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  1. sigmo

    PID sale?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PID_controller A PID controller can appear simple from the user's point of view. But the various tasks it performs are rather complex and involved when you get into the design of the temperature measurement parts and the program that implements the PID control as...
  2. sigmo

    How do you like your Marmot?

    When I saw this thread, I thought, perhaps, someone was selling a temperature probe or controller, called a Marmot. and the poster was asking for reviews. And I was going to make a smart ass post saying that I thought the thread was a recipe thread! Well, color me amused! Plague is not that...
  3. sigmo

    Inkbird IRF-2S 40% off while supplies last.

    That's an incredible deal with the 40% off coupon. I've got one on order!
  4. sigmo

    PID sale?

    I can wire up my own 220 outlet with GFCI double pole breaker to be right next to the man-door leading to the deck where we do the smoking. So I could buy, but may well build my own 220V - powered larger smoker at some point. But I'd be curious to hear your reviews of your pellet burner and...
  5. sigmo

    PID sale?

    The problem for a manufacturer of smokers for sale at retail stores is that they would not sell many of a model that requires a 220V outlet to use. Most people would not have a convenient 220 outlet near their porch or deck, so they'd need to have one installed. A normal 120V outlet is on a 20...
  6. sigmo

    PID sale?

    And I'm curious as to what all is controlled in, for example, a pit Boss series 5 or 7 pellet burner. I briefly examined one at a store here, and it has a motorized corkscrew pellet feeder, electrical heating element to ignite pellets (perhaps only at start-up), and a blower. The controller...
  7. sigmo

    Pitboss or Masterbuilt

    I have a gen 1 MES 40, and with heavy modifications and an AMNPS pellet maze, it works well. The other day I saw a Pit Boss series 5 at a local store, and was impressed by its size, build quality, and adjustable racks. But it is a pellet burner, and I want an all-electric unit like the MES. I...
  8. sigmo

    MES heating element MOD

    An eventuality I've been warning members of a number of forums about for years. Even before they dropped the hammer at Photobucket, they and a number of "free" photo hosting sites limited the storage space such that users were always deleting photos to make room for new ones. And the way their...
  9. sigmo

    PID sale?

    This whole smoking thing is a hobby for most of us. And as with any hobby, hot-rodding, modification, experimentation, etc., is a big part of the fun. Even if someone sold a perfect smoker that came with a fan aspirated mailbox, smoke condensing-cooling heat exchanger, AMNPS, circulating fan...
  10. sigmo

    Fight for clean water

    Those numbers may well be accurate. My wife grew up without indoor plumbing, but didn't lack for the important things in life. She and her siblings all grew up to be highly educated overachievers, and have fond memories of growing up in an abandoned railroad station in the mountains of...
  11. sigmo

    PID sale?

    Does anyone sell "adult" juice boxes for beach use? If not, they're missing out on a great market, IMO! :emoji_wink: -------------------------- I'm in the do it yourself camp, but unless you have the chops to do a safe build, I'd advise buying a complete solution. A fire, injury, or death...
  12. sigmo

    New to Smoking. How do you clean your Electric Heating Element?

    I've never needed to clean the heating element in my MES, either. It glows orange when it's preheating, and that's better than a self-cleaning oven! But if you were to get a coating of ash on the element, it probably would be best to wipe it off so it wouldn't insulate the element and perhaps...
  13. sigmo

    Rain Shelter

    Hard core, man! Hard core indeed!! :emoji_laughing:
  14. sigmo

    Am I missing anything ? ? ?

    Here's everything I have so far: Mailbox Mod setup AMZN pellet tray Dual thermometers Pink butcher paper Foil Cooler Meat injector What smoker are you using? How is your mailbox attached to the AMZN pellet tray? How will your ventilate and control the ventilation through the mailbox? Got...
  15. sigmo

    Am I missing anything ? ? ?

    Hey! Welcome! Have you "broken in" your new smoker yet? When a smoker is brand new there are often residues of lubricants used when forming metal, and other things that can off-gas and deposit on your food giving it a nasty flavor and potentially be toxic So you should run the smoker at a...
  16. sigmo

    Fight for clean water

    As long as I'm ranting on here (and I do apologize for having seemingly run everyone off of this important thread).: I'm going to rant about those ads I keep seeing for a particular home water filter system. These filters likely contain some mixed-bed ion-exchange resin so that the filter...
  17. sigmo

    To wash or not to wash, that is the question!

    What ever happened to "Rub some dirt on it, and walk it off!"? ;)
  18. sigmo

    what do you use for your spog?

    It's really dry here. Even with powdered, we never get clumping. I use granulated when the SPOG will be moist during the cooking, and sort of "stew" while cooking. But for situations where the flavors need to be better dispersed, or things are dry, I use powder to get a more even distribution...
  19. sigmo

    What's acceptable temp range for Smoking Ribs / Pork SHoulder / etc

    I've read that meat tends to take on smoke best when it is still cool, before the surface cooks, "tightens up", and dries. So it may be particularly important to achieve higher smoke densities in the chamber at the very start of the run if you're looking for more smoke flavor. I do pork butts...
  20. sigmo

    Lookie at what my better 1/2 brought home for me

    As you eat more hot pepper, you do build a tolerance for it. Years ago, where I worked, a group of us went to a particular restaurant for lunch several times per week. A guy who worked at a bar across the street from that restaurant came over every day and made a big batch of the best green...
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