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    I’m Back

    well, it’s been a long time since I was on the Pit, so I figured I should re-introduce myself.

    I Pitmaster name is ecowper ..... Eric works too!

    For those who know me, I’ve been gone 6 months while starting a new job. I closed my personal consulting business and went back to work in a corporate security job. It’s been a great experience, but the first half year has been incredibly consuming. The company is a global manufacturing firm and I’ve ended up traveling globally more than I’ve been home for the past 4 months.

    But, hopefully things are settling down and I’ll be able to join in the fun in Pitmaster again.

    About me .... I live in western Washington, in a little town called Maple Valley. I love to BBQ and grill .... and cook generally. I currently own a Hasty-Bake Gourmet, a Weber Smoky Mountain 22.5”, and .... most recent addition ... a Blackstone pizza oven.

    Accessories include a Fireboard (best thermometer EVER), grill mats, Williams-Sonoma bbq tools (best tongs ever), all sorts of grill baskets, a Thermapen Mk IV, tons of squeeze bottles for sauces and so on.

    Last night I cooked NY strips and ribeyes for dinner .... today I’m cooking a couple racks of back ribs.

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    #2
    Welcome back to the Pit!

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      #3
      Welcome back!
      Cheers from Norway

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        #4
        Glad you are back. Missed ya.

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          #5
          Welcome back, Eric. Good to see you!

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            #6
            Welcome back! 'Careful that corporate stuff doesn't start to interfere with more important things ... like BBQ and grilling ... ..

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            • ecowper
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              Man, had I realized how little BBQ I was gonna do the past 6 months, I might have just kept on consulting.

            #7
            Welcome back Eric!

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              #8
              Welcome back!

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                #9
                Welcome back Eric, we've missed you!! Now, if anyone's seen tbob4 tell him we miss him too....

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                • tbob4
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                  Thanks Captain Mike! I've been working, too. I have been in charge of the Code Enforcement job related to the 2017 fire clean-up in Butte Co. It has been fun but exhausting. Ret. Annuitant hour limitations should give me a break soon.

                • CaptainMike
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                  Howdy Ted, Nice to see you're still kickin'

                #10
                Welcome back, Eric! I too am just coming back from busy work season and looking forward to firing SOMETHING up soon.

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                • ecowper
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                  Just fired up the WSM for some back ribs!

                • richinlbrg
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                  ENJOY, Eric! I bought a rack Thursday. Trying to get up the energy to brine them and cook Sunday.

                #11
                Welcome home brother. I may just make a dish in honor of your return.

                nice steaks! Nothing like grilling to get the BBQ juices flowing.

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                • ecowper
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                  Love that wall to wall pink on the ribeye ..... nice to know I can still cook a steak

                #12
                Glad to have you back. I absolutely abhor corporate politics.

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                • ecowper
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                  Yeah, sometimes they suck. I was (and am) excited about owning a global security program. But putting up with the crap that goes along with it can suck.

                • EdF
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                  Yeah, welcome aboard!

                #13
                Very nice looking steaks ecowper and it’s about dang time you got your butt back here in the pit Eric. 👏👏👏

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                  #14
                  Well just jump right back in Eric!!! Good lookin steaks for starters!!!’

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                    #15
                    Welcome back brother!!

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