Pappy from Southern Illinois (St Louis area)

Pappy · 05-28-2011, 08:40 AM

Found this site through a thread that Big Ron had posted. Saw the link a hear I am.
I like the pics & mods this site has. Easy to get around. A lot of information. So I signed up.

It all started whan I bought a Char-Broil Silver offset smoker off of craigslist for $50. I lowered the vent pipe to the grate, added a plate to force the heat & smoke under a 1/4" thick convection plate my son made with a plazma cutter. Added (4) 7" wheels, 2 themometers (lowered to grate level), 1200 degree paint, new cedar shelf, tool hooks, charcoal basket, oak handles, SS nuts & bolts. Looks good enough to put in the living room.

I'm building my 1st. UDS. My son is building a vertival smoker out of a 80 gallon compressor tank. I got him hooked too!

Traegernator · 05-28-2011, 09:10 AM

Welcome aboard! Don't be shy to post pictures of them grills and what you cook on them.

wittdog · 05-28-2011, 09:34 AM

Welcome we love pics

friesian_rain · 05-28-2011, 10:55 AM

Well, Welcome to the Forum ! Your smoker sounds great; would love to see a picture of it...... Hope you've got it full of meat cooking for the weekend !

Smokey Lew · 05-28-2011, 11:01 AM

Welcome to the forum.

Pappy · 05-28-2011, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by friesian_rain

Well, Welcome to the Forum ! Your smoker sounds great; would love to see a picture of it...... Hope you've got it full of meat cooking for the weekend !

Going to smoke a couple of Fatties on the smoker. Never made them before. Also grilling brats, burgers, hotdogs from hell on the weber 22.5. We always have a lot of people over on holidays. Everyone brings a dish or chips in on the meat. On the 4th of July there may be 40 - 50 people. We have a pool and the city shoots the fireworks off about 2 blocks away. You can watch the show from my front yard.

Heading over to Rib America of St. Louis later today. It was my wifes idea. At 1st I said no. I thought, If I wanted ribs I would of made some. Then I changed my mind. Might be fun. Better than going to the mall. Ribs, T-shirt and Bobby's concrete for a snack.

bbquzz · 05-28-2011, 03:00 PM

Welcome aboard Pappy, good lookin' rig you got there.

friesian_rain · 05-28-2011, 03:10 PM

Hey Pappy, thanks for the pictures, nice looking smoker you have there ! Sounds like you're going to busy this weekend; I'd like to be at your place on the Fourth, sounds like a blast ! Enjoy your fatties, I just found out how special they are, yummy......
Enjoy your weekend !

bigwheel · 05-28-2011, 07:30 PM

Hey welcome Pappy. Looks like you got it going on there. Mighty fine looking pit and load of wood. Got a fella at work who is an old S. Illinois refugee. He claims to be a Salugi fan. You ever hear of a Salugi?

Pappy · 05-28-2011, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by bigwheel

Got a fella at work who is an old S. Illinois refugee. He claims to be a Salugi fan. You ever hear of a Salugi?

No "Salugi" in this neck of the woods. I give up. What is it?

ChuckBBQSmoker · 05-29-2011, 08:55 AM

Welcome to the board!

bigwheel · 05-29-2011, 03:51 PM

Well I think its a dawg mascot of a college up there in your neck of the woods. It looks sorta like a Husky.

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Originally Posted by Pappy

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Originally Posted by bigwheel

Got a fella at work who is an old S. Illinois refugee. He claims to be a Salugi fan. You ever hear of a Salugi?

No "Salugi" in this neck of the woods. I give up. What is it?

Griff · 05-29-2011, 05:12 PM

Welcome.

It's Southern Illinois University Salukis. There some kind of dog. I got my undergrad degree at University of Illinois. Our mascot was Chief Illiniwek of the Fighting Illini. But he is no longer politically correct. I don't know what the mascot is now.

Pappy · 05-29-2011, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Griff

Welcome.

It's Southern Illinois University Salukis. There some kind of dog. I got my undergrad degree at University of Illinois. Our mascot was Chief Illiniwek of the Fighting Illini. But he is no longer politically correct. I don't know what the mascot is now.

There are 2 SIU's
1 in Edwardsville (SIUE). They are the Cougars. At one time they had a real cougar.
2 in Carbondale (SIUC). I don't know what they have for a mascot.

bigwheel · 05-30-2011, 03:54 PM

Hey folks..think you got the start of a rhyming song here. I hear it going something like this. Set to the music of that old mo town song where her Man wouldnt be Coming back:

Chief Illiniwek..
He won't be coming back...
Cuz he was political incorrect..

Tell me whut you think.

Nick Prochilo · 06-04-2011, 01:55 PM

I'm no expert here but I think thats waaaaaay too much wood for the first cook! Welcome to the jungle!