Eric Wech - FatStack Smokers - Sun Valley, California

<p>In this episode I get a chance to Eric Wech from FatStack Smokers based out of Sun Valley, California.</p> <p>See all things FatStack Smokers here: <a href='https://fatstacksmokers.com'>https://fatstacksmokers.com </a></p> <p>Check out FatStack Smokers on Instagram here: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/fatstacksmokers'>https://www.instagram.com/fatstacksmokers</a></p> <p>See FatStack on Facebook here: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/fatstacksmokers'>https://www.facebook.com/fatstacksmokers </a></p> <p>Shop for FatStack Smokers here: <a href='https://fatstacksmokers.com/shop'>https://fatstacksmokers.com/shop </a></p> <p>Email Eric and FatStack here: <a href='mailto:info@fatstacksmokers.com'>info@fatstacksmokers.com </a></p> <p>I first met Erik at one of Burt Bakman’s underground BBQ pop ups a few years ago. In Burt's backyard and we talked for a while about barbecue, pits, and got deeply into the subject of welding.</p> <p>We discuss business in the time of the pandemic. It's actually been better now because so many people are cooking at home. Selling a lot of the smaller models. He was born in Michigan and grew up with a woodworking shop at his house. He's always been a woodworker. We talk Lego and hamsters too. He got into welding by necessity. Doing things cheaply because of a lack of funds. This grew into a career because he was hooked. We talk about how FatStack came about and his connection to his business partner Steve Vartazarian(who is also a lawyer and owns The Brothers Sushi in Woodland Hills).</p> <p>They offer a 36” and 48" Backyard 'Octo' Pits, a 90 gallon and 110 gallon for the home AND a 120 gallon tank smoker that is similar to the 500 and 1000 gallon ones. They also offer sizes of 250, 288, 500, 750 and 1000 gallon. A cool option is the Firebox griddle top.</p> <p>Their current lead time is 5-6 months and you can go on their site to buy pits, but the custom ones you must inquire about.</p> <p>We discussed this museum: Nethercutt Collection https://www.nethercuttcollect