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    Hints for first smoked chicken

    Can't go wrong with spatchcocking the birds.  Takes one hour at 275 for 2 five pounders in my 40" MES with window AND I DID IT AGAIN!!!!!  NO pictures from last night.  And it IS spatch not splay, as I said earlier.  WILL get pictures next time!  
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    Hints for first smoked chicken

    I did my first two chickens splaycocked as suggested here on my 40" MES with window and will never cook them any other way!  So darn easy to do and it took one hour at 275 for two chickens, 5 pounds each.  I watched a YT video to see how it was done.  5 Minutes total time! I also did another 5...
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    How Many Mes Owners Here?

    I have the 40 with window that is the new model bought from Sam's.  The controller on the panel went out and they replaced it within a week no questions asked.  It's working again and just smoked a turkey breast!  Great! The only wish I have is that I hadn't spent the extra money on the window...
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    2012 Masterbuilt Smokers - NEW 30" & 40" Models!

    I just received an email from Masterbuilt that said >> "You're very welcome! Thank you for choosing Masterbuilt! Our systems show that order number 392435 has been placed with a new control panel and we will process and ship this order as promptly as possible. We are aware of what the smoker...
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    Pork Breakfast Sausage, Qview

    ha ha  ha.  Very funny!!!!  I do admit that we all had to be a little on the nuts side to do what we did!  Just ask my wife!!!  It was really an adventure that I wouldn't trade for anything.
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    2012 Masterbuilt Smokers - NEW 30" & 40" Models!

    I got mine at Sam's just shy of 3 months ago and yesterday, Easter, the control crapped out! Grrrrrrr. New one on the way. I doubt if you could tell the difference in degree of inferiorness from a Sam unit vs factory since they are all made in China. It's like being less pregnant. They use...
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    Pork Breakfast Sausage, Qview

    Didn't notice you were in Canada.  Yea, they make it tough to ship to Canada but every Mexican is more than welcome to bring his whole family across THAT border!  Go figure. Yea, I was in the Navy in the '60's in subs.
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    AWESOME LOOKING! Now for some Jewish rye bread and spicy mustard!!!
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  15. tjnamtiw

    smoking kielbasa

    www.sausagemaker.com has #1 and #2 cure.  It goes a long way.  DON'T overuse it either.  You can also get Tenderquick but it has a lot of salt.  It's good for jerky and some sausages.
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    Pork Breakfast Sausage, Qview

    Looking good, Disco!  My 'bible' is Great Sausage Recipes and Meat Curing by Rytek Kutas.  I got it along with some of my equipment from www.sausagemaker.com.  They have some great deals on the herbs and spices too.  Huge bottles for the price you pay for a dinky little bottle at the grocery...
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    Best sausage for smoking?

    Unless your sausage is pre-cooked, make sure when you smoke them that they get to 152 degrees or more to kill the trichinosis that WILL be in them.  Usually, when you are making sausage to smoke, you put in some dry milk or soy protein concentrate to cut back on the shrinkage but there's nothing...
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    Happy Easter

    Posted to the wrong forum, so I find out.  :( Happy Easter to everyone from NE Georgia. Got a ham in my 40" MES new smoker.  Having to run it on the remote since the display isn't working right, which I have already learned is a common trait and may be why Masterbuilt has them...
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    Happy Easter

    Happy Easter everyone from a newbie to the forum but not new to smoking! Most of my smoking is of sausages of late as I have discovered that pork is one heck of a lot cheaper than beef!  Also, it's fewer calories as I am paying for the sins of my past when I step on the scale.  I'm glad I found...
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