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    Awesome Stuffed Pork Chops!

    Ultimate St. Louis Style Stuffed Pork Loin. ,   4 thick cut pork loin chops - 1 1/2"  Any thinner and you will have problems cutting a pocket for the stuffing. 1 lb Italian sausage, mild or medium, be cautious at first. 1 lb provolone cheese, couldn't find it so I used Kraft   Italian...
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    Stuffed Pork Chops

    Ultimate St. Louis Style Stuffed Pork Loin 4 thick cut pork loin chops - 1 1/2" 1 lb Italian sausage 2 lbs provolone cheese, couldn't find so I used Kraft   Italian Blend with Asiago, Mozzarella, Provalone and Parmesan 1 cup marinade (Super Smoker’s Mississippi Mud) or your own, I used a...
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    Wondrous Potato Bombs

      UPDATE!!  I had my MES 40 loaded with 3 types of chicken so had to cook the potato bombs inside in my small convection oven at 325 for 70 minutes.  I've smoked them in the past at 275 for around 3 1/2 hours.  I used the above mentioned pineapple corer and got a big 1/2" hole right down center...
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    Wondrous Potato Bombs

     I learned of these on YouTube from the BBQ Pit Boys and others on these forums and have begun adapting it.  It makes a marvelous baked potato. I used an apple corer my first couple of times, but the holes were on the small side limiting what one could put in it.  I ordered a pineapple corer...
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    Geek's Idahoppers

      I used an apple corer my first couple of times, but the holes were on the small side limiting what one could put in it.  I ordered a pineapple corer, link below, from Amazon and am getting ready for my first run with it right now.  I am using cream cheese, a touch of shredded cheddar and Spam...
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    Potato Bomb

      I used an apple corer my first couple of times, but the holes were on the small side limiting what one could put in it.  I ordered a pineapple corer, link below, from Amazon and am getting ready for my first run with it right now.  I am using cream cheese, a touch of shredded cheddar and Spam...
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    Brining Time - Plus and minuses of length.

       Good wintry morning, Ladies and Gentlemen from Southern Illinois and my newer MES 40.  I have brined birds around a dozen times now, whole, pieces and leg quarters.  I am curious of the pluses and minuses of the length of time recipes call for.  I see  lengths as long as 18-24 hours and as...
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    Whereto Get Large Bucket for Brining Turkey?

       I have a decent sized beer cooler I use only for this.  I work in a restaurant that gets 8" gel ice packs in with fresh fish orders and I save some of the ice packs in my freezer.  I put my whole yardbirds in a trash bag in a 1 gallon bucket and then tie them off and put 6 of the ice bags in...
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    pre-brining and freezing leg quarters??

         Scott Fitzgerald, been smoking continually for over 2 weeks now with my MES30 with apple chips and am beginning to totally understand the craving, enjoyment and satisfaction that is derived from doing this!!!  Thank you for the support and suggestions on my first endeavors.  My only...
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    Brining and Freezing???

       Scott Fitzgerald, been smoking continually for over 2 weeks now with my MES30 with apple chips and am beginning to totally understand the craving, enjoyment and satisfaction that is derived from doing this!!!  Thank you for the support and suggestions on my first endeavors.  My only...
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    Ready to start DOING some serious smoking!!

    Thank you so much for this quick response I look forward to learning at the feed of all you Smoking Veterans.  I've been through several ebooks and dozens and dozens of these forumsand have had chicken recommended to me twice so far. I guess i'm ambitious and very excited but I would really...
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    How much rub to apply on spare ribs., please?

      Thank you ever so much for such a quick response.  I look forward to learning at the feet of all You Smoking Gods and Goddesses.  Yes my mind is working overboard as I have 3 more projects already in my freezer in a pork butt, a turkey and am going to try beer can chicken as well.  I have been...
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    How much rub to apply on spare ribs., please?

    Thank you ever so much for such a quick response.  I look forward to learning at the feet of all You Smoking Gods and Goddesses.  Yes my mind is working overboard as I have 3 more projects already in my freezer in a pork butt, a turkey and am going to try beer can chicken as well.  I have been...
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    How much rub to apply to spare ribs, Please and Thank You!

    I bought a MasterBuilt Smokehouse electric smoker this week and have been making rubs today. My first smoke will be 2 huge racks of Spareribs, one will be with 'MDM’s FINGER LICKIN’ RIB RUB' and the other rack will be 'Jeff's Naked Rib Rub' both using the mustard starter..  I plan on using the...
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    How much rub to apply on spare ribs., please?

        I bought a MasterBuilt Smokehouse electric smoker this week and have been making rubs today. My first smoke will be 2 huge racks of Spareribs, one will be with 'MDM’s FINGER LICKIN’ RIB RUB' and the other rack will be 'Jeff's Naked Rib Rub' both using the mustard starter..  I plan on using...
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