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Smoking a turkey with a MES - overcooked!
Thanks for everyone's advise. I'll be checking out additional options beyond the new thermometer, but it sounds like that will be the critical first step.- jimtrvl917
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- Forum: Poultry
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Greetings from Central New Jersey
I just joined this forum this morning, and already I've gotten great advice. I'm a Valley Forge, PA guy transplanted to Central New Jersey nearly 25 years ago... There is a reason New Jersey is called the Garden State - just avoid the NJ Turnpike and the northern half of The GSP, and you'll get...- jimtrvl917
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- Forum: Roll Call
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Smoking a turkey with a MES - overcooked!
One last question for the moment. Is there a "correct" amount of wood chips to use with one of these Masterbuilt electric smokers?- jimtrvl917
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- Forum: Poultry
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Smoking a turkey with a MES - overcooked!
First of all, thanks so much for everyone's help. Based on the comments about the manual and cooking temps, I couldn't agree more that engineers not only designed it, but also "scientifically" figured out the cook time for that turkey! So, the first thing I did was ask for a belated...- jimtrvl917
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- Forum: Poultry
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Smoking a turkey with a MES - overcooked!
My children gave me a MES for Christmas, and I've cooked a few items on it since then. I've been having problems with overcooking the food. I followed the recipe in the Masterbuilt manual for smoking a turkey (225 degrees) and set the timer for 10 hours (it was suggested to be 8-12 hours). Well...- jimtrvl917
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