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$309.99

For those of you who have been looking for this, the price just dropped to $272.45 on Amazon:

"has anyone smoked a turkey in your fireplace chimney?" If they have, I'm ticked they didn't share it with me...

I've gotten containers from these folks a couple of times: Spice Jars and Labels at Spice Barn

You'll find when you do get some Tiger Sauce, that it's not particularly hot (relatively speaking), and it has a very distinctive flavor. Good stuff, and I can't think of any sauce you could substitute and get the same flavor.

Amazon's posted policy: I've bought from Amazon for a looong time.  They used to post-order price match, but they stopped.  They hold a hard line on it now. But you can give it a try, can't hurt.  Good luck. Edit: By the way, the Amazon price history for Masterbuilt 20070910 30-Inch Electric...

You got the water pan in there?

Yup.

Yep, turn it down to low.  Since in a crock pot you're basically braising, it's gonna cook far quicker than in a smoker, no stall.  I really wouldn't worry too much about the IT, again, since your braising, it's gonna be moist & tender.  Just poke at with a fork now and then, when it pulls apart...

The general consensus is "artificially" creating a smoke ring is "cheating".  It's easy to do, which is why it doesn't buy you any points in competition. But if you want to do it, rub on some Morton Tender Quick, let it stand a bit, and rinse it off.

I took the heart of the OP's question to be "But what about the guys using the AMNPS?" (his question in his second post) i.e., lots of smoke, but no smoke ring. Technically smoke is a collection of airborne solid and liquid particulates and gases.  NO2 is one of those gasses that is a byproduct...

To be clear: A "smoke ring" is in fact not a "smoke" ring. The presence of smoke (or absence, for that matter) has nothing to do with it.

Some interesting stuff in here: Masterbuilt 2013 Product Catalog

We had an Aldi's open up around here, went once to look around, didn't see anything I wanted, never went back. I've shopped at Trader Joe's when I visited out West, love the place. Go figure...

I too vacuum seal and freeze for later.  Since the plastic is drawn up tight to the meat, the pouch of food thaws very quickly in a bowl of water.  I then poke a couple of holes in the bag, and put it in the microwave.  I know it's different, but I find reheating food in a microwave works best...