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  1. mapleguy

    What should I have done different?

    I'm pretty new to all this so I'm probably going to have several questions. So I smoked a few boneless skinless chicken breasts the other day in my electric smoker. I didn't brine them just a basic rub and had them in at 225. I was watching the temp closely and it stopped raising at around 145...
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    another new guy

    Here are the results from Saturday. I seem to be facing some of the same challenges that I see several beginners having with the cheap electric smokers, not enough smoke. There is a gap between the heating element and the chip pan and the door seems to leak pretty badly so I'm addressing some of...
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    another new guy

    Hello there. I'm a new guy that's always looking on here for advice so I figured I'd join. I've been backyard smoking for several years in a couple different smokers. I just bought a really cheap electric smoker from Aldi's so I'm gonna have another go at it!! I tried it out the other day with...
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