New to this whole BBQ thing, for years, ribs have been my passion, so I've decided I want to do them myself, when I want 'em!
Trying to find a smoker/grill was not an easy task. Menards (kinda like a Home Depot or Lowes) was the only place I could find one (until yesterday, when Wally World got some New Braunfields horizontals, don't remember the model but it was about $165.00). Any way, I got a Brinkman Smoke King Deluxe (set me back $180 on sale). Thursday I did the curing thing, and now I'm waiting for my next weekend off to try something...anything!
Found this site, been reading a lot of posts and am looking forward to learning something from all of you! Seems like a lot of resident experts here---just what I was looking for
I'm married, have two boys (9 1/2 and 2 1/2), and will be hitting the big 4-oh in a few short months!
Any advice for my first effort? What meat to do; use wood, briquets, or a combo; do I need to use the water pan. Am I thinking about all this too hard? I don't think I was this nervous/excited since I got married 17 years ago 8)
Oh, yea, I do home brew too (most recent brew was a batch of mead)!
Trying to find a smoker/grill was not an easy task. Menards (kinda like a Home Depot or Lowes) was the only place I could find one (until yesterday, when Wally World got some New Braunfields horizontals, don't remember the model but it was about $165.00). Any way, I got a Brinkman Smoke King Deluxe (set me back $180 on sale). Thursday I did the curing thing, and now I'm waiting for my next weekend off to try something...anything!
Found this site, been reading a lot of posts and am looking forward to learning something from all of you! Seems like a lot of resident experts here---just what I was looking for

I'm married, have two boys (9 1/2 and 2 1/2), and will be hitting the big 4-oh in a few short months!
Any advice for my first effort? What meat to do; use wood, briquets, or a combo; do I need to use the water pan. Am I thinking about all this too hard? I don't think I was this nervous/excited since I got married 17 years ago 8)
Oh, yea, I do home brew too (most recent brew was a batch of mead)!