Hello from Silly Bubba

Hello all! My user name is dietmar239. Many have asked what that means. It actually has nothing to do with the word "diet". I studied German in High School and the name stuck so there you have it. However, my close friends call me Silly Bubba. I am 29 and was born in northern Illinois. I also lived in NY for eight years, St. Louis for two and now Columbia, MD. I've been married to a lovely Oklahoman for the past four years who likes her bbq spicy (Texas style). I have a daughter who is now 5 months old and I believe she will have to go through the BBQ 12-step program as well.

For the longest time, I thought that real bbq was directly over a fire and I've had good Que that way in times past. However, about fiveyears ago I stumbled on the indirect method for Que and have been hooked ever since. I've had the $30 cheapy from Walmart for a while, but got frustrated with the lack of heat control and so I gave it to my parents Currently, I'm looking into buying a Brinkmann Smoke King, but it looks back ordered for now so we'll see how it goes. In the meantime, I have put together a string of good cooking sessions on a regular pit with a drip pan. My goal has been to improve every single time I cook my ribs and my wife says I have. Slap yo momma bbq is my goal, so in about 5 years I should have AK-47 your momma (just kidding, I luv my mama). Anyway, I'm die hard bbq ribs and that's pretty much me.

Silly Bubba Luvs that Q!

Thanks so much for the warm welcome! At this point, I'll take a lefty or a righty. Everywhere I call out here in MD tells me the lefties are on back order and I can't find the righties for less than $500. I must be looking in the wrong places. I have contemplated the WSM because of heat control, but I like the space in the lefties/righties and I assume they have pretty decent heat control as well. Any info for a starvin barbecuer?