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    Bacon grease for turkey injection?

    Bacon grease does have a bit of a different mouthfeel when it cools compared to butter. If this is strictly for a turkey that will be eaten hot I don't see any problem at all. Cold sandwiches might have a greasy feel if you hit a pocket of cold grease, though.
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    Red Juice from Smoked Chicken on MES30

    By the color of the meat it may have been an artery or a blood clot. Not exactly delicious sounding, but relatively harmless. Raw chicken juice is usually pinkish unless you're doing a whole chicken it can sort of look like a sludgy grey/brown pink color. If something like this happens again...
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    Newbie Smoked Christmas Chicken with Q-View

    Looks really good and I do understand the concern about how it is pink on the inside. The best and only way, in my opinion, to check to see if a chicken is done is to use a thermometer where the thigh/drumstick come together on the inside near the breast. This part of the bird takes the longest...
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    Greetings from Southern Arizona!

    Hi!    My name is Andrew and I live in Vail, AZ (near Tucson) and I recently received a new grill and a MES 40" as a gift from my wife a couple of weeks ago. I have also recently ordered the AMNPS from Todd and should actually receive it tomorrow. I'm looking forward to it because I hate...
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