Hi. Just bought a Pro 22 and joined this forum.

[Hogan]

I've been grilling for 35+ years and started BBQing about 12 years ago. Started with an 18' Weber Bullet - a great rig for novices. It's tempermental enough that you are forced to learn all the nuances of bbq to be successful. And you can be VERY successful on it. My two biggest achievements with it were a) cooking a 19 lb brisket that would have made Franklin jealous, and 2) hosting a Stampede bash for 30+ Easterners, and cooked everything - brisket, ribs, pork butt - on that little guy. Everyone raved. But that's when I realized I needed more real estate and wanted to graduate into the "set it and forget it" club. The Black Friday price on the Pro 22 fir my budget. (Anyone interested in a well maintained 18" bullet, complete with chimney, briquettes and wood chunks?)
As I write this, I'm cooking 2 racks of side ribs (standard AA grade) as my first trial and looking forward to tasting the difference between briquettes with wood chunks and pellets. And loving the fact I don't have to go and reset the vents every twenty minutes. Or start another chimney. Or add water to the bowl. etc etc etc.
To all of you living south of the 49th: Happy Thanksgiving.

 

[traeger860]

Welcome.

 

[Slimpicker]

 

[TELLIOTT]

I've been grilling for 35+ years and started BBQing about 12 years ago. Started with an 18' Weber Bullet - a great rig for novices. It's tempermental enough that you are forced to learn all the nuances of bbq to be successful. And you can be VERY successful on it. My two biggest achievements with it were a) cooking a 19 lb brisket that would have made Franklin jealous, and 2) hosting a Stampede bash for 30+ Easterners, and cooked everything - brisket, ribs, pork butt - on that little guy. Everyone raved. But that's when I realized I needed more real estate and wanted to graduate into the "set it and forget it" club. The Black Friday price on the Pro 22 fir my budget. (Anyone interested in a well maintained 18" bullet, complete with chimney, briquettes and wood chunks?)
As I write this, I'm cooking 2 racks of side ribs (standard AA grade) as my first trial and looking forward to tasting the difference between briquettes with wood chunks and pellets. And loving the fact I don't have to go and reset the vents every twenty minutes. Or start another chimney. Or add water to the bowl. etc etc etc.
To all of you living south of the 49th: Happy Thanksgiving.

Welcome, I'm new as well. I have found that most here are civil and helpful.

 

[primeone]

I've been grilling for 35+ years and started BBQing about 12 years ago. Started with an 18' Weber Bullet - a great rig for novices. It's tempermental enough that you are forced to learn all the nuances of bbq to be successful. And you can be VERY successful on it. My two biggest achievements with it were a) cooking a 19 lb brisket that would have made Franklin jealous, and 2) hosting a Stampede bash for 30+ Easterners, and cooked everything - brisket, ribs, pork butt - on that little guy. Everyone raved. But that's when I realized I needed more real estate and wanted to graduate into the "set it and forget it" club. The Black Friday price on the Pro 22 fir my budget. (Anyone interested in a well maintained 18" bullet, complete with chimney, briquettes and wood chunks?)
As I write this, I'm cooking 2 racks of side ribs (standard AA grade) as my first trial and looking forward to tasting the difference between briquettes with wood chunks and pellets. And loving the fact I don't have to go and reset the vents every twenty minutes. Or start another chimney. Or add water to the bowl. etc etc etc.
To all of you living south of the 49th: Happy Thanksgiving.

Welcome to the forum @Hogan Congrats on the new smoker!

Be sure to check out this thread as it's a good place to share/review your cooks with the community:

What's cooking today? 🔥 Pics are necessary!

Deep fried turkeys are good as well, but the flavor of smoked turkey is special. I smoked my first turkey 2 years ago at Christmas, my family requests it every year now.

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