Soooo, how did you get your start?

[PGarSD]

I have always had a grill around but became interested in smoking meat when I moved from TX to San Diego many years ago and couldn't find good BBQ.

I started with a used small Cookshack electric smoker, moved to a big pellet smoker (FEC-100) and then, last year, finally bit the bullet and bought a huge offset (Klose 20x60 BYC). I still have all three smokers in the rotation and decide which to use based on the time I have to manage things and the size of the cook. All put out excellent BBQ.


If I had a bigger yard like some of y'all, I'd have me a trailer smoker right quick just for the heck of it.

 

[Itsdone]

I learned on my own. POS Brinkman. Many meteorites on that smoker.

 

[hedonsmbot]

Turned 40, got married, had kids.

Woke up one morning wearing cargo shorts, uncannily interested in grilling and the state of my lawn. There's no rational line of causation.

 

[Big George's BBQ]

My father grilled steak on Saturday and Chicken every Sunday onm the Weber. He had the best chicken. When the weather was really bad he would use the indoor fireplace. When I moved out of my parents house and grilled my own food. Had a little Hibatchi- it was awesome then a Weber. Did not get a gas grill for several years. Got into competition after my wife got me a Chargriller offset. My oldest son told me to adjust my pantyhose and pull up my skirt and lets compete- we did and it was fun. Done doing Comps. Have a Large BGE that I use for grilling and smoking, a Weber gasser and a Blackstone Flattop Still a lot of fun