- Dec 26, 2014
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I am new to Smoking.
I have plenty of Food Toys, I.E. Bread Machines, Meat Grinder, Ronco Rotisserie, ETC...ETC...
But - I am new to smoking.
I am happy to have discovered this Forum.
I recently purchased a MES 40 from Lowe's...Let me tell you more...
Not sure if it is a Gen I or II..
1200 W element - Controls in Front(Not on the back)No glass doors...Yes, I bought the 3 year warranty after reading these boards...
I bought it to primarily smoke my excellent homemade Kielbasa:):):)
I live in NE PA(hanna or no)and use my prunings from my apple, cherry, pear and peach trees to smoke.
I keep a "Meat Journal" and so far I have Smoked -
Rolled & Netted Boneless Pork Shoulder 3.5 LBS. - Not Bad - Probe Temp is way off...25 degrees low - learning experience
Re Smoked the leftovers...Better 2nd night... :):):) Adjusted Temps & Wood
2nd smoke - Home ground/home made Beef Sausage - Kielbasa test flight - first taste seemed over smoked - 3 days latter OMG - kind of taste like Lebanon Bologna....excellent colar...
3rd smoke - The Christmas Kielbasa - Most Excellent - Only 2 hours of smoke - Good oven safe meat therm in meat - good oven safe therm in smoker - Nice result - Color not as cherry red as I would like - Paprika in recipe?
4th smoke - The Christmas Ham & Pit Beans - 8 LBS.Spiral Ham from Aldi's...Face slices kind of dry but OMG - rear fat and bark out of this world...
Well, The Boss has come home and I have to go...
Looking forward to meeting all of you!
Polish Smoker
I have plenty of Food Toys, I.E. Bread Machines, Meat Grinder, Ronco Rotisserie, ETC...ETC...
But - I am new to smoking.
I am happy to have discovered this Forum.
I recently purchased a MES 40 from Lowe's...Let me tell you more...
Not sure if it is a Gen I or II..
1200 W element - Controls in Front(Not on the back)No glass doors...Yes, I bought the 3 year warranty after reading these boards...
I bought it to primarily smoke my excellent homemade Kielbasa:):):)
I live in NE PA(hanna or no)and use my prunings from my apple, cherry, pear and peach trees to smoke.
I keep a "Meat Journal" and so far I have Smoked -
Rolled & Netted Boneless Pork Shoulder 3.5 LBS. - Not Bad - Probe Temp is way off...25 degrees low - learning experience
Re Smoked the leftovers...Better 2nd night... :):):) Adjusted Temps & Wood
2nd smoke - Home ground/home made Beef Sausage - Kielbasa test flight - first taste seemed over smoked - 3 days latter OMG - kind of taste like Lebanon Bologna....excellent colar...
3rd smoke - The Christmas Kielbasa - Most Excellent - Only 2 hours of smoke - Good oven safe meat therm in meat - good oven safe therm in smoker - Nice result - Color not as cherry red as I would like - Paprika in recipe?
4th smoke - The Christmas Ham & Pit Beans - 8 LBS.Spiral Ham from Aldi's...Face slices kind of dry but OMG - rear fat and bark out of this world...
Well, The Boss has come home and I have to go...
Looking forward to meeting all of you!
Polish Smoker