Hello From Williamstown, NJ

Just wanted to say Hi to all the BBQ Lovers out there and I am happy to be in this group! Just a little about myself, I love to cook but BBQ is my passion. I have a ProQ 2 level Bullet smoker that has seen better days and a Weber 26" kettle grill/smoker that is about 3 years old. I have collected just about everything I will need to attempt my first 300 gallon propane tank cooker as soon as I am more mobile. I was a mechanic for 30 years and it wiped out my back. After more failed back injections than I can remember, a spinal fusion and soon a spinal stimulator I hope to get back to the project! My favorite woods to smoke with is Cherry, Pecan and Oak wine barrel chunks! I typically use Kingsford traditional briquettes fired in a chimney. I personally despise the Match Light charcoal since it has to add something to the taste of the meat that can't be good! I have cooked hundreds of racks of ribs, a bunch of Butts and Shoulders, brisket at least 5 times, pork tenderloins and loins. I have done a few beef roasts and a whole flock of turkeys and chickens. My goal is for a pig roast when I get my big cooker built! I have concocted my own rubs and sauces over the years but to my dismay I never measure or write down any of it! LOL The cooker I am building will be on a trailer, a reverse flow with a stationary lower deflector and a Rib/warming box with at least 5 levels. I have a 2 propane burner set up for pots etc, a grill for burgers etc. and storage for wood and supplies so that I can go places and cook. I will also have a fresh water sink for clean up in case I ever decide to do any sanctioned competitions. If I get to the point of being able to work again I hope to start a BBQ Catering business of some sort. I watch a lot of BBQ Competitions on TV and my favorite BBQ guy is STUMP! Myron Mixon is a little tor full of himself for me but I did read his book! I do have a question for the group, how to you clean your big cookers? I am thinking after it's seasoned good and you cook you can just get the temp up over 300 and use a pressure washer to clean the grates etc.? That question has been burning in my brain for a long time. Thanks for allowing me to be a part of the group and sorry for droning on so long!:blabla::blabla::blabla:

Thanks everyone! I am still getting used to the site and how to navigate. I will check out as much as I can find!