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  1. fertpro

    Maverick 733

    No time for pics! It was gone to fast! My one probe was right at 212 and the other was at 210 in boiling water. I let it rest for half an hour then sliced it.
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    Maverick 733

    I replaced the factory dial thermometer when I was putting it together. It was pretty close. I took it to 147 internal. I think it was a little dry but had excellent flavor. I've done better work in the past. Lol!i still need to do the boil test.
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    Maverick 733

    Yes. It's right in front of the meat. I guess I've never watched the temperature actually rise while cooking before since I've never had a maverick before so I had no idea how fast it would get to that temp. I'll test them tonight when I'm all done.
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    Maverick 733

    And no I didn't test in boilin water since it said to not submerge.
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    Maverick 733

    Looking at the display it shows 230 degrees. According to the thermometer on the front of my smoker 250. About 5lb loin
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    Maverick 733

    Are these usually pretty accurate? I didn't see any way to calibrate it in the directions? I'm cooking a pork loin and after 1hoir and 45 minutes it's already hit 129 degrees. That just seems really fast for a pork loin
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    Maverick 733

    I just got the maverick 733 for my birthday today. I'm going to smoke a pork loin tomorrow night for dinner and am excited to use it! I just have 1 question about it. I understand how to use the 2 probes to measure 1 meat and the temperature of the smoker, maybe I am understanding the wording on...
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    Ribs didn't turn out the same

    I also kept my heat between 225 and 250
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    Ribs didn't turn out the same

    Yesterday (INDEPENDENCE DAY) I smoked 3 racks of spare ribs in my 40" upright masterbuilt propane. One rack was "fall off the bone" quality and the other 2 had good flavor as well but were tougher. I didn't notice until I went inside to cut them and serve that one was much better than the...
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    Just got Masterbuilt Sportsman Elite 40" Vertical Gas Smoker

    I just got this same smoker from Cabelas. It seems ok I guess. I really don't know what I'm looking for but the only thing that stands put is that the wood chips bun so fast. 2 cups are about gone in an hour or less. What could I do so I don't go broke buying wood chips for this new hobby. I...
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    New smoker from Ohio

    I just bought a smoker and am doing some ribs. Ive been grilling for a long time but totally new to smoking. The smoker I decided on was the 40" masterbuilt sportsman elite from Cabelas. Any tips or tricks would be great! How can I keep my wood chips from burning up rather than smoldering...
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