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  1. dr k

    Rewiring MES40 help?

  2. dr k

    Site is super slow.

    It hasn't been a nice day here either. It's been windy for over a month and the weather guessers are waaaaaay off since November '24. Even since Covid 19. I'm talking waaaaay off. The NBC WEEK 25 affiliate is 10 miles away but I guess, like the weather guessers, that a 20% chance of rain...
  3. dr k

    Dry aged steaks.....

    You can't dry age sliced steaks or primal, sub primal roasts a week to get the post rigor enzymes cathepsin and calpain to tenderize in such a short time. You can dehydrate the meat (steaks) a week to get them beefier tasting. The deoxymyoglobin purple color of freshly harvested beef cattle...
  4. dr k

    Resting

    If you have a foodsaver or vac seal machine yo can slice and seal and reheat in a Sous Vide or bring a pot of water to boil and take off of the heat and put the bags in for 10-15 minutes.
  5. dr k

    Adding Temp Control to old MES40 - Question

    No the ITC-308 Inkbird controller is for 1,100 watts max with a 248*F max at that wattage and the Mes 40 has a 1,200 watt heating element. You'll need something at a minimum of 1,500 watts, 12 amps with a controller that senses and displays 275*F . Will Hi on Amazon had one I believe WH-1308B...
  6. dr k

    Anyone have a spare water pan for MES40?

    Since I don't cook on the bottom rack of my Mes 40 I put an aluminum foil disposable baking sheet on it for drips since I don't use water you can put water in it. It covers more area to catch drips and heat works around all four sides. You can get two smaller ones for $1.25 or one large at the...
  7. dr k

    Masterbuilt Electric Smoker Model MB20070421

    The late Bearcarver would say you got a good smoker because most Mes set to 275 max may get to 155 with a calibrated independent digital chamber therm. You can always set the controller to your calibrated digital independent chamber therm. Tell us about what happens and if you have a big load...
  8. dr k

    INKBIRD Grill Temperature Controller-- ISC-027BW

    This is the WSM version I think you may be talking about. https://www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-Temperature-Controller-Universal-Adaptor/dp/B0D7ZGNP7K
  9. dr k

    Probe placement and calibration? (MES30 + Auber)

    Foil disposable cake pan on the rails the water pan was on from the Dollar Tree. The heat will find it's way on all four sides. I usually use pellets or sawdust in the mailbox mod but this was a rare apple chunk in the chip tray.
  10. dr k

    MES Peculiarities

    Since it's an electric oven and if no PID controller to come in for a landing at set temp the OEM stock controller is an on/off controller with the hysteresis of shutting off at set temp and coasting to several degrees higher as the chip housing and element keep radiating heat before the temp...
  11. dr k

    Did I Screw up my cure?

    It's nice to stick with cure #1 6.25% nitrite whereby your batch of whatever proteins, fats and liquids that the cure can dissolve into is included with the weight and multiply by .25% (.0025) With different % of nitrite cure #1, then the math variables need to be put into the equation to figure...
  12. dr k

    MES40 Concerns

    Mes 30 800 watts/120vac=6.667 amps. 120vac/6.667amps= 18 Ohms, nothing connected to the element but the ohm meter when testing. Mes 40 1,200 watts/120vac=10 amps. 120vac/10amps= 12 Ohms Then the porosity insulation around the resistance wire through the potting can short to the outer metal...
  13. dr k

    Use Kroger coupons and coupons from the Kroger family of stores from nation wide weekly ad digital coupons at your local Kroger

    Shopping the digital coupons in 75248 had this just for TX, OK and LA right up front but I also click the "see more" expansion and view the individual items under the main coupon if it's more than one and then view those by clicking the image to get the deepest description and look for region...
  14. dr k

    PID mod on other smokers? larger option?

    Looks exactly like my Mes 40 with the flipped heating element. That mod for even heating and not baking the insulation in the right rear corner, mailbox mod and PID are fantastic. That reminds me I need to get my back up heating element prepped in case my current one fails. I cut the aluminum...
  15. dr k

    snack sticks - red outside, grey inside

    Eco cure #1 with salt as the first ingredient, fruit extract, spice extract and vegetable extract isn't cure #1 6.25% nitrite. This label is misleading until you read the site and zoom the label. The label has no way to convert to results and duration of cure #1. It's not nitrates or...
  16. dr k

    Thermoworks RFX First Impressions

    Yes! This is what I want to know. I don't need to grill steaks with a leave in probe or boil probes in the turkey under the oil etc. I understand that the RFX has no ambient sensor in the outside end since the meat is a thermal heat sink and the evaporative cooling makes them inaccurate...
  17. dr k

    Looking for a new Sous vide cooker

    Try @chopsaw a pkg of lipton beefy onion soup pwdr pkg and vac seal for a 131/48 hr chuck roast poor man's medium rare prime rib. Or what ever your steak temp is that you like. That's my SV favorite. I set the Inkbird at 90hrs. vs 99.99 max to easily track so it never shuts off if not using...
  18. dr k

    Sous Vide Tri-tip

    Yes, they have been at Costco marinated that I'm not a member of but butchers are carrying them for 10 years now in central IL. I wish I could have found the western prices at about $4.00/lb before the pandemic but has been steady at $10. I'll just have to bite the bullet and get some.
  19. dr k

    Sous Vide Tri-tip

    I don't know why 2lb max Tri tip is largest I can get probably $10/lb. I like these different steak cuts to change it up like the Sirloin cap/Picanha/Coulotte.
  20. dr k

    Sous Vide Tri-tip

    Nice! How many lbs.? Seems like locally Tri Tips are small.
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