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    Pepper & Garlic jerky

    Greetings everyone, I just finished doing my first ever small batch of beef jerky with the pepper and garlic kit from High Mountain. Man is it ever good which at the end it has a kind of sweet taste. It passed the bend test and was done on a new electric MES 30. Simply I love this taste but...
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    Thai Jerky

    Today I stopped at a very good butcher and bought around 30lbs of pork tenderloin, pork loin for jerkies, pork butt, and london broil sliced up 1/4 inch along with pork loin. I am ready to try your recipe and I would like to ask a last detail question which is how long should it rest with your...
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    Thai Jerky

    Many thanks Case and I still don't know how to give points which you deserve some. Norm
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    Thai Jerky

    ​Greetings Case,   I will try my first Beef Jerky and wanted to ask a few questions if possible, - how long can jerkies last in a fridge ( I know not long if they taste good but I want stash some where they won't find it) - can I freeze them - I have a cabinet outside, would the fish sauce...
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    Done spare ribs?

    ​Gotcha, well in the end they were at 188 F and they were superb and next time I'll do as you said to just make a 6hr cook. Best ribs I ever had and glad it came together on first try and with the AMNSP to boot! I smoked for 3 hrs then coasted the rest at 225F. Now can't figure on how to give...
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    Done spare ribs?

    ​My very first cook with the MES 30  so have the ribs on it for 4 and a half hours at 225 F at this point the meat probe shows 180 F. Been at that temp for more than an hour and wondering if it will rise to 195 in an hour and a half ?  
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    Can't get enough smoke

    Thank you Bear for the helpful reply, another quick question do you also cover with foil the bottom grease pan? I did a dry run today with pellets and heater set at 225F which I filled the Maze 5x8 with one row only and it lasted almost exactly 3 hrs. with TBS. The pellets smoked without...
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    Can't get enough smoke

    Greetings all,  I have a new MES 20070411 gen 1 smoker and have seasoned it. I have also the Amnp 5x8 which I would like to try this weekend on spare ribs. Now I have read a lot on this fine site and would like to ask a few questions. - can the water pan be completely removed or is it useful...
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    Newbie from Ontario Canada

    Thanks to all I managed to edit my profile. Btw does anyone know which generation is the MES 20070411 ? Many thanks, Norm
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    Newbie from Ontario Canada

    Greetings all,  New at smoking but with this site it will surely be interesting. I live near Ottawa Ontario and near a small town in the country. I just bought a new smoker 20070411 which I understand is a gen. 1  right ? My setup at home with a large deck and near our dining window which...
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