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BBQ Related Topics => Welcome, Please Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: bigmookied on March 08, 2009, 08:34:14 am

Title: Hello from the far East Valley
Post by: bigmookied on March 08, 2009, 08:34:14 am: Hi all,

Just bumped into this site while looking for some BBQ Island cookoff information. Missed the event by a day, but found you all, so I say I am about even on the day so far.

I am a backyard/family charcoal slinger. I enjoy all aspects of cooking withe BBQ and wood smoking my favorite. Currently do not have a high priced rig like some of you, but have a nice kingsford unit with cast iron grates that serves me well. Paid $33 bucks for it on clearance, just had to hit the True Value and buy $1.86 in nuts, bolts and washers. I just started welding again to work on a project vehicle and think I may have a homemade smoker in my future, along with a pizza oven....

Look forward to reading some of the posts and sharpening my skills.

Thanks for having a great place to gather!!

Armando
Title: Re: Hello from the far East Valley
Post by: Quiggs on March 08, 2009, 08:48:53 am: Welcome Armondo!! Glad you found us... if you have any questions just ask away, this is a fun group!!
Title: Re: Hello from the far East Valley
Post by: EJ on March 08, 2009, 11:14:29 am: BMKD,
Welcome. Replied to your Sushi Creek comment on the other strand.
EJ
Title: Re: Hello from the far East Valley
Post by: bigmookied on March 08, 2009, 11:51:10 am: Thanks guys!

EJ I do know Paul, he was there last Saturday night playing in the bar. Great guy and know his Sushi, just wish we were closer to the water for him to get the "really good stuff".

Look forward to learning and providing any help I can for others.
Title: Re: Hello from the far East Valley
Post by: toys4dlr on March 08, 2009, 02:10:43 pm: welcome. hope to see you at some events
Title: Re: Hello from the far East Valley
Post by: BrianL on March 08, 2009, 04:26:52 pm: Welcome to the site. You're not a Scout fan are you? :)
Title: Re: Hello from the far East Valley
Post by: TC on March 08, 2009, 04:57:03 pm: From another new guy Welcome Armondo!
I'll be interested on how you do on your home project and keep me posted on the Pizza Oven, Thought about one myself..
Tom
Title: Re: Hello from the far East Valley
Post by: Mike (AZBarbeque) on March 08, 2009, 05:23:55 pm: Once again welcome. Isn't that how it always goes though, find out about an event the day after. I hate that.

Hope to see you at some of them in the future and we look forward to seeing you online here sharing your BBQing experiences.

Just an FYI, we LOVE pictures here. ;)

Enjoy the site and all it has to offer, we have some great discussions, great members and great sponsors.

Mike
Title: Re: Hello from the far East Valley
Post by: AzQer on March 09, 2009, 12:19:29 pm: Welcome to the site this is a great place to hang out and read, so pull up a log and enjoy
Title: Re: Hello from the far East Valley
Post by: KidCurry on March 12, 2009, 12:34:50 pm: Welcome!
Title: Re: Hello from the far East Valley
Post by: azkitch on March 14, 2009, 06:20:07 am: Good idea, joining this forum! Welcome aboard, Armando. I saw a thread where a guy is getting 400* in his upright drum...that sounds like pizza oven to me!!
kitch
Title: Re: Hello from the far East Valley
Post by: bigmookied on May 14, 2009, 09:17:15 am: I started the outside project, but only got as far as the firepit. Looks big enough for a small pig...

Started with a concrete form:

(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g70/BigMookieD/QC%20House/IMG00018-20090308-1811.jpg)

Then stacked the blocks on the form . Sorry no pic of that process.

Then finished it off with some stone veneer and capped with 2" Thick Sarabia Flafstone that I cut to fit from slabs:

(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g70/BigMookieD/QC%20House/DSC03387.jpg)

I have young children (one that would likely fall into the pit) so I had to make the height about 20"

Have been kicking around ideas for the fireplace, saw this at a place in Mesa and think I will be going for something of this style, probably won't be cornering it and open up the hearth a bit more:

(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g70/BigMookieD/QC%20House/DSC03243.jpg)
Title: Re: Hello from the far East Valley
Post by: Mike (AZBarbeque) on May 14, 2009, 09:39:02 am: Looks good, great workmanship. Looking forward to seeing some pictures of it in action..
Title: Re: Hello from the far East Valley
Post by: Uzona on May 14, 2009, 12:05:46 pm: Looks good. A nice wood burning pizza oven would go great next to that fireplace.
Title: Re: Hello from the far East Valley
Post by: Quiggs on May 14, 2009, 07:15:59 pm: Nice man!!!
Title: Re: Hello from the far East Valley
Post by: azkitch on May 14, 2009, 08:47:30 pm: Jeez, that's purtyful!! How do you move it? Ya bring it to comps in a trailer? (nyuk nyuk...)
My stepson did concrete for 15 years. He can't find work here. I dunno how much stone/block work he does, but he laid a patio in the back yard.
But that thing is really nice looking!
dk
Title: Re: Hello from the far East Valley
Post by: Crashs Wife on May 14, 2009, 08:49:21 pm: Hey Crash.....Chop Chop!!! I want one of those!!! That looks amazing. Post pictures of the first cook!!!
Title: Re: Hello from the far East Valley
Post by: force on May 14, 2009, 09:50:20 pm: HOO Ah