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    Info on small smokers?

    Help yourself to a google search.I did when I knew mine was on it's way and found a lot of info vary help full.It looks like your in the SF Bay area if you look at craigslist there are always some to look at also if you in the Oaktown area you could find 55 gal. drums and make a UDS easy and...
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    Using Preground Beef for Sausage

    I think so,I made pepperoni snack stix with ground beef (I don't eat pork) so I use other meats to make goodies.Some vary wise and helpfull people are on the way.But I would find what flavor you want and go for it.. (snack stix-no pic did'nt happen)
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    Arrgh....Brisket help

    no pic.??? It never happen........
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    chicken pepperoni

    I got the High Mnt. and I think it need more pepper flake, I did some (I know no qview it did'nt happen) Beef sticks and thay were good,got the sweet/hot, same thing you gotta tweek to your tast. But I think it's a good start point if you're like me and don't have a lot of experince with rubs...
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    Big Chief

    I see how that can happen.But I've cought moore trout with 4-6lb test than 10-12lb test line. You need the right tool for the job. And with the top loader I can put the rack on top of the LC body and cover every thing with a big card board box and get a cooler smoke. I just wander if I could...
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    Big Chief

    I agree not it's not for cooking. But I have done jerky a few times and it works great,and getting better.Did some cheese last week and I woulnt want to do cheese on the mes.Any thoughts on smoking beacon on a little cheif,could use a big box to hang some over the top? I have a top loader-$25.00...
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    Burning wood chunks

    How about soaking the chips/chunks in some thing other than water? Maybe a beer you like-wine-soda-what ever will put some extra flavor out there,you can still use foil to keep flair up from happening.But I still thing air flow is key.thats why Webber is so great you get flair up? shut the lid...
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    New style MES & the Window questions?????

    My only though is,and I could be wrong is ,if I can see something cooking and it looks ready i might be tempted to react to what I see rather than what I've learned. Cooking to temp. and not time or the look of something. But after reading your last post and writing this I understand even with...
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    Controlling heat on an ECB?

    I think Brick Pig is telling us how he controls temps in his OffSet. please correct me if I'm wrong. But for those of us that are blessed with an ecb,we have to have a little different approach. (nothing he said is incorrect he's right on) With the ecb we must make sure we have control of? Yes...
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    Controlling heat on an ECB?

    I think Brick Pig is telling us how he controls temps in his OffSet. please correct me if I'm wrong. But for those of us that are blessed with an ecb,we have to have a little different approach. (nothing he said is incorrect he's right on) With the ecb we must make sure we have control of? Yes...
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    MES smoking inside Man Cave

    WOW that's vary nice. Lucky for me I live on the west coast (left) coast and it won't get so cold that a cold beer can't help warm you up..
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    Cheap thermometer question

    I have a grill care that I think was about $15.00 at Lowes and it works great on the ecb R2 I also have a MADE IN CHINA Thats all it says... if its no good I'm out $9.00 and its for my buddies uds. if yours works you have a good tool if not you'll find out. Good luck.
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    Little Chief Big Chief

    Who has one and how do you like it.the reason I ask is I just picked one up for less than a song and it's new not even broken in. my Dad had one when I was growing up,but I did'nt get to use it much.any ideas will be vary helpfull. So how many of you out there?
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    New style MES & the Window questions?????

    and this may casuse a problem with learning some thing new. You can see it so you don't need faith.I learned to grill and roast on an old school webber kettle and now thanks to some of you guys & gals i have an mes and also thanks to you helpfull people out there the only thing thst was a bust...
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    Where do you store your smoker, especially during the winter?

    I'm with Bassman on wheels and protected,but we are lucky.I would worry about moister maybe heat it up after rain just to be safe.
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