Recent content by eljefesmoker

Thanks everyone for the kind words :)

I am most thankful for my daughter Ryleigh.  My wife and I were fortunate enough to adopt her when she was born on July 13th this year.  We had been waiting just over 5 years, after several failed attempts on our own :( Needless to say, this is going to be one hell of a thanksgiving :) Happy...

I know this post is from last year, but I just had to comment lol Been beating my brains out about this Thanksgiving.  I already know i'm doing a bird with my traditional recipe in the oven... but I've been dying to try smoking one, too I think i'm going to do an 18-20 pounder the traditional...

Dave, that exhaust tunnel is BRILLIANT... Hope you don't mind, but I believe i'll be stea... err borrowing that mod next chance I get (assuming this upcoming hurricane doesn't wash my house away like Sandy tried to a couple years back...)

I know this goes completely AGAINST masterbuilt's recommendations, and i'll preface this with **YOUR RESULTS MAY VARY** and **DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK** Now that that's out of the way lol... I've had my MES 30 since May.  It's been mounted to my deck on the masterbuilt stand.  I simply drilled...

Hey guys, So, the wife gave me a pardon for good behavior yesterday, so I decided to take a crack at making some kielbasa!  Used Mickey Jay's recipe found in the thread here: http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/174666/kielbasa-w-qview Only with a few modifications... my final recipe was as...

Dying to know how this turned out!!! Some tips for next time: 1)  Truss that bad boy up before putting it in the smoker.  I learned this the hard way, even cooking in the oven, when I prepped my first thanksgiving after moving into my own home a billion years ago.  This video should help:  ...

In an MES using the 3-2-1 method, you can run smoke the entire time.  The 2 hours in the foil will protect the meat from getting over smoked, and the extra hour after will develop a nice bark. Are you using the built in smoke box on the MES, or are you using an AMNPS?  I've used both.  In my...

::drooling:: right now, that came out fantastic!!  I can't get myself to pull the trigger on Waygu... i'm so terrified that i'm going to ruin it LOL!  Can't wait to see what you do with the cowboy chops!  Nice job :)

Following, can't wait to see how this turns out!!

Hey Y'all, New guy here from the garden state! I've been stalking for a while, and the advice on these forums is amazing!  Look forward to learning and sharing more with everyone here in the future. My current setup is an MES 30, and i'm currently working on a mailbox mod for my AMNPS...

Hey Y'all, First time poster, but i've been stalking these threads for a while.  Finally tried smoking an 8.5lb pork butt in my MES 30 yesterday, for the most part following bears instructions. The results were INCREDIBLE!! I used honey instead of mustard... I know it sounds crazy, but...