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    One more "Mail Box Mod" for the AMNPS and the MES30 ...NEW PICTURES FOR ATTACHING ELBOW TO MAILBOX

    Did you think that the video was what I thought was TBS? No that was the one I took to have you guys look at to confirm that I wasn’t getting TBS. I was getting bellowing white smoke after first lighting my AMNPS and starting the warm up. Slowly closing some holes in the mailbox and most of the...
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    One more "Mail Box Mod" for the AMNPS and the MES30 ...NEW PICTURES FOR ATTACHING ELBOW TO MAILBOX

    You are so right. I pulled out the whole thing and it went in like a charm. I also cut a short tube to extend the smoke into the middle of the MES. I don't have anything to cover the heating element except the drip pan. I hope that for now. I have some leftover tubing that I might be able to use...
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    One more "Mail Box Mod" for the AMNPS and the MES30 ...NEW PICTURES FOR ATTACHING ELBOW TO MAILBOX

    Sure I could. Is that what you guys had to do? My thinking is that cutting it with snips might be less effective than doing it right, but maybe that is how it's supposed to be.
  4. Martini Poultry Brine

    Martini Poultry Brine

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    Martini Poultry Brine

    Thank you for this recipe. The idea of martini flavors with chicken is genius to me. I  am trying it on a couple of chickens tomorrow. That brine makes a lot of liquid. I was able to use one batch of brine for two birds. Have you toyed with juniper berries in the brine? They are the main herb in...
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    Questions before first brisket smoke.

    In the “Basic Brisket Smoke” sticky, the fourth post asked if he could use his pork butt rub for his first brisket. He was told to try it, and he will learn if it will work for beef as well. Normally I would have followed this advice as I have smoked many pork butts. However since this will be...
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    One more "Mail Box Mod" for the AMNPS and the MES30 ...NEW PICTURES FOR ATTACHING ELBOW TO MAILBOX

    Thank you Dave for this thread. I plan to test run my mailbox mod tomorrow (Thursday) with chicken, and have a few questions for the community: In attempting the mailbox mod I have noticed the the 3” elbow seems to just sit in the hole rather loose as there is a “fin?” that comes down from the...
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    New to MES 30

    It won't fit under the water pan, above the heater, but your post got me to play with it some more. If I pull out the drip pan, the AMNPS will just fit under the heating element when the drip pan is put back in. It's a very tight fit with the wood chip tray in place. However, I don't see much of...
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    New to MES 30

    Let me start by saying thank you for the warm welcome that I have received to this community (here, in my introductory thread, and in PM's). I can't wait to start smoking on a regular basis. My old Brinkmann was such a pain, that I would almost exclusively for special occasions, and almost never...
  12. New to MES 30

    New to MES 30

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