Big Mike from Houston, TX

[mattyb05]

Welcome. Great pics!

[PaulstheRibList]

Dude, that is so cool! Love the smoker, the journey. And love that you are joining in the fun here!

I'm just down the road on I-10 in Louisiana.

[Mike Nilsen]

I'm the resident crawfish cooker too. My wife didn't let me buy a pot, so I whittled one out of wood. lol

[jharner]

Welcome to the pit, enjoy the Wikipedia of BBQ

[Mike Nilsen]

Thanks for the big welcome.

The wife used to say she doesn't like smoked food, but she just didn't really know what it was. It'd didn't take long.


I told her I posted on the forum, and she sent me a photo of the first time I broke out the brand new smoker, version 1.0. My how things have changed.

[Steve B]

Welcome aboard.
I'm still trying to figure out what the heck you were thinking of when you decided to build a smoker out of wood.
Wood and fire go together great if you're trying to burn the house down. Hehe
But seriously that is one bad ass smoker.
Very nice.

[bardsleyque]

Welcome from Issaquah Wa whoda thunk a wooden smoker. Is it post oak?From the looks of the meat that came off it works very well!

[tbob4]

Welcome from Northern CA

[Mike Nilsen]

The fact the smoker is made of wood is what most find surprising, and frankly, I didn't know if it would work. Fire did necessitate several improvements to be made, but that's been part of the fun of continuously working on it. Someone once said necessity is the mother of invention, and I necessitated meat.

[PaulstheRibList]

#NecessitatedMeat

[EdF]

That is just so cool!