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    How long to smoke ribs?

    I don't have a torch or lighting gel so getting it going may be a trial. 
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    How long to smoke ribs?

    I did a search and came up with way too many answers but not the one I wanted. So here it is.  I am assumng that the 3-2-1 method of smoking spare ribs only uses smoke for the "3" section!? I bought a AMNPS today, and will be smoking this week maybe monday. I am quite certain that I only need...
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    Normal ?!?! for MES 30 digital

    Yep, I tend to "borrow" against the next upcoming gift event. Right now I'm working on Christmas of 2022.
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    Normal ?!?! for MES 30 digital

    Gotta update my Christmas/Birthday/Fathers day/good husband.....wish list. 
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    Normal ?!?! for MES 30 digital

    Guess I need one a those too eh?
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    Normal ?!?! for MES 30 digital

    Cool thanks. Also i seem to have stopped making smoke. Is the temp too low? I go out and add chips every 35 mins out of habit and I just noticed that the chip tray has become full and is not scorched on top, at all.  ???
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    Normal ?!?! for MES 30 digital

    I'm guessing normal is different for each individual machine but this seems out of the box to me.. Having read that all internal smoker temp probes and thermostats are not accurate, I bought a maverick. Now I'm trying to maintain 180 degrees for some jerky. My MES remote says 185 and heating...
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    Easy way advice ??

    So I've checked some recipes online and they say 180 degrees for 8 hours. For all I know that sounds right. Question is, will I want to smoke the whole time, or just the first couple or three hours?
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    Easy way advice ??

    Cool, Good advice. 
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    Easy way advice ??

    I'm trying beef jerky this week and have the meat sliced very thin.....I use an electric slicer and the meat was mostly frozen so it came out really nice.  Anyway I'm more into the product right now since I'm very new and not so much into the process. My question is, if I'm buying my teriyaki...
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    Cleaning up

    couple burn-ons and a few stains but everything came pretty clean and I can trust that it's food-safe.
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    Cleaning up

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    Cleaning up

    After two smokes this weekend (first two ever) I put all the removeable parts of my MES 30 into the dishwasher on all heavy duty settings. I'll let you know how it works out. 
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