07 AM

Welcome
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Jon Solberg

Former Member

Joined: Jul 2014

Posts: 4725
#8

February 27, 2016, 05:17 AM

Hello Tom Welcome.
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Huskee

Administrator

Joined: May 2014

Posts: 19403

Location: Clare, Michigan area

Follow me on Instagram, huskeesbarbecue

Smokers / Grills
Yoder loaded Wichita offset smoker

PBC

Grilla Silverbac pellet grill

Slow 'N Sear Deluxe Kamado (SnSK)

Masterbuilt Gravity 560

Masterbuilt Digital Charcoal Cabinet

Weber 22" Original Kettle Premium (copper)

Weber 26" Original Kettle Premium (light blue)

Weber Jumbo Joe Gold (18.5")

Weber Smokey Joe Silver (14.5")

Brinkmann cabinet charcoal smoker (repurposed)

Thermometers
SnS 500 4-probe wireless

(3) Maverick XR-50 4-probe Wireless Thermometers

A few straggler Maverick ET-732s

Maverick ET-735 Bluetooth (in box)

Smoke X4 by ThermoWorks

Thermapen MkII, orange & purple

ThermoPop, yellow, plus a few more in a drawer for gifts

ThermoWorks ChefAlarm (wife's)

Morpilot 6-probe wireless

ThermoWorks Infrared IRK2

ThermoWorks fridge & freezer therms as well

Accessories
Instant Pot 6qt

Anova Bluetooth SV

Kitchen Aide mixer & meat grinder attachment

Kindling Cracker King (XL)

a couple BBQ Dragons

Weber full & half chimneys, Char-Broil Half Time chimney

Weber grill topper

Slow 'N Sear Original, XL, and SnS Charcoal Basket (for Jumbo Joe)

Drip 'N Griddle Pans, 22' Easy Spin Grate, and Elevated Cooking grate, by SnSGrills

Pittsburgh Digital Moisture Meter

Beverages
Favorite summer beers: Leinenkugels Summer & Grapefruit Shandy, Hamm's, Michelob Ultra Pure Gold

Fav other beers: Zombie Dust (an IPA by 3 Floyd's Brewing), Austin Bros IPA, DAB, Sam Adams regular, Third Shift amber or Coors Batch 19, Stella Artois

Fav cheap beers: Pabst, High Life, Hamm's & Stroh's

Most favorite beer: The one in your fridge

Wine: Red- big, bold, tannic & peppery- Petite Sirah, Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauv, Sangiovese, Syrah, etc

Whiskey: Buffalo Trace, E.H. Taylor, Blanton's, Old Forester 1870, Elijah Craig Toasted, Basil Hayden's. Neat please.

Scotch: Current favorite- The Arran (anything by them), Glenmorangie 12yr Lasanta, sherry cask finished. The Balvenie Double Wood, also like Oban 18yr, and The Glenlivet Nadurra (Oloroso sherry cask finished) among others. Neat please.

About me
Real name: Aaron
Location: Farwell, Michigan- near Clare. (dead center of lower peninsula)

Occupation:
Healthcare- Licensed & Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) at MyMichigan Health, a University of Michigan Health System.
#9

February 27, 2016, 09:44 AM

Welcome to The Pit HappyTom! Thanks for joining up with us. Glad you're back to work! Been there myself....

Since this is your first post, please check out our homework assignment post for new members, it contains a few how-tos and please-dos. This will help you learn your way around so you can get the best experience from our forum.

Also, it's very important that you add the domain AmazingRibs.com to your email safe list in case you are ever drawn as our monthly Gold Medal Giveaway winner!

Hope to hear & see more from you!
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CeramicChef

Former Member

Joined: Jul 2014

Posts: 1184

Location: OKC, OK
#10

February 27, 2016, 12:56 PM

HappyTom - welcome to The Pit and Welcome to The Addiction!
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MBMorgan

Club Member

Joined: Sep 2015

Posts: 8216

Location: Colorado

> Weber Genesis EP-330
> Grilla Grills Original Grilla (OG) pellet smoker with Alpha/Connect
> Pit Barrel Cooker (gone to a new home)
> WeberQ 2000 (on "loan" to a relative (I'll never see it again))
> Old Smokey Electric (for chickens mostly - when it's too nasty out
to fiddle with a more capable cooker)
> Luhr Jensen Little Chief Electric - Top Loader circa 1990 (smoked fish & jerky)
> Thermoworks Smoke
> 3 Thermoworks Chef Alarms
> Thermoworks Thermapen One
> Thermoworks Thermapen Classic
> Thermoworks Thermopop
> Thermoworks IR-GUN-S
> Anova sous vide circulator
> Searzall torch
> BBQ Guru Rib Ring
> WÜSTHOF, Dalstrong, and Buck knives
> Paprika App on Mac and iOS
#11

February 27, 2016, 12:57 PM

Welcome aboard, Tom!
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BigBear

Former Member

Joined: Sep 2015

Posts: 657

Location: Dallas-Ft. Worth
#12

February 27, 2016, 01:03 PM

Welcome to The Pit HappyTom . Glad you joined the club!
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fuzzydaddy

Club Member

Joined: Nov 2014

Posts: 5096

Location: Summerfield FL, NE of The Villages

Cookers:
SnS Kettle with SnS Deluxe, SS & Cast iron pans, elevated grate.
Grilla OG with upper shelf and pizza stone.
Weber Genesis SA-E-330 LP INDIGO with SS Grates, Weber Crafted frame kit, baking stone, griddle (2/3), all from Ace Hardware.

Everything Else:
SnS #3 I was their first customer.
Sous Vide equipment.
Instant read and leave-in thermometers.
Grill Grates.
Kingsford Blue Bag, Weber lighter cubes, Weber charcoal chimneys.
BBQr's Delight Hickory & Apple flavor pellets, propane torch, 12" smoke tube.
Grilla apple & hickory pellets, Royal Oak charcoal pellets.
Rubs with salt: Meat Church, Meathead's.
Rubs without salt: SnS Grills Rocky's Rub and Not Just for Beef.
Rubs home-mixed: None at this time.
Spices: Lots of 'em.
#13

March 2, 2016, 08:05 PM

I've been away a lot, so a belated Welcome HappyTom!
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