Recent content by robbiearnold

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  1. My very fist smoke!!

    My very fist smoke!!

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    My very fist smoke!!

    I'm very happy with my first attempt at smoking, caught a bunch of mackerel yesterday afternoon, had them overnight in the cure and fired up the MES this morning, 2 hours at 200 f  seemed to have them nicely cooked but I felt they needed 30 minutes more at 250 f just to remove some of the...
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    Masterbuilt sportsman elite

    I bought a bunch of stuff from Cabela's on the order, 3 boxes arrived with the invoices which has a "return" tag attached on the bottom so it's a simple enough process to send things back to them..BUT the smoker was in it's original packaging and NO invoice was attached, I called them straight...
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    Masterbuilt sportsman elite

    Yes I suppose you're correct Old serge, I thought l'd ask because I'm sure I read a review on this smoker where a guy had the same problem, If I remember right he managed to get the thing working by setting the temp up in stages?, I've not had any success trying this yet, if I set 200 f the...
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    Masterbuilt sportsman elite

    I finally decided on which smoker to buy, ordered it from Cabela's as it's not possible to get one on the island as far as I know, anyway it arrived today, model #20071914 just in time too, because the mackerel are in and I was hoping to get a big batch smoked this week, so I assembled it and...
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    Hello from Newfoundland

    Thanks for the welcome guys,It's nice to see some Canadians on here,  Gibsorz: thanks for the hints, I was looking at the 6 rack Bradley mainly because it's available on the island, and yes I had noticed the high price of the pucks!! that did put me off a bit although I don't think I will be...
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    Hello from Newfoundland

    Hello all, I'm recently retired and living in Newfoundland, I have always wanted to learn how to smoke meats and fish, now I have my own boat and the freezer is getting close to full, so I started searching for a suitable smoker..didn't take long to realize that there's quite a selection out...
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