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    Traeger Pellet Unit

    To Nepas.... and others.... I finally took my Treager apart 2 days ago, and, together with a newly downloaded manual with wiring diagram.... I found the problem.  There are 2 SETS OF BLACK WIRES in the unit... one to a set of Red & White and the other to a set of Orange & White..... as I got to...
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    2nd ECB Smoke Ever...My 1st Brisket

    Ha Ha.... Great post!  I've been through all of your experiences..... funny thing is..... I still am nervous, and sit and watch my smoker.... Wife says I'm crazy.... perhaps she is right.... but... I still want my stuff to turn out good..... something wrong with that desire????  I haven't done...
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    The-Eggs-R-Done

    Well.... I'll try that on my next batch.... I was SO looking forward to those RED eggs... I wanted to take them to my Elks Lodge... and share them with the guys down there.... but when they came out white..... I'm eating them myself.... grin....
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    Our Yearly Dementia Test

    Heh, heh..... yeah... I just gave this test to my bride.... she got one answer right.... then..... she declared that I was STUPID.  I didn't realize that was part of the quiz......
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    Our Yearly Dementia Test

    I actually did pretty good.... until the last one.... I forgot who was driving the bus..... dementia????? I guess.....
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    Comment by 'mercy' in media 'jap summer sausage 005.jpg'

    Sooooo..... where are all the NorCal folks???? I'm new to the website, and even newer to the forum.... but the title sounded good, yet... there are no posts here..... What's up?????
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    The-Eggs-R-Done

    I was really impressed with the photos of your eggs, and I loved the color..... I did a batch, let them set for 17 days, tried one.... it didn't have any color at all..... simply white, and of course, yellow in the inside.  I wonder what I did wrong????  Got any suggestions as to why mine did...
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    Traeger Pellet Unit

    I have a Traeger Pellet unit that originally used a standard "high,medium,smoke" thermostat.... not digital.  I purchased the newer digital thermostat from Traeger, installed it per directions.... now it won't cook at less than 350F.... way too hot for slow cooking and/or smoking..... Any...
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    Heat resistant paint

    Thanks for the advice.... I have a Smoke Hollow whose fire box has begun to rust... I intend to clean and repaint it.... So, my question is:  What is Ospho???
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    New to Smoking Meat Forums....

    Well, I guess I didn't do this right the first time, so I'll try again.  I'll attempt to post a pic of my favorite trout... a 4lb 2oz Lahontan Rainbow Trout (Eagle Lake Trout) caught in Nov. 2007 at Eagle Lake, in Lassen County, northeastern California.
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    New to Smoking Meat Forums....

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    New to Smoking Meat Forums....

    Hello fellow meat smokers.... I am not a new meat smoker, nor am I an experienced one.... my wife does NOT like smoked meat, so my experience has been somewhat limited.... while I love it, I must also appease her wishes.... I own and use, a Bradley smoker, but not the newer 'digital' model...
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