Hello everyone!

[bcoz]

Hi everybody,

I am a new member, My name is Brett I live in Buda TX (10 min south of Austin). I'm excited to be a member of this community. I'm closing on my first house in 2 months and after years of living in apartments I am excited to get back to being able to grill, smoke and prepare food as god intended, over fire. I got the Meathead book after hearing that it had science stuff in it (I am a sucker for food science stuff) and it led me here. looking forward to sharing pictures and swapping recipes!

[fuzzydaddy]

Welcome to The Pit bcoz! We're glad you joined and look forward to having you around, seeing your photos and recipes. Have you purchased any cookers for your house yet, or decided on what your buying?

[MBMorgan]

Welcome to the Pit, Brett!

[bcoz]

hi fuzzydaddy, for my house I'm buying a Pit Barrel Cooker and probably a good gas grill (5 or 6 burner from Char Broil probably). I'm hoping to get a pellet cooker or good stick burner at some point but that'll likely be after I get back into to the swing of making my own recipes. I do all the cooking in my house and spent some time at New England Culinary Institute in Burlington VT (where I realized I love cooking just restaurant work isn't for me).

[fuzzydaddy]

Sounds great. It's nice to have a house where you can have all the cookers you want (or can afford). I've bought a house in Florida and have much more room for my cookers than my place in Tennessee..

[DWCowles]

Welcome bcoz

[FireMan]

Welcome aboard bcoz! Any body who uses the word stuff twice in the same sentence is A-OK with me. Looking forward to your contributions. Enjoy the ride!

[LA Pork Butt]

bcoz Welcome to the Pit! Unless my memory fails me Salt Lick is almost in your backyard.

[bcoz]

indeed it is! also about 20 minutes from Lockhart where Black's, Kreuz market and Smitty's all are, also not too far north we have Freedman's, La Barbecue and Franklin in Austin.

[Thunder77]

Welcome to tue Pit! We're glad you're here! 😎

[Huskee]

Welcome to The Pit bcoz! Thanks for joining up with us. Congrats on the new place! I knwo the joys of once again getting your own backyard and being able to do what you want, namely smoke all day long! Please check out our Searchable Reviews section (if you haven't already) to help you narrow down your choices. Max and Meathead have worked hard to provide honest feedback on many cookers, to help save you money & trouble.

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.

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Hope to hear & see more from you!

[Stevo]

Howdy from Georgetown, TX!

[Danjohnston949]

bcoz, Brett, Welcome to The Pit! You are Now Enrolled in the BBQ Univ.! Attendance and Participation are Mandatory! Getting to be a lot of you Texan Members of The Pit! Some Day I will have to tell you about the two old Farmers one from Texas the other from North Dakota that met at a Convention!
Eat Well and Prosper! From. A Backyard Cremator in Fargo ND, Dan

[rip1877]

How many members does it take to get a charter?

[Nate]

Greetings from Indiana

[jharner]

Welcome to the pit, looking forward to what you have to share. Enjoy the Wikipedia of BBQ.

[Jon Solberg]

Welcome !!!!

[rip1877]

Welcome to the Pit from Austin!

[bcoz]

Right up the road!