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  1. bscook

    How Many Mes Owners Here?

    40" Stainless Windowed. Bought a virgin returned unit that was missing the controller. Good customer service at MES, got the controller in a few days. I'm smoking with AMNPS with less than $150 in total expenditures. I'm tickled pink, but the stainless part was a mistake. Looks sharp, but a...
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    New guy

    I first prowled this forum while watching a 40" MES on Ebay. Bought it, and bought the AMNPS 5x8 on the advice of a legion of contributors here. So many bragged about it, I initially thought this entire site was an advertising front for it. First two reasons I bought the smoker was tasting...
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    What's your occupation?

    First 10 years on a Michigan dairy farm. 10 years or so short order cook at my brother's restaurant in eastern NC (called The Baker's Square, hence I thebscook speaketh). Currently a commercial chicken farmer with a 7-5 job at a metal roll forming plant in western Ky. Day starts at 4:30 chicken...
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    whole chicken

    Right on. Thanks. Honestly, I'd prefer using my Weber kettle, but that electric dumbs it down for me something awesome. Looks like about any concoction seems to satisfy. How much salt to water?
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    whole chicken

    Any prep? Skin coated with (?) I just bought a Master-built. Haven't smoked the first piece of meat, but have two whole chickens waiting. What all do I need to do to the bird before putting it in?
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