Pokey
New member
I've been smokin' for years, but have only recently become a pellethead and serious hobbyist at this. I started with a Mirro SmokeHouse that I inherited from my ex- that I used for over 25 years to pre-smoke ribs before finishing them off on the grill. I couldn't really use it as a smoker/cooker because I couldn't control the temperature well enough. I now use it as the rack and cabinet for cold smoking with the A-MAZE-N Smoke generator as the source of smoke. I've got a Traeger Lil Tex (almost Elite) that I got last Father's Day and am enjoying the heck out of. Round it all off with a Weber Genesis Gold grill and a Foodsaver Vacuum sealer, and I've got a lot of toys to play with.
I like to cure salmon to make lox, slow cook in the Traeger (butt, brisket, ribs, fish, poultry, fatties, ABTs), cold smoke lox and cheese.
DW (da wife) is happy to have me contributing food to the table. The little one (teenager, 14) is a vegan, so she's not interested in much of this. She thinks I should wear a patch to break my addiction to smoking. We have a sailboat, named Pokey since she doesn't go very fast, that we sail in the Long Island Sound. Since this smoking thing is all about cooking slowly, I decided to keep the moniker for this avocation, too.
I also participate in Smoking MeatForums and PelletHeads. Looking forward to learning from you folks. I can use all the help I can get!
TIA (Thanks in advance)
I like to cure salmon to make lox, slow cook in the Traeger (butt, brisket, ribs, fish, poultry, fatties, ABTs), cold smoke lox and cheese.
DW (da wife) is happy to have me contributing food to the table. The little one (teenager, 14) is a vegan, so she's not interested in much of this. She thinks I should wear a patch to break my addiction to smoking. We have a sailboat, named Pokey since she doesn't go very fast, that we sail in the Long Island Sound. Since this smoking thing is all about cooking slowly, I decided to keep the moniker for this avocation, too.
I also participate in Smoking MeatForums and PelletHeads. Looking forward to learning from you folks. I can use all the help I can get!
TIA (Thanks in advance)