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smokin limey

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Dec 2, 2009
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Tulsa, OK
Hi,

A brit merchant navy officer living in tulsa OK.

Ready to start smoking with the new MES. Wife gave up trying to hide it as a christmas present.

Just wanted to say hi....going to look for something to start smoking with tomorrow. Probably a pork Butt

BTW...love the army smilies! But how about a few Navy ones?

Tony
 
Welcome aboard! Becalmed in Tulsa, eh? I am in Ponca City myself, retired Naval Reseve. Good luck with the butt, hard to mess one of those up.
 
MES Owner here too. You will love it! Don't blame your wife for jumping the gun on Christmas. They are a tad hard to hide behind the couch .
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By Christmas you will be an old pro at it. They have a steep learning curve. Mondo easy to use.

Make sure you let it get all the way up to temp before you add the meat.
The vent side is always a little hotter than the other side. On mine the temperature controller is quite accurate but I still use a couple of oven thermometers placed on each rack to make sure. Then put a remote probe in the thickest part of the meat and your all set.

I put aluminum foil in the drip pan and the water pan to help with cleanup.

Take pictures of your first smoke they only happen once.

PS Then show them to us. Hint hint.....
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Welcome To Your New Addiction
 
Thanks for the quick and warm welcome guys!
just got back from SAMs with a couple of Pork Butts. The MES is going through the seasoning cycle as we speak.
Quick start off questions...
As there is an electronic temp control, how "open" do you set the vent opening?
Do I fill the water tray for EVERYTHING?
Does the Butt go straight on the rack, or do you use a tin foil tray...or simular?
 
Welcome aboard Tony. Congrats on a christmas gift that will be used year around. Some of us shop the specials all year long, freeze the meat when on sale and then have a great selection come smoking time. I am a gasser and drum owner, so I can unfortunately not help you with your MES questions, but someday I will drift the electric way.
 
Welcome Tony, I guess it would be pretty hard trying to hide something that size.
Are ya a smoken limey cause you're an Irish mic like me?

Glad you are getting her seasoned, what kind of plans do you have for the butts? Rub, going to foil or no foil, spritz?
If you need any advice on any cooking procedures you are a bit unsure of there are more than enough opinions and so many great folks to help answer them.

Don't own an MES myself either so can't help on the vent and temp issues but as for the butt, slather them with a binder, mustard or olive oil, rub on the love and once the smoker is flowing and heated place directly on the grates.
 
Tony I have owned a MES for several years now and still love to use it as well as my other smokers. Good choice on starting with the Butt as you will love it when finished. I know everyone has their own way of smoking but this is what I do with mine. I put EVOO and rub that in, next I use a rub and let set for 2 hours at room temp. Smoker hot, water always in pan, and wood chips full. Temp 225 for 5 hrs Butt in, fat side up. After the 5 hours I wrap it in HD tin foil and reset timer for 12 hours at 200 deg. When you remove this try not to punch a hole in the tin foil so you can collect the juices when you open it. After it's out is when I punch a hole and collect the juices. This will fall apart and you will love it. Use two forks to pull and pig out. Use some juice on what your eating.

geob
 
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