Going whole hog

[The Burn]

Sweeeeeet!

[DWCowles]

Looks great eugenek

[bbqoaf]

Awesome, hope we see some pics of this thing fired up in full glory!

[Huskee]

Go Eugene, go Eugene! Nice rig!

[jmott7]

Beautiful, brother. Just beautiful.

[eugenek]

Here she is… I humbly submit my application to join the ranks of my fellow log burners. The last couple weeks I've had to make do with cooking on my WSMs and kettle to serve at the market, but now I can finally handle it in one pit. The built-in starter torch is a nice touch. FIRE!

[Marauderer]

From what you have shared with us you are definitely heading in the right direction. That and good luck will make it successful.

[DWCowles]

eugenek I wish you the best of luck on your new adventure in the BBQ world.

[eugenek]

Hey Barry, I think I've got a good start on ideas, plans, finances, etc. that I've complied within a Google spreadsheet for the last couple months. I haven't thought too much about getting a business loan or about expanding the business beyond just the trailer. I suppose I'll need to get there, but for now my plan is pretty simple—just getting legal to cook at the butcher shop. Thanks for the advice!

[Marauderer]

eugenek If you haven't put together a business plan you really need to do one. It will be a living document that will have changes over a period of time. It will also help you identify your competition and everything about your business. It also really helps if you are going to get a loan to expand your business. Lenders like nto see the business plan. It will also help you to identify your weak areas so you will have them identified and can work at correcting them.

[eugenek]

Things are moving along as far as getting legal. The amount of paperwork and bureaucracy is quite something. I've got an inspection coming up next week with both the health department and fire marshal. It's not with the new smoker since it won't be ready, but I'll be demonstrating on my WSM at a shared community kitchen which is my home base. Got my business name, applied for my business license, setup my business account, almost finished with my logo, talking with a buddy to help me out, etc. Lots of moving parts.

If 90% of restaurants fail, it's not for lack of effort. Really amazing how restaurants persevere!

[eugenek]

Update on the smoker build… The tank is 5'x30".

[Beefchop]

It's true. I wasn't at the manufacturing facility but they had some Amish (or maybe they were plain Mennonites) at the store. That area of the country has a lot of Amish and Mennonite families living there...

[Marauderer]

Eugene I am sending you a PM check your messages.

[eugenek]

Very cool BC, is it true they're made by Amish craftsmen over there in Pennsylvania?