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Title: New guy from Safford, AZ
Post by: bbqman73 on September 26, 2010, 08:59:04 pm: Hi everyone,
My name is Brian. I live in Safford, AZ and I'm just getting started in the bbq scene. I enjoy cooking and grilling with friends and family. Two years ago I traveled with my wife and daughter to the Kansas City area for a friends wedding. The caterer was a family member with a nice smoker on a trailer. I was amazed at how great the food tasted. I payed close attention to some of his techniques and asked a lot of ??'s. Luckily, he was happy to answer my questions and give me some advice. I purchased an offset smoker from Wal-Mart to try out what I learned and invited the family over to be my guinea pigs....LOL!! I smoked a brisket and some chicken. The brisket was OK and the chicken had good flavor but was tough on the outside. I'm still learning and I've done a LOT of research on how to build a better smoker. Hopefully, I'll have one built and tried out before the Starr Pass BBQ Classic in October. I don't plan on competing but I will be attending events to help me improve my skills. I look forward to meeting and learning from everyone at AZ BBQ. I'll be posting pics of my smoker project soon!!! O0 :police:
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Post by: Crash on September 26, 2010, 09:31:44 pm: Welcome Brian. Stop by and say hi if you are in Tucson in late October.
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Post by: Mr.Bo on September 26, 2010, 10:18:42 pm: Hey Brian. Welcome to the site.
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Post by: glenntm on September 27, 2010, 05:53:22 am: Welcome Brian....
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Post by: AzQer on September 27, 2010, 06:39:09 am: Welcome Brian glad you found us pull up a log and enjoy
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Post by: Gizzy's Smokin Crew on September 27, 2010, 09:53:44 am: Welcome aboard Brian. There is alot of good advice on this site. Enjoy
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Post by: KidCurry on September 27, 2010, 10:54:04 am: Welcome!!!
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Post by: AZWildcat on September 27, 2010, 02:40:15 pm: Hey Brian....we'll be there in Tucson at Starr Pass, stop by and say hi if you make it! Good luck w/ your Q, just keep practicing...Dan
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Post by: azkitch on September 27, 2010, 08:04:16 pm: Welcome, Brian! Always happy to have another viewpoint!
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Post by: willdoitaz on September 27, 2010, 08:47:13 pm: welcome from another bbq addict from safford
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Post by: n2dabluebbq on September 28, 2010, 09:13:43 am: welcome to the site sir. looking forward to seeing your contributions.
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Post by: AzJohnnyC on September 28, 2010, 07:37:29 pm: Welcome!
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Post by: Mike (AZBarbeque) on September 29, 2010, 01:37:12 am: Welcome Brian, great to have you here.

Look forward to seeing your BBQing posts and meeting you out at some events.

Make sure to stop by the Tucson Event and meet everyone.

WELCOME!!

Mike
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Post by: bbqman73 on October 03, 2010, 05:36:45 pm: Thanks everyone for making me feel welcome!!! I got started on my smoker build today. I got the tank cut to the length that I wanted and cut all the pieces for the firebox. The hinges are built and the smoke chamber door is marked and ready to cut out. I would have done more but a thunderstorm rolled in and I had to put away the plasma cutter and welder. I'll keep you posted and hopefully add some pics pretty soon. Thanks again!!!!

Brian
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Post by: BrownBearBBQ on October 04, 2010, 07:49:53 am: Welcome Brian!!
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Post by: bbqman73 on October 25, 2010, 01:37:01 pm: Hi everyone,
I just wanted to add a couple pics of my smoker project. I got a chance to work on it this weekend and would like to have it done and seasoned by thanksgiving. Let me know what you think or suggest. Thanks....enjoy!!! :lamp: :question:

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Post by: bbqman73 on October 25, 2010, 01:46:49 pm: another pic!!! this week I will be working on the firebox door and the cooking racks. I'll be at the Starr Pass BBQ Classic this weekend and then I'm gonna work on the smoke outlet and trailer mount. My father in law gave me an old jet ski trailer to mount the smoker to so I can tow it to family gatherings. 8) :P

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Post by: bbqman73 on October 25, 2010, 01:58:43 pm: some before pics

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Post by: Gizzy's Smokin Crew on October 25, 2010, 02:00:10 pm: Looking good so far ;D
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Post by: KidCurry on October 25, 2010, 02:54:52 pm: its that a full size car lift its on? Looks like it should be nice sized!
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Post by: bbqman73 on October 25, 2010, 08:32:28 pm: Quote from: KidCurry on October 25, 2010, 02:54:52 pm
its that a full size car lift its on? Looks like it should be nice sized!

Yes, it's on a car lift...LOL!!! I cut 3 feet off of the tank because it was longer than I wanted. The smoke chamber is now almost 6 feet long and 30 inches diameter.