[DaSwede]

Hi all, my name is Johan and I moved to Phoenix from cold Sweden two years ago. I didnt grow up enjoying true american bbq so you might say that I am trying to catch up. When I met my beautiful wife and realized that I would live in the US for the rest of my life, I decided to adopt the american way. I have Cardinal season tickets, drive a Jeep Wrangler, own a gun and love BBQ. Not what you would expect from a typical swede. But when you live in the desert there is something magic about the Sonoran sunsets, saguaros and the smell of smoke.
Still a newbie and would appreciate any advice and skills that you can share with me. First of all - I need a good smoker for my backyard. Have a lot of friends from Europe visiting all the time and I want to be able to blow them away with great que. What would you recommend?

Besides enjoying great BBQ I run my own company. www.magnussonllc.com

Thanks in advance

Johan Magnusson 

[azcolt45]

Ya Shure!!  Glad to have you on the forum. This, from the other Swede here, or at least 3/4 to 7/8 Swede. There are some guys in the woodpile we can't account for,  Ha Ha
What part of the valley do you live in??

Always glad to help
Colt "Hogstrom"

[Mike (AZBarbeque)]

Welcome Johan, great to have you on hear.  Glad you found us.  We have a great group of BBQers here and have a lot of fun at our events.  We look forward to meeting you soon out at some of them.

Sounds like you are going to fit right in.  There are several of us that are also season Ticket holders for the Cardinals and we always love a good Tailgate party.

Jump on in and enjoy the site and all it has to offer.  We look forward to seeing you online and sharing BBQ insight with you.

WELCOME!!

[DaSwede]

azcolt45: I live in Phoenix (By Cavecreek and Greenway). Happy to hear you from you. 3/4 or 7/8 is enough for me :-)
Mike: I appreciate it. Looking forward learning from all. And there are really a lot of good stuff on this site. had a big laugh reading about the "bacon explosion" on recipes. Got to try that one out.

Johan

[Quiggs]

Welcome Johan, maybe you can share some Swedish cuisine recipes our way!!

[azkitch]

Welcome aboard, Johan. I'm an "almost Swede", Mom grew up in NW Minnesota, and her siblings all moved to Minneapolis and married Scandinavians. I hear they have lefsa parties...that'd be Norwegian, eh?
Yes, share Swedish recipes with us. My stepson had a friend over here working for Volvo until their work visa ran out. I guess he's got a standing invite. Mebbe he should've spent his tax return on that instead of X-Box 360...
azkitch

[azcolt45]

Johan, you live close to me, I'm at Cave Creek and Dunlap,,  well really 11th Ave and Dunlap.  Still darn close. 
Just got through cleaning up the smoker, going to cook for 4 to 5 hundred on Wed. Open House for a friends business.
Still can't wait to cook for myself on the weekends.
Colt

[desertdog]

Hey Johan,

Great Grandfather and Grandmother from Misterhult, Kalmar area.  Mom's side is Norweigan,  had a farm in Voss.

I lived in Europe for 10 years, (Bavaria, Germany).

What part of Sweden are you from??

[Crash]

Welcome Johan, good to have you here.  Ask any questions that you have and I am sure that you will receive a prompt response from someone. 

[SmokinFatboy]

Welcome Johan. I have been off the site for awhile, but let me tell you this is the nicest bunch of folks. I haven't met any in person yet, but the advice and info they give has helped me by leaps and bounds. Have fun BBQin'.

[KidCurry]

WELCOME!!!

[DaSwede]

Swedish Burgers


Here is a swedish version of an hamburger, not a favorite of mine but still interesting:

Biff

[DaSwede]

Here is a swedish version of an hamburger, not a favorite of mine but still interesting:

Biff

[BERNIETHEK]

Hey,  Welcome to the site.  But please answer a burning question for me "can you smoke swedish meatballs"?
Bernie

[DaSwede]

Hey Bernie. You can and they actually taste pretty good. You can always get the IKEA one and put them on the grill or in the smoker. But I prefer to make my own a little bit bigger and with more chooped onions in them :-)
Buy the gravy and the must have lingonberries from IKEA though :-)