Starting my smokeblog

I've always cooked on the grill, and some years ago had gotten some experience with a smoker, but most of it went idle... until recently.

After discovering the joys of a real-deal rotisserie, after getting a good quality water smoker, and after a few entirely successful test runs, I've pretty much hit my stride. Nearly everybody who's been the benefit of my "testing" has suggested I write a food blog, so I've decided to give it a go.

My perspective will be fairly narrow: I'm not about recipes, almost never about fancy stuff, and I'm positively not an experienced cook (I'm not licensed for indoor cooking). But I do approach grilling / smoking with an engineering eye, and this perspective is different from what I find in the usual BBQ books.

I'm still (re-)gaining experience, and I hope to again challenge my brother-in-law Marty, who is fantastic with the fire. A spirit of friendly competition is good for all of us.

I hope that my experiences will help others getting started at this, encouraging them to try new stuff: at first one must take baby steps, but it doesn't take long to get your mojo and start with your own creations.

Let there be smoke!

Comments

[Suni]

Hey Stevie, I'm so excited that you've got the blog up and can't wait to read your postings! As a person who has sampled a few of your early attempts, I can say with full confidence that you're sure to be my second favorite instructional "chef" (right behind AB)!

[Grandma Friedl]

Steve, I want to be the first in line to be a Judge when you have your "SmokeDown" with Marty. I also trust you WON'T be posting photos here, or I'll have to stop reading. Bibs and towels just won't help the mess on my computer much.