Greetings from usually sunny Sherman Oaks, California. Hoping for a great season of grilling and smoking. A new Infrared grill is coming to live in our home this week- - -and as of yesterday, I have ordered the new Amerique Cookshack smoker. Hoping to learn to soar with the Amerique, and excited here beyond words. Also hoping that the Cookshack forum may become "family" to me.
Cheers all,
Jeff

Howdy Jeff,
Welcome. There's a lot of good people and info here. This is the best forum. I mean the best!
Glad to have ya.


Smoky
Spring, Texas

hi chefjeff,
glad that you are here.
the people on this forum are great and have helped us beyound words
jack

we just placed the order for a smokette a half hour ago! hopefully it won't take too long to get here! what should be our first venture I wonder....suggestions?

ChefJeff - I work in Sherman Oaks, live in Calabasas. And yes, it is raining once again. I have been using a Cookshack smoker for 3 years now. Let me know if you want some ideas. Good luck.

Russell

Welcome/congrats to chefjeff and skoolpsyk!

I hope y'all enjoy both your smokers and the forum!

skool,
just season the thing 1st and then try a picnic or pork butt. they are forgiving and should make for a great introduction. oh that and spend a buck and get a composition book. log down weight of meat,cooking temp,time to completion and anything else you want. trust me if you do that after 3 months you can really cook and see any problems before they the are problems
jack

Welcome to both,

Just a suggestion - at the top of this forum page (in the black bar area) are drop down menu items - read Smokin Okie's guides. They provide invaluable information.

Hello Chefjef,

I am even newer as you in this forum. I hope that we will have a good time

Grimwald

Thanks everyone for the nice responses and suggestions.

Congrats on your Amerique...I would love to get my grubby little paws on one of those, but I just bought my SM50 a couple of weeks ago, so the wife won't buy into the "but my other one is sooooo old" and "I really, really need it" excuses yet!

Let us know what you think of it!

Best to you...

Welcome, chefjeff. I have a new AmeriQue and plan to toss some meat in it this weekend. Big ol' slabs of ribs, big ol' briskets!

Donna

wow, we have two chef jeffs here. I'm from New Jersey. I'll be calling myself smokin chef jeff.