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  1. cmayna

    Tail of a story

    Today I smoked 13 Salmon tails and a couple small filets just to make room in the Salmon freezer.
  2. cmayna

    RIP David Crosby

    Wow, such a ledgend.
  3. cmayna

    Greetings from NorCal

    Wife and I will be in Trinidad for our annual Albacore fishing trip in Sept. Meanwhile.......What have you produced with the WSM? Very nice charcoal smoker.
  4. cmayna

    Greetings from NorCal

    Welcome from the SF Bay area. Where in Humboldt? I lived in Crescent City, then Eureka, then, then, then. Lots of well gifted smokers here who will chime in to help the cause.
  5. cmayna

    New guy

    Todd, Welcome to SMF. Lots of good people here always willing to help.
  6. cmayna

    Smoker exhaust

    I would add a stack or vent either out the back wall up high near the center of the roof, or just thru the roof near the ridge. Either will help minimize the amount of smoke from just sitting up there with no place to go.
  7. cmayna

    Help with Smoking Tuna for Smoked Tuna Dip.

    I smoke a lot of Salmon but with a dry brine of dark brown sugar with salt. Have no idea what is the best brine for YFT. Hopefully someone with experience will chime in with suggestions.
  8. cmayna

    What is a simple or ordinary thing that you can't do well.

    Neither can I, but I did learn to fish right handed so the wife and I can trade fishing rods when needed, like when she hooks up with a big fish and tells me to earn my keep and "bring it in".
  9. cmayna

    Last Round-up

    Bear, So many of us here (like your family members) have learned so much from you. You should be very proud. Stay strong.
  10. cmayna

    Big Chief Element to Hot Plate Element - in progress - QUESTION

    I have never used the flap or baffle. Being the exhaust pipe, it remains fully open (vertical). The reason I installed the pipe was because the propane smoker did not have a vent on the top which I wanted. It's stock vent is on the back panel towards the top. Also, since I run my temp probe...
  11. cmayna

    Need new temp unit

    Thermoworks for me as well.
  12. cmayna

    Big Chief Element to Hot Plate Element - in progress - QUESTION

    Having that same smoke stack exhaust vent on my gasser, i run the thermometer cables right down thru it.
  13. cmayna

    Big Chief Element to Hot Plate Element - in progress - QUESTION

    When it comes to location of the pellet tube or tray, think about how fresh air will/can get to it to keep the pellets lit.
  14. cmayna

    Big Chief Element to Hot Plate Element - in progress - QUESTION

    Sherry, Are you staying with wood chips in the pan or what, or what, or what?
  15. cmayna

    Big Chief Element to Hot Plate Element - in progress - QUESTION

    I installed one of those stacks on my propane smoker which is now my cold smoker. Works great.
  16. cmayna

    Mes30 and Mes40 dimensions

    Thanks a bunch for the dimensions.
  17. cmayna

    Got me a new smoking buddy

    Congrats on you new family member. Wife and I are kitty fans big time. Here’s our spoiled thing, Misha BTW, Leo is a BIG cat! Nice!
  18. cmayna

    Help, Need another AMNPS

    Just google Amaze-N smoker. Lots of choices.
  19. cmayna

    Big Chief Element to Hot Plate Element - in progress - QUESTION

    Installing the hot plate controller was only because I originally had no plans to use a PID. It was/is still a big improvement over the original big chief set up. But yes, if you are planning to always use a PID on the chief, you can simply disregard the controller.
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