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jsharlan

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Jan 21, 2013

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• Jan 21, 2013

• #1

Hello, I just bought a Master Forge double door smoker over the weekend and found this site looking for smoking tips and ideas. My cherry popping attempt with it was a bacon wrapped venison roast.

 

old sarge

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• Jan 21, 2013

• #2

Welcome from Arizona.  How did the venison turn out?

 

jsharlan

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Jan 21, 2013

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Virginia

• Jan 21, 2013

• #3

It came out pretty good, although I learned a few things. First off it appears the thermostat on the front of the door isn't worth much, because I couldnt get it over 175 so I had the burner full up thinking I needed more heat. When I finally put a portable one on the rack next to the roast it turns out it was actually close to 300 degrees. So needless to say the roast can out a littler dryer than it should have if I had maintained a lower cook temperature. It was still pretty good, and the bacon was absolutely fantastic. I burned up alot of wood chips too, but I think that had to do with having the burner up too high. I'm going to attempt a fatty this coming weekend.
 

 

s2k9k

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• Jan 21, 2013

• #4

to SMF!!! We're happy you found us! You've come to the right place, we have over 40,000 members and over 800,000 posts so you should be able to find almost anything you want to know. Remember the search bar at the top can be your best friend for finding answers fast and the “Articles” section is chock full of good useful information and “how-to’s”!

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so ms smoker

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• Jan 21, 2013

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   Welcome to the forum! Glad you found us. Lot's of good info here and plenty people willing to answer any questions you may have. Happy smoking!

  Mike

 

kathrynn

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• Jan 22, 2013

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to SMF! We are glad you joined us!

If you need helping roaming around here...just shout!  Will be happy to help!

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