Newbie Alert

[CookingJoy500]

Hello All!
I am in the free trial period right now. I don’t otherwise use social media platforms and am not used to posting on forums, but here goes.
I am from Michigan and know my way around an indoor kitchen, not so much for outdoors.
I have been using a Lodge Hibachi and had some experience in the past with a Weber Kettle and a Vision ceramic grill. As of 2 days ago I now have a Napoleon Prestige 500 RSIB, not fully assembled yet.
I am look’n to do some serious outdoor cook‘n and anticipate needing some advice on how to use this bad boy.

Thanks in advance for any knowledge you wish to impart!

[Donw]

Welcome from Maryland. Many of us refuse to use social media too so you will fit right in and be comfortable here. Your Lodge Sportsman is a really fun cooker and one of my favorite things to cook on.

[CookingJoy500]

Thank-you Love your bear pic.

[Mudkat]

+1 on not a member of any other site!

[Soonerpop]

Welcome from north Texas. You’ll enjoy the Pit.
P. S. I don’t use social media either.

[CookingJoy500]

Thank-you

[Elton's BBQ]

Welcome to the Pit!
Hope you stay around after the trial period CookingJoy500
Cheers from Norway

[CookingJoy500]

Thank-you
Norway- that’s great! One of the few countries I don’t have a cookbook for yet.

[HouseHomey]

Huntington Beach welcomes you and your new cooker. I keep telling myself I’m gonna get one of those Sportsman grills.

[CookingJoy500]

Thank-you. It looks like you live by a beach- you should certainly get a Sportsman.

[Mr. Bones]

Howdy from Kansas Territory, Welcome to Th Pit!

Lookin forward to learnin along with, an from ya!

[CookingJoy500]

Thank-you I have a seared duck breast recipe I would like to try and adapt for the grill. If it works out I will share.

[HawkerXP]

Welcome to the Pit! This is THE only social media you will need or want.

[CookingJoy500]

Thank-you
Goodness, I hope so! Job jar is too full to spend lots of time on social media. I liked the member rules for this one, though.

[Texas Larry]

Welcome from south Texas! I’m with you on the social media stuff. You’re gonna love it here.

[CookingJoy500]

Thank-you
Two welcomes fromTexas already!

[Huskee]

Welcome to the Pitmaster Club, fellow Michigander! Thanks for giving us a try and for introducing yourself. Nice array of cooker you have there.

Since you’re new here, 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!

[CookingJoy500]

Thank-you I appreciate the info-have read some of it already and was helpful!
Have any walleye recipes for the grill you’d like to share? Won’t ask you for your favorite walleye fishing spot, though, I know those are a secret.
Say "Yes"” to Michigan

[Huskee]

CookingJoy500 I fish a lot up north of Hale near Glennie on the AuSable river. Not particularly good at walleyes, it's a mxied bag of pike walleye and bass. No specific recipes- except when I grill fish I love using Heaven Made Products' Blackened Seasoning or their Amazin' Cajun or their soon-to-be-released New Bay (their riff on Old Bay)

[FireMan]

CookingJoy500 we don’t call him the minnow slayer fer nuthin! 🕶

[fzxdoc]

Welcome! You're going to have a great time with routine outdoor cooking added to your repertoire. Nice new toy you got there.

Kathryn

[CookingJoy500]

Thank-you Was hard to find one in stock. It seems a lot of people are looking for a new grill.

[tiewunon]

Welcome aboard from Virginia Beach. You chose the correct place to hone your new craft. Many fine folks here.
BTW D
Do not feel bad, I pretty much have the SGT Schultz routine down (know nothing) about the those things that get hot in that room my wife hangs out in.

[CookingJoy500]

Thank-you I am hoping my husband will at least keep me company out on the deck!

[holehogg]

Greetings from South Africa

[CookingJoy500]

Thank-you I’m dating myself, but fell in love with Africa watching Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom as a kid.

[Panhead John]

Howdy from Houston! Welcome aboard. There’s a lot of great folks here who will be happy to share their tips, how to’s etc. As well as hearing yours. I don’t do social media either, not even Facebook. I’m new as well, started out 3 weeks ago as a free trial. Had so much fun here, I paid up after 3 days. This is really the biggest and by far, best BBQ site anywhere. I thought I was an excellent outdoor cooker and knew a lot. Then I started seeing people post their grilling and cooking photos and recipes. I was quickly put back in my place. 😄 Enjoy!

[CookingJoy500]

Thank-you Hopefully grill will get put together to tonight and can try it out tomorrow. I want to do surf (for me) and turf (for my husband). I am hoping some people have the same grill in case I have any questions specific to the grill. Good luck to you too.

[RichieB]

Welcome from Western Massachusetts.

[CookingJoy500]

Thank-you Have only been to the Boston area, but loved it!

[Rob Johnston]

Welcome from Pittsburgh, PA!

[CookingJoy500]

Thank-you Have had some beautiful drives through PA.