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    Not enough smoke in the mes 40.....?

    Thanks for the info!
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    Building for smoking and grilling...........Ideas.......

    Im going to pour the pad hopefully by the 15th of next month. That will be a good start.
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    Not enough smoke in the mes 40.....?

    where do you get "chunk wood"?
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    Building for smoking and grilling...........Ideas.......

    Thanks for the ideas>.......Keepem coming......
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    Not enough smoke in the mes 40.....?

    I have upgraded to the bigger chip tray in my unit but it seems that every time i put in a tray of chips it only pours good smoke for approx 20 min or so. Is this normal? When it is smoking good I can look inside and it is very nice and hazy....Im smoking at 220 degrees. And it also seems that...
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    Mes 40 Soaking wood chips?

    Thanks.
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    Mes 40 Soaking wood chips?

    Is it necessary to soak the wood chips in water when using this smoker? I have read that people soak their chips and wanted to clarify as to what I should be doing. Thanks!
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    Building for smoking and grilling...........Ideas.......

    I am looking at poring a small pad of concrete to put up an inexpensive building  to do my grilling and smoking. Right now when im smoking or grilling wind, rain, and snow all seem to be a factor so I had the idea of building a sort of screen porch maybe 11' x approx 14-15' and have it as a bug...
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    Help On Smoking My First Whole Chicken Please.

    What do you mean by finish temp? 
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    Help On Smoking My First Whole Chicken Please.

    I have a small pork butt 3.3lbs that i would like to put on with the 3 whole chickens but 275 degrees is prob to hot for the pork i bet isnt it?  275 seems hot for smoking chickens is that where i wanna be?
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    Help On Smoking My First Whole Chicken Please.

    Thanks how long does it usualy take to get the bird cooked?
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    First time whole chicken smoke

    looks mighty tasty!
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    Help On Smoking My First Whole Chicken Please.

    I use an mes 40 elec. smoker and have a whole chicken that i would like to smoke. Please give me any advice as far as how long, what temp, what smoke, recipes, and where exactly to stick the meat probe in at and what internal temp to bring it to. Thank You!
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