Hello from Alberta

[dajoker]

Hello, my name is Stacy and I live in Northern Alberta. A lifetime ago, I worked as a cook at a golf course slinging burgers and steaks.

I kind of stumbled into real BBQing in one of life's happy accidents. A couple years ago I won a Weber 22" kettle at a company golf tournament, I thought what the heck am I going to do with that and threw it in the garden shed. A couple weeks later I couldn't sleep and was flipping channels. I stumbled upon the food channel and Bobby Flay's BBQ addiction. He was making root beer BBQ sauce ribs on a charcoal grill. I thought I have a charcoal grill I should give it a try. The next weekend I made the sauce and set up the Weber the best I could for smoking. With 0 temperature gauges I stumbled through a 5 hour smoke, I really have no idea what temperature I was cooking at or what temperature the ribs got to. I tasted the BBQ sauce and thought wow, that really tastes off but the recipe calls for it so I better try it. On my first bite I had an epiphany that I had been BBQing wrong for the last 20+ years.

I have since gotten decent grill thermometers and am anxiously awaiting the Slow 'n Sear I ordered. It's going to be a wonderful smoky summer.

[bbqoaf]

Hello from Calgary, go Flames!

[Jerod Broussard]

Your gonna LOVE that Slow 'n Sear!!

Thanks for the support!!

[CeramicChef]

dajoker - welcome to The Pit and welcome to The Addiction!

[Danjohnston949]

dajoker, Welcome to The Pit! I think you are going to Love your S 'n S, check out Adrenaline BBQ's Web Site informative and convenient techniques and Recipies! I also use a DiqiQ-2 Temp Control with my S 'n S, scary temp control!
Eat Well and Prosper! From Fargo ND, Dan

[dajoker]

As a process controls specialist, I have a feeling I will be geeking out on automated temperature controls sooner rather than later.

[MagWarrior]

Welcome to the best tasting addiction out there!! Enjoy the smoke! !

[fuzzydaddy]

Welcome aboard dajoker!

[DWCowles]

Welcome dajoker

[dajoker]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone.

[Huskee]

Welcome to The Pit dajoker! Nice intro post! I like Bobby Flay, but I gotta say root beer BBQ sauce just doesn't sound good to me. It was good though? Also, you will love the SnS with a controller. I don't use any but those who do have nothing but positive things to say.

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[dajoker]

It was pretty good. The big eureka was the fact the smoke was in the meat, not in the sauce.

[Huskee]

dajoker That's what I like to call "real BBQ", smoke in the meat not the sauce!

[LA Pork Butt]

Welcome to lots of fun in the Pit!

[David Parrish]

Welcome dajoker! We're glad you're here. Thanks for your Slow 'N Sear purchase! You're going to love it.

[Spinaker]

Welcome to the Pit. We're glad your here. Sounds like you've got some good hardware to get you started.

[MBMorgan]

Welcome to the pit, Stacy ...