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In my case I use the AMNPS tray with my MES and I found that 100% hickory at 5-6+ hours was too strong.
You may not have the problem depending on the pellets and the blend you are using and how much smoke may get produced.
If it is a lot of smoke and a stronger wood (like 100% Hickory) then you...
This is the follow up to my post yesterday in the AMNPS Testing thread.
So Im going to preface this post and admit I am a peanut butter whore, smooth, crunchy, eat it by the spoonful, top some ice cream with it, you name it, Im on it.
The other dayI was perusing the devil known as Instagram...
...at a higher temp it would help keep wood burning.
With all of that said, I would highly suggest you move to using an A-Maze-N Pellet Smoker (AMNPS) tray with a mailbox modification or at least the tube version of the AMNPS.
Why? If you use the tray you can get 12 hours of perfect smoke...
...stuff) and since moved on, but this is what you can do:
https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/analog-masterbuilt-mes35b-mods-for-amnps.282589/#post-2232397
With the easy-to-do mod, you will have some airflow in the smoker which will keep the pellet tray going. You can do the charcoal...
Here's some examples of it on an MES the 1st two pics are actually my mailbox mod and you can see my AMNPS tray with pellets getting ready to be put in the mailbox mod in pic #2:
Others:
I like the ammo can style that is attached directly.
Again these are mailbox mod ideas for MES and...
...I sleep and let the remote thermometer tell me in the morning when to check for tenderness.
The PID holds temp dead on and my mailbox mod + AMNPS + really good pellets = 12 hours of smoked meat without me having to go do a thing until it is ready to pull out of the smoker. Heaven! :D
Oh...
...to separate smoke generation from the MES heat generate and have greater control overall. Additionally if using the A-Maze-N Pellet Smoker (AMNPS) tray you can get up to 12 hours of perfect Thin Blue Smoke (TBS) without having to do much fiddling or baby sitting. So, greater control and...
...Weber pellets and run the oak blend from Home Depot. VERY much set and forget and also has a good strong smoke flavor. That being said, made KILLER grub with my MES + AMNPS. Still use it but it has become more of sausage smoker now where the EX4 is more of cook smoker. Good luck in your...
...sauce when shredded since I started doing this.
I go about 60% hickory then 20% Cherry and 20% Maple and apply smoke for 12 hours via my AMNPS.
This would give you changes in :
Simplified approach overall with no need to brine at all because other changes ensure full and deep flavor all...
A-MAZE-N smoke tube burns pellets inside your smoker/grill for extra smoke. There is also a tray called A-MAZE-N AMNPS that burns pellets or dust. I have both. Used the tray recently for cold smoked bacon. Will be doing cheese soon also.
...Just kinda did it accidentally. I believe it helped.
The trick was putting white hot charcoal briquettes in a tray inside my mailbox with the AMNPS tray when the meat went on.
I found some Weber brand stainless steel grilling trays on Amazon that are narrow enough to slide into my mailbox...
...since switched to a butane lighter instead of a propane torch. The butane lighter allows me to set the fuel-flow really low, to have a short (and not windy) flame. This seems to do a better job of lighting the AMNPS. Still takes a bit of watching, but so far I'm having more reliability with it.
...chucked it in a cold oven to rest for a couple hours. Still 190 internal. Bone came out extremely clean. First couple nibbles were incredible. So juicy.
Success. Only one load of pellets in the AMNPS too. Didn't have any issues all day. So glad I made the mailbox mod. Made my life so much...
Thanks for the recipe Eric.
Appreciate the input Sam. Roasting is an option I might try at some point.
Never thought about opening the butt up a bit to gain more smoke and bark. I really do like the simple seasoning approach as well. Interesting option regarding the wet cure & smoke. I've...
...a 1200w element, and have an Auber PID AW-1520H.
I have removed the slanted metal plate that comes with the Gen 2.
I have a mailbox and an AMNPS on the way.
I'm considering swapping out the snap-disc for one that goes to 347F so I can improve the skin on the chicken.
I plan on flipping the...
Well, you're smarter than most owners of the leaky, clogging tower o chips attachment smoke generator that you'll always have to manage. You'll find pellets will burn up the MB attachment in an area that chips would smolder, therefore a pellet smoke generator burns pellets with a self...
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