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  1. smoke n brew

    Masterbuilt propane smokers

    I have a MB 40" Propane Smoker. Somewhere in a post long ago I mentioned  my mods I stuck with. I also put a grate above the burner ring, but it is from and old barbeque. On one side underneath the the grate, off to the side is a 1-3/4" fire brick. I use an old round cake tin with chunks in it...
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    Soaking wood is a NO NO

    I no longer soak my wood chips, or chunks whichever I have on hand. I use a pie tin covered in tin foil with a hole opposite the burner side, that way I can slide the "chip pan" on or off the burner as needed to generate the exact amount of smoke I want. I have a MB 40 propane smoker, and when...
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    Initial Setup and Using the Masterbuilt Vertical Propane Smoker

    There are many suggested mods for this smoker, and many swear by them. I don't. I tried many of the suggested mods, and just got frustrated. I love my Masterbuilt 40", and in the beginning, (because I was trained on a different smoker) I had to learn what temperature would be produced on a...
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    Masterbuild XL Mods - Post your mods here!

    I have had my XL Smoker for a couple of years at least, and tried some of the various mods suggested here. I ended up using a 9x13x2 baking pan for a water pan set into the unmodified water pan holder frame, and a dollar store cake pan covered with perforated foil for my wood chunks. I can slide...
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    Masterbuilt propane smokers

    I tried the cast iron pan thing to no avail. The only thing that seemed to happen was a huge waste of propane, and less than controllable/predictable temperatures. I used the factory water pan frame, and dropped in a 13x9x2 pan and hold lots of water. On the bottom where the fire ring is, I put...
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    pork butt and CSR's....all on the new XL for memorial day..w/Q-view

    How are you doing your briskets? Are you using a dry brine first? (rub overnight) Are they drying out, overdone/under done? Are you shooting them full of apple juice before they hit the heat? Will you give us the specifics, time, temp, and all that?
  7. smoke n brew

    Initial Setup and Using the Masterbuilt Vertical Propane Smoker

    Hey, you're that kinky beer dude, that always wants pics. J/K
  8. smoke n brew

    Initial Setup and Using the Masterbuilt Vertical Propane Smoker

    I have a MBXL40 as well. I read a lot of people using cast iron pans, but I didn't like the extra amount of of gas it took just to heat the pan, and then of course, the chunks caught fire. Here is what I did, i took a grate off another BBQ, and laid it across the opening of the burner. I got a...
  9. smoke n brew

    Masterbuilt propane smokers

    I have changed my setup in my smoker, and I now get 2 or so hours out of the fist sized chunks I use. I haven't been on this site for quite a while, so I apologize for not responding for what is over a month. I will get pictures posted as soon as I get the time.
  10. smoke n brew

    Insulating a Propane Smoker

    My XL 40 will 170-175 easy. The trick is to close the vent in the back almost all the way. Although I would have thought the temperature would raise it didn't. Maybe this will help.
  11. smoke n brew

    Masterbuilt propane smokers

    I bought a Masterbuilt  XL 40, and have tried many different ways to even out the heat, make the wood chunks not burn up in 20 or 30 minutes, and a boat load of other "little" fixes I saw others have done. I tried the cast iron pan; all it did was suck up heat and not radiate it like I had...
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    Masterbuilt propane smoker

    I have had my 40" Masterbuilt propane smoker a little over a year now. At first it was "great, look how big this baby is" and became "the temps are off, I ran out of smoke..." you get the idea. I also tried the cast iron skillet method with little to no success. All it did was suck up the I use...
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