Glad to see the forum is still thriving. But it looks like all the folks I learned with (except Smokin' Okie) 10 years or so ago are gone!
Anyways, nice to see all the new enthusiasts.
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cool to see you back.
really miss your website since i used to use it for cookshack recipes!
really miss your website since i used to use it for cookshack recipes!
It was good for its day, I guess... but looking over this site now I see lots of great pictures, videos, etc.
11 years later, my Cookshack Smokette is still serving me well. It seems like most of the time I use it I'm on auto-pilot. It seems almost illegal to have to do so little, yet get rave reviews at pot-luck dinners, etc. I rarely tell people that I just have to season the meat, put it in the smoker with a few chunks of wood, and come back 10-16 hours later and remove. Is that wrong?
11 years later, my Cookshack Smokette is still serving me well. It seems like most of the time I use it I'm on auto-pilot. It seems almost illegal to have to do so little, yet get rave reviews at pot-luck dinners, etc. I rarely tell people that I just have to season the meat, put it in the smoker with a few chunks of wood, and come back 10-16 hours later and remove. Is that wrong?
Good to see you back on the forum Dave. I'm from the Augusta area now retired and living in Florida. I referred to your website when I first started using my SM025. You set a good example for those who have made detailed posts since. You, among others, are a legend around here.
Hello Dave! I never met you but used your information to get started when I purchased my first cookshack. I have 3 now, and still use techniques I learned from you. It's a privilege to finally meet you and say, THANK YOU!
I hope you stick around!
I hope you stick around!
Dave, glad to see you’re back around again. I used your website heavily when I started out with my Smokette, and now I’m on my 3rd Cookshack.
I was sorry to see you took your site down. It would be every bit as relevant today as it was when you first started it. Lots of good Smokette specific information. I used to refer as many people to your site as I did to the forum.
I was sorry to see you took your site down. It would be every bit as relevant today as it was when you first started it. Lots of good Smokette specific information. I used to refer as many people to your site as I did to the forum.
quote:Originally posted by mainelydave:
... But it looks like all the folks I learned with (except Smokin' Okie) 10 years or so ago are gone!
Welcome back, even if I'm still here
Mainelydave, I was also a fan of your website which led me to get my 55 in 2006. Best move I ever made, so thank you!! Used kettles and WSM's for years prior. Still have their use but for smoking, the cookshack rules. So NO, you shouldn't feel bad for it being so easy! :-) Lots of respect Dave. Cheers sir!
Welcome back Dave, I still check in and "read the mail" from time to time, now have the 009 and fec-100
MainelyDave - "WELCOME BACK!" I've been MIA for a while as well. I lost my sense of taste a few years back & basically dropped the off Cookshack planet. I pop in every once in a while just to see how it's going. Taste has come back & I'm Q'n away again, but now quite as often as I'd like.
I too miss your website. Had it bookmarked forever. It was a great resource for newbies!
Take care, my friend!
Mark
I too miss your website. Had it bookmarked forever. It was a great resource for newbies!
Take care, my friend!
Mark
For me, it's great to see you back as well. I, too, was a regular on your website when I first got my Smokette a year or so after you started. Gotta laugh at your "automatic pilot" comment. I've got 18# of pork butt in the smoker almost ready for my homecoming tailgate Saturday. I will humbly take the compliments and plaudits, then say that I just seem to have a knack for barbeque. So no, I don't think you're wrong!
thanks for your website. I really learned A ton from it.
Hi mainelydave 
I used you beef jerky technique for jerky in my SM008 always wondered where you went.
Awesome that you are back!
I used you beef jerky technique for jerky in my SM008 always wondered where you went.
Awesome that you are back!
Welcome back! Your info was very helpful when I got my 008! it's been a long time since I've been here as well. I just did a cherry pie filling ham in the Cookshack 008 today!
Haha! Good to see some familiar faces! MainelyDave, your series of cooks were the most fun to read and follow...you were the Cookshack Will Rogers...
MainelyDave, it's great to see you on the forum again. I too bought my smokette 10+ years ago, I too treasured your web page. I remember that you did a lot of cooks in a short amount of time, and members started benefiting from your post immediately. Thanks again for that, and I hope you have a great holiday season as well. Take care.
Awwww...websites gone? Is it available somewhere?
I'm still here too !
GLH
GLH
Well now,sounds like a few of us are still pushing our "walkers" out to the cooksite to get a whiff of "blue/clear"smoke.
Tuff life at the beach-but somebody's got to do it.
I always appreciated the efforts you made to share usable postings,that showed attention to detail and the k.I.S.S methods.
Be nice to see a few more.
Tuff life at the beach-but somebody's got to do it.
I always appreciated the efforts you made to share usable postings,that showed attention to detail and the k.I.S.S methods.
Be nice to see a few more.
^^^^^^^^^ What he said. Good to see you're still around GLH.
I am not familiar with Dave's website. But for those interested in reliving those days, you might want to look at the following site. You will need an accurate web address and from there you can pick screen captures. Pretty interesting.
http://archive.org/web/web.php
http://archive.org/web/web.php
Hi Dave,Glad your back and I miss your web site! I always went to it for good recipes and info