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Ready to give it a whirl
Things changed rapidly after my last post. By midnight, the internal meat temp was aroung 198, but I had zero smoke. Not surprised by the lack of smoke given that it had been 10 hours and that's on the upper end of what the ANMPS advertises. Opened the door to find a nicely barked butt and an... -
Ready to give it a whirl
I'm just over 6 hours into the smoke and finding myself "hoping" for the best. It's pretty cold out and I'm having trouble getting the MES up to temp. At first I set if at 250 and of course according to the MES readings it was up to that temp. However, according to the readings of my Mav-733... -
Ready to give it a whirl
Well, for better our worse, it's in and smoking. I set one of my Mav-733 probes just under the meat rack and also placed the smoker probe in the same location. Temps are fluctuating between 250 and265 on the Mav-733 probe. At the same time, the grill probe reads 202. I trust the Mav probe as I... -
Ready to give it a whirl
Chef Willie, Thanks much for the advice. I will indeed let it ride until it reaches the 200 mark and pull it at that time. As for the sides, my bride is making homemade mac & cheese (won't let me smoke it though) and I'm going to grill some veggies for the girl child. My side dish will... -
Ready to give it a whirl
David, Thanks for pointing out my mistake of not including my smoker. It's a MES 30. Also, really appreciate the advise of 10 pounds...same time next day. That tells me I had better get that thing in the box as soon as I get home from work this afternoon. As you said, if it's ready... -
Ready to give it a whirl
I just finished preparing a Boston Butt that I'll start smoking early this evening. It weighed in at just over 10 pounds (smallest one they had) so I'm figuring on at least 16 hours of smoking. Maybe more. Following is my plan. Please let me know if any of this is a mistake. - Prep was to... -
Mysterious Boston Butt "Fat Gland" Removal
I just got done preparing the Boston Butt that I'm going to start smoking later tonight. That gland was right were the pictures indicated so I removed it and the surrounding fat. That was some nasty stuff. -
Thermometer help
I received my Mav-733 yesterday and ran a test on my MES-30. I set the smoker temp at 225 and placed the 2 Mav-733 probes on their little stands (off the grates), one higher, one lower in the unit. I also put the MES-30 probe dead in the center of the unit. Stable smoker temp reached 216...- navycraig
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- Forum: General Discussion
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New member, from Maryland
Good Morning, all. I'm a new member to the site and found you while searching the web for "venison bacon" recipes. I live in Maryland (yes, on purpose...for now) and enjoy just about any outdoor activity, especially hunting. I have very basic little experience with smoking meats and it's...
