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Hi, I a very new to smoking and was looking for Local BBQ competitions or events in Scotland that I can go and see.

Thank you John

thank you wade the advice is really appreciated and taken on board, I am a great believer in not reinventing the wheel maybe just making it a little rounder.

if you have any advice on a wireless thermometer that would also be great.

ProQ ordered, unfortunately I need to work tomorrow as a one off and football tournament on Sunday for my kids so will get cracking on Monday onwards.

thank you again to everyone for all of your help so far. 

John

Hi Icefever, thank you for the welcome and advice people have been very kind and I would love to go to a meet some time.

Hi Wade, 

thank you o much for the fantastic reply and the time you have clearly given without ever meeting me, what go around comes around and god things happy to good people.

so I live In Paisley just outside of Glasgow, my budget is anything, I don't want to buy a really expensive unit just because its expensive, I would rather be practical and try to get an understanding of the technique to understand what unit would best suit, this may change as I go along.....

I would be cooking for me and my family 3 kids and me and the wife, I have a large family who also meet every Sunday and from time to time I do cook for them so seven brothers and sisters and all the family that come with that.

So I to date have not used the smoker for smoking I did use it this year for cooking bbq and it was great. I have fired up the smoker unit at the side and messed around  with air flow etc... to see how the temperature react.

I was going to try  Spatchcock chicken at the weekend as advise ( also start easy and learn). I watched a TV program about building log cabins so I did just that, I have been watching Man Fire Food lately and although had the smoker before watching this has spurred me on. 

again thanks to everyone for taking the time to help a stranger

john

that is so very kind thank you. I will get a picture of the smoker and post this.

Hi all, 

thank you for letting me join.

I am very new and have yet to smoke my first meat so thought I would get the help and advice from people who are doing this and also have the skills. 

I am open to any advice you have to offer and will be grateful to all for the advice. also looking for advice on devices as the one I have is from Lidl so very cheep to see if I could mange temperature and have been okay at it so ready to smoke in anger.

thank you

John