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    Need help finding stuffer piston

    I would grind twice with a smaller plate the second time. Plenty of water. I had made breakfast sausage links with Blueberry. I think the blueberries are what is causing hard cranking. They definitely are softer by the time I stuff, but they are not much smaller than the stuffing tube itself.
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    Need help finding stuffer piston

    I have a Chard 5lb verticle stuffer. I found that the plastic piston has warped and won't hold a seal from using the snack stick size tube a couple times. Have to crank on it pretty hard to get the meat to go thru that one. I have sent emails out to Chard twice with no reply. Might be calling...
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    Jerry here from SE Iowa

    Hey everyone, this is my 3rd post here. Guess i should have started here first. lol. I've been smoking for 10 years or more. Started off with a Bradly electric. Realized one element wasn't going to cut it. So i modded it with dual elements and an Auber PID. Don't have that one anymore. Then i...
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    Trying to get some airflow in my Masterbuilt 30" analog smoker

    Hey everyone. Just got a used 30" analog yesterday and by looking closely at it, there is really no airflow going on in there at all. I see a 1/2" hole in the back up top for intake im assuming, and i read where someone said the smoke leakage around the door is supossedly the exhaust. I want to...
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    PID options for Masterbuilt 30" analog smoker

    Hey everyone, i just picked up a used Masterbuilt 30" analog electric smoker for $20. In pretty good shape too, although it needs a new element. I'm not new to smoking. Been doing it for 15 years. Had a Bradley that i modded. Dual elements with an Auber PID. Currently have a drum smoker and...
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