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    2016 South Florida Gathering (6th Annual) November 4th-6th PICTURES ADDED

    Well, dang! I don't know how I missed the posts of this event but I did.   I was even on a ride to Lake Wales and could have easily slipped a little further south on 27 to Sebring to meet some of the fine folks on this forum. Oh well, there will be others... Regards, Trent Eustis FL
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    HELP! Masterbuilt 2 Door..temp fluctuating 15-20 degrees each way..can't stabalize

    I've had mine for 2 weekends and 4 smokes and found the door gauge is not to be trusted.   I have a River Country on order to replace it and have an oven unit I'm using until it gets here.    I also don't like the nuts they supplied for the circular vents on the lower sides - they're too loose...
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    Masterbuilt Pro 20050412 Smoker tray/ box

    BostonMike, My wife just got me one of these units for Fathers Day.  After the door temp gauge only showed 275 during my burn in, I didn't trust it.  So for my second smoke, I bought an oven thermometer and put it on the shelf next to the door so I could take quick peeks.  The oven unit...
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    New Smoker in Central Florida...

    Thanks all for the welcome; I've searched here first for every question I've had so far and found an answer. Joe Black, thanks so much for the thermometer recommendation; it's just what I'm looking for!  My first smoke was a bunch of wings using only the door mounted thermo.  The wings came out...
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    Measuring cooking chamber temp. Advice please!

    I'm a new smoker with a new toy - a Masterbuilt Pro dual fuel.  Been doing a lot of thread browsing and have my first smoke going - batch of about 18 wings. Before my first burn in, I purchased a Taylor oven thermometer and a Charbroil model 00178 Remote BBQ Thermometer;  the readings from the...
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    New Smoker in Central Florida...

    Hello, everyone. Not yet retirement age Smoker wannabe, virgin (smoker), babe in the woods, etc.  glad to have found this forum so early in the game. My wonderful bride presented me with a MasterPro Dual Fuel for fathers day.  After reading thru a few threads here, seems it's not a bad choice...
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