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  1. rbacci

    Wooohoooo......I did it, I did it!

    I fried up my second attempt at bacon this morning and it turned out great. The salt was perfect, it fried up crisp and not chewy. My family was over for breakfast and raved about it. They almost went through 2 lbs of it. 
  2. rbacci

    Smoked potatoes

    OK, this is how crazy I'm getting about smoking. I ran out to pick up lunch for us at a local burger joint who has great hand cut fries. On my way to the car I passed my MES which has a load of pork bellies in it smoking. Then I started to think about the fries I was going to pick up, then BAM...
  3. rbacci

    Uh oh, help!

    I just pulled my bellies out of the brine and they had a greasy feelings to them. I didn't notice this with my first batch. There was a slight sour odor like when meat has been sitting a little to long. It went away after I rinsed them off and dried them. Are they ok or am I going to get people...
  4. rbacci

    another newb question

    So today I processed 20 lbs of bellies, i have a nice amount in the brine. Now what so I do with the ends I cut off to square up the bacon? I have some nice chunks of pork, I was thinking I could smoke it and use it in pulled pork. Maybe sausage?
  5. rbacci

    here we go, wish me luck

    Well, my bellies have cured for 2 weeks in Pop's brine and I just took them out. I did a test fry and the salt level is perfect. They are in the fridge drying out and tomorrow they go into my MES. I'm going to use a mix of Hickory and Cherry pellets in the Amazen. I plan on setting the temp at...
  6. rbacci

    First brisket, dry. Help

    Yesterday I used my MES30 for the first time. I placed a brisket and ribs in it. I started the brisket first, set the temp at 230. I placed the brisket on the rack just above the water pan. I used the temp probe to watch the internal temp. After 10 hrs it hit 200 and I wrapped it in foil and a...
  7. rbacci

    What is an AMNPS?

    Im new to this site and smoking and I keep seeing AMNPS being talked about. What is it?
  8. rbacci

    Hello from Northern IL

    Hello, my name is Robert. My kids got me a MES 30 for Christmas and I have a little experience using my Weber Kettle grill to smoke ribs, butts and brisket. Looking to get better and pick up lots of tips and recipes. Would love to learn how to smoke sausage. 
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