There have been a few mishaps along the way that played a role in my learning, BUT I can say with certainty that the free site and the pit have more than significantly moulded my current abilities. It’s been a truly fulfilling period of my being and looking expectantly for what’s to come.
It’s just over a year since my first low & slow cook and I feel I now have the confidence to express myself without worrying about failure. I have self-assessed my progress and given myself 70% pass mark. Deciding that’s high enough for me to have the freedom to experiment and irrespective of the outcome I will not become disillusioned.
The downside to learning from this site (not that there is any) is my inability to absorb and retain all the information that is available BUT the big plus is it’s always accessible.
What really trips me up is sharing with people that are so set in their ways that no matter what you say most do not want to change or accept the advice or completely disagree without a valid explanation or reasoning.
Their loss that reminds me of a story I heard and often share:-
A home cook is preparing a roast and hacks off a chunk of the meat before placing it in the roasting pan. When asked why she cut the piece off she replied “my mother always did”. On questioning her mother why she cut off a section of the meat she replied “the hunk of meat was too big for my roasting pan so it needed a trim”.
One of my fond or over-optimistic memories was learning that it was not critical to have the cooker run exactly at 225F. I would fiddle with the gas knob every time it went a little over the mark. I eventually learnt that my smoker dialed in almost perfectly at 230 and accepted that was okay.
Big thanks to all fellow pit members for their contributions that make this place an enjoyable place to learn and participate.
I look forward to upping my game in 2019 and wish the same for you all.
It’s just over a year since my first low & slow cook and I feel I now have the confidence to express myself without worrying about failure. I have self-assessed my progress and given myself 70% pass mark. Deciding that’s high enough for me to have the freedom to experiment and irrespective of the outcome I will not become disillusioned.
The downside to learning from this site (not that there is any) is my inability to absorb and retain all the information that is available BUT the big plus is it’s always accessible.
What really trips me up is sharing with people that are so set in their ways that no matter what you say most do not want to change or accept the advice or completely disagree without a valid explanation or reasoning.
Their loss that reminds me of a story I heard and often share:-
A home cook is preparing a roast and hacks off a chunk of the meat before placing it in the roasting pan. When asked why she cut the piece off she replied “my mother always did”. On questioning her mother why she cut off a section of the meat she replied “the hunk of meat was too big for my roasting pan so it needed a trim”.
One of my fond or over-optimistic memories was learning that it was not critical to have the cooker run exactly at 225F. I would fiddle with the gas knob every time it went a little over the mark. I eventually learnt that my smoker dialed in almost perfectly at 230 and accepted that was okay.
Big thanks to all fellow pit members for their contributions that make this place an enjoyable place to learn and participate.
I look forward to upping my game in 2019 and wish the same for you all.
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