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Hello from probably the most BBQ-free capital of the world, Silicon Valley, CA

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    Hello from probably the most BBQ-free capital of the world, Silicon Valley, CA

    There is a saying in the tech industry that you never want your product to release its compressed smoke. Samsung recently got bit by that.

    So I get my aggression out by smoking meat. Despite BBQ being quite rare in these parts, a few buddies (ok, only one) and I have a passion for BBQ. He introduced me to Amazing Ribs a few years back, and I've been absorbing like a sponge, getting in the science and tech of BBQ. There is some absolutely amazing (no pun intended) info on this site. So I'm happy to give a little back and jump in the pit.

    For Christmas, my lovely wife bought me the grill/smoker I've been looking at for quite awhile... a GMG DB w/ WiFi. For her, spare no expense to have me cook more frequently! Plus she grew up in Santa Maria, so she was raised on tri-tip back when they used to have it there. At its core, the GMG DB is great sorta-grill / sorta-smoker (it really is a glorified convection oven) and with some tricks, it has done well and I'm quite happy with how much easier it makes smoking than my last smoker. The WIFI / app side of it leaves a lot to be desired, but to their credit, GMG is really trying to fix it all, and their support has been decent.

    Anyway, happy to join in the group here, and perfect my game in a land where many people have not even had smoked meats. I can't thank the AR crew enuf for the great work they do and info they share. Thank you!

    -Matt

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    A hearty welcome from Illinois.

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      Welcome to the pit from Southern Illinois!

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        Welcome from ohio

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            Welcome to The Pit Matt.

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              #7
              Welcome!!! I hear ya man. Minnesota ain't no BBQ Pit either!! We are thankful for the support and look forward to your contributions. We'd love to see some pictures of your GMG.
              And get to work on that signature, so we can see what your working with!!

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                Welcome from Colorado ...

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                  #9
                  Welcome to fun in the Pit!

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                    #10
                    welcome from northern ca

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                      #11
                      Welcome to the Pit! GirlpoweredBBQ isn't far from you, I think.

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                        #12
                        Welcome from Indiana!

                        here is a fun video of Chris Lilly trying to teach some folks at Google about Q.

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                        • Breadhead
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                          Google has 10's of thousands of employees... it appears the "Chip Heads" have little interest in BBQ. They wouldn't want to leave their computer every 30 minutes to feed a stick burner.😖

                        • Steve R.
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                          I think Fireboard and chip heads would be a match made in BBQ heaven. They just need to be enlightened.

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                        Welcome from Chico, CA. If your wife is from Santa Maria you have to get a Santa Maria gill! If you mix a bit of your smoke with the flame of the grill you will knock her socks off!

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                        • tbob4
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                          This page http://sixblade.com/BBQ/distributors.htm lists the Costco's where the Santa Maria grill should be selling in a few months. If you decide to get one, hit me up for some accessory needs and buying tips. I have one and bought on for my dad.

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                        Welcome aboard audiowurks! One thing that I think might help a lot might be the thread on "How to cook tofu?", being that you are in Silicon Valley & all. Amidst all the pressure that you may have to abandon ship, stay the course, grill meat, smoke meat, & have fun!

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                          Ha! I bring in smoked goodies for my co-workers. They are starting to get it. Admittedly, this area is very diverse and others have exposed me to exotic flavors from all over the world. Honestly this area has some of the best food from all over the world. I'm lucky.

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                        Howdy from Kansas Territory, Welcome to th' Pit!!!
                        As an' Electrician, totally unnerstand th' concept o' not releasin' th' "Magic Smoke"

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