How did You find The Smoke Ring?

[Gourmet-Gator]

Hey Smoke Ringers,

Who remembers what brought you here to the Ring... I remember searching for a Smoker build I wanted to do... Never did it but have been tied and true to The Ring since...

The great willingness to share, fantastic recipies and awesome pics have kept me here reading and trying to contribute as I could...

Whats your story what brought you... and kept you here?
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Gear...Oklahoma Joe's Longhorn Offset
Brinkmans Gourmet Bullet
Char-Broil 6 Burner Stainless Gasser
2 Deep Fryers

[doug]

I was searching for bbq recipes to try something different, and got to the home page and checked out some of those things for about a year and one day looked up and seen "forums". After checking it out been here ever since.
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chargriller offset
brinkman duel zone charcoal
grand hall gasser
wsm 22.5

[Mr. Mojo Risin']

I was looking for bbq pictures for a power point presentation for my computer class at culinary school. I kept looking though the forum to kill time during class through out the next couple of weeks and got hooked.
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Oklahoma Joe's Longhorn Smoker
ProBBQ Excel 20

[CrazyChef]

A couple of years ago, my next door neighbor moved and left his Char-Broil Silver behind. After about 2 weeks it was still there, so I decided to put it in my backyard (per my wife). MAN, she has great instincts, because the landlord (of the property next door) had a clean-up guy come by later on the same day! Got to use it a few times, and started looking for BBQ forums, and this seemed to be the friendliest that I could find.
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[Teleking]

been doing BQQ on my own for 8 years, got good, not great then did a Google search. Found it, loved it, still here, and my BBQ improved 110% since then.

And thank the Smoke ring every day
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“Franken Smoker”

“The Bride of Franken Smoker”

[zilla]

I did a search for BBQ forums and joined everyone that I could find. The Smoke Ring was one of the four that I've kept up with.
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Zilla

GIANT BBQ

[Old Smoker]

I had my Chargriller for about a year and couldn't do sqwat with it,did some Googleing and came across the "Does anyone own a Chargriller" thread, been coming back since.Been a great resource for me.
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[k.a.m.]

I was researching cookers and came across the ring, I put the page in my favorites and actually forgot about it for about three months, I have several welding sights that I belong to but I got tired of all the my rod is bigger than your rod B.S. I love the ring, very versatile group we have here and always willing to share, not really any reason to go anywhere else.

[roxy]

Honestly cant remember how I found the Smokering.. I know I was searching for BBQ info and the like back a few years ago. As I recall it was something to do with how to make pulled pork as that was what I was wanting to be able to make at that time.

I am sure glad I found this site. I have met some amazing people both on line and in person from the ring.. Because of the info and help that the ring affords I was able to live a dream and form some of my greatest memories. Spending a weekend with Allsmokenofire and Sa-mokin down in Lynchburg.. Nothing like sharing a bottle of Woodford Reserve with Mike at 2 in the morning while watching the smoke rise from a cooker as Patrick snoozed on in a zero gravity chair wearing a camo coverall.. That weekend was the highlight of my life so far.

Hats off to BBQMAN for taking the time to help me to learn the finer points of how to cook ribs.

To all the good folks here and the info so freely shared enabled me to get there..

Thanks guys.. Indebted forever.
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Chargriller Akorn
WSM
LIAR #100
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[broncosmoker]

I went to a competition a couple years ago or so that was in a local city park. Never knew they had such a thing. Talked to a few people and looked heavily at rigs, and decided I wanted one. I had smoked on a couple older offsets and a ecb, but nothing like what I saw. Did some surfing and found this site. Now 4 wsm's and a "small" project in the works, I live to read stuff on this site, even though I do not post as much as some, I am on here quite a bit. Great learning from others from all over the nation as well as the world how they cook.

[Fatrat]

Doing a search on BBQ recipe and methods and found this place. Lurked around and in for over a year, then my family bought me a big ol offset for my 50th Birthday. I've been a member ever since.

Ray
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Brinkmann Southfork Smoker
Weber One Touch gold
Weber Performer
UDS
Cast Hibachi

[Haaseman]

I was out looking for info on building a smoker. Still planning, got the tank and stove for box will be starting soon. Any how found the ring! Now spend way too much time reading and laughing at the stuff on here. I have had personal experience here of the kindness and loving outreach from people I have never met. I know my daughter has never forgotten and mentions quit often. Thanks to all!
Mark

[Awning Guy]

I wanted to build a pit and did some searches and found the site. What kept me coming back were the helpful people like Tom C, K.A.M. and many others from having to make it twice.
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Pig Cooker
Pizza Oven
Disco

[Harry Nutczak]

I found it by accident over 10 years afo while looking for information on how to do an underground cook for a whole pig, and found it again 3 years ago as I was putting together the business plan for our catering business. I've been a junkie since!
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[BBQMAN]

I found the ring thru it's sister (at the time) site Ring Of Fire.

Wish I had found it before I started my own business but that was 4 years previous.

Like the other's, I've been hooked ever since.

Great info for newbies and oldies alike, I learn a lot here.

Great mix of people with a wealth of knowledge on most any topic, and made some great friends along the way as well.
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"I Turned A Hobby Into A Business".
Providing "IMHO" Since 2005.

[Sirsmokealot]

Found the site searching for rib recipes. I started absorbing information on a weekly basis. I had an ECB, and screwed around with it until I got my 2' SYBBQ rotisserie. I joined, and the rest is history. I love this site! The people and info is great! Thanks guys!
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FOWL BUTT BBQ Competition Team

2' Southern Yankee Rotisserie
6' Southern Yankee Rotisserie

[Jeff T]

I had been cooking for a few year and searched for more information on the pink ring formed on the meat we smoke. Typed in "smoke ring" and found the main page. Cut, copy & pasted the recipes looked around for smoke ring info and saw the third page tab titled "Forums" hmmm whats this?

After a while i came to realize that you all is stuck with me now.

[roxy]

[wnkt]

Just like most others here, I was searching for info about BBQ and liked the format, good people, great info and food pron, so I stayed
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[Harry Nutczak]