Back when we moved to a smaller place,that couldn't house a pit and woodpile[and other assorted cookers] we purchased a black Smokette,found the old forum ,Smokin' Okie,and a bunch of nice,helpful folks.
I guess that must have been around six years ago,and we wondered if we would ever get our money's worth from that little box.
It has lived here at the beach,in a nightly salt shower,overworked -like a borrowed mule,and never a moment's problem or complaint.
With the help of the forum,it has turned out consistently edible, to great food,despite operator malfunction and experimentation.
The wife/boss has been pointing out that you can't stand on the patio,for all the cookers.
She points out that I use the CS160 and the FEC much more.
She pointed out that I once kept a favorite old Volvo garaged and unlicensed for years,because it meant so much to me.
She pointed out that our sons,beef cattlemen,lived in eastern Ky which is completely devoid of barbecue.
When we returned from Tryon,our younger son was preparing to return home to Kentucky.
So feeling like the old cook from the Johnsonville brats' commercial,we decided "to pass the Cookshack experience" on to our boys to spread Q to a culturally deprived area of the world.
Yes,there was a tear in my eye and lump in my throat,as the Smokette,its cart,,and cover began its journey to bring joy and excellence to an unsuspecting ,but soon to be amazed neighborhood.
It sure has been a great old friend.
