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    how many hours of smoke on a butt ??

    GREAT thread Toby......dang, you got me mouth droolin with them pictures
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    Boston Butt and Dutch's Beans for my in-laws family!

    GREAT thread Toby......dang, you got me mouth droolin with them pictures
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    how many hours of smoke on a butt ??

    thats what i like to hear Red......throw that baby in there and let 'er rip      thanks guys
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    how many hours of smoke on a butt ??

    no foil.....too much hassle.....I am the proverbial lazy smoker.....that's why the MES      hahaha
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    how many hours of smoke on a butt ??

    thanks Toby....that was what i worried about......I hear you can over smoke some stuff
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    how many hours of smoke on a butt ??

    ....going to go real slow around 205-210 if I can...probably use apple since that is what I have a lot of right now. Just never had much experience with a butt (unless it had legs).  But I got a MES30 last year and want to try one. Suggestion or links to recipe welcomed.
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    how many hours of smoke on a butt ??

    how many hours of smoke do you guys generally recommend for doing one 7-10 lb. butt?    thanks to all.
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    CAJUN INJECTOR vs. MASTERBUILT 30"

    I ended up with the MES 30", I guess its the old style with no window and vent on top, I also got an AMAZEN smoke generator for it........I never used the Cajun or any other electric for that matter.   I still having some learning curve issues moving from a charcoal smoker. So I am really not...
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    AMNPS & 30"MES quick answer please?

    I was using the Pitmaster Choice pellets that came with AMNPS......I finally got the thighs to 164 degrees, just had to run MES setting at max, move AMNPS box down next to heating element and pull the chip loader out about an 1"......took a lot longer than planned to get thighs to 164. Maybe...
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    AMNPS & 30"MES quick answer please?

    big temp difference between what the MES says and what the Maverick grill grate probe says......uuugghh   The pellets finally stayed lit after moving them down to the bottom right next to heating element.
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    AMNPS & 30"MES quick answer please?

    i am doing some chicken thighs in a pan with a mixture, a recipe from raptor700, supposed to be at 250 degrees, when i pull the loader out my internal temp drops so low, i have smoker running at max 270 degrees with a maverick grill sensor saying inside is only at 220 degrees, if i put anymore...
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    AMNPS & 30"MES quick answer please?

    looks like i am gonna screw up my first attempt.....cant keep the pellets lit.....keep going out, lit them good with torch ...TWICE. The only smoke i can get is with smoker wood loader. Dang it
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    AMNPS & 30"MES quick answer please?

    starting my first smoke with MES 30" electric and the Amazin pellet smoking device. Do I leave the wood chip loader in the smoker or do I completely leave it out?  Thanks for any quick answers as I have the smoker heating up and the Amazing device lit. Mike
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    A-Maze-N-Smoker and a MES 30" electric use

    You guys are great !!   To Drbearsec, I got the old style MES 30 from Gander last Friday, it went on sale for $129, and I had an old $50 gift card that was still good, so I got it for about $79......I wanted the newer one, but I couldn't pass that deal up.  I thank all for their input, advice...
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    A-Maze-N-Smoker and a MES 30" electric use

    Could I get a little instruction on the use of the A-Maze-N-Smoker Generator?   I got the 5x8 size for my new MES 30" and I got some pellets. If you could answer a few question. I am new to electric smoking. 1. How long should I put smoke to the ribs? 2. Do I fill the amazing all the way up? ...
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