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  1. jsdspif

    Smoked Crispix Party Mix

    Just what I was looking for . I don't usually buy cereal but local "mercantile" is having a 3 day sale on cereals , 1.88 . I have a pig and I wanted something like cheerios (low sugar , salt) to throw a handful to him for a snack . I tried it to see what it tastes like and "smoked crispix snack...
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    HELP - I'm new - how do I make bacon without the nitrate / nitrite

    i see some times celery juice powder is talked about for curing . I did buy some hot dogs a while back that said nitrate free (only whats naturally occuring in celery juice ) or something like that on the label . I've never used it , i usually use mortons TQ or butcher packers maple cure . You...
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    Vintage Fridge Brand Names

    crosley - shelvador (sp? ) I thought there was a recent post on here of someone turning an old one of those into something or other . We had one at work for about 30 years that was left in the building by the previous tenant . I believe it was probably from the 50's . We got rid of it because my...
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    Michigan members group own map, Where are you in Michigan?

    highlight http://www.mapservices.org/myguestmap/map/smfmichgroup   , copy it and paste it in the adress bar . Then put in your location . I just plugged mine in .
  5. jsdspif

    mes and amns

    I'm kind of curious what you're using to light it . I have the dust smoker and am using cherry dust that I got from Todd . When I first bought it I thought I don't need the little torch he sells I'll just use my propane blowtorch . I didn't have very good luck with that , it was like the propane...
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    canadian bacon going bad

    thought I'd update this with my tasting results . The first couple slices had no fat in them and tasted and smelled fine . I then had a slice that had a small spot of fat in it (maybe half the size of a dime) that smelled fine but the meat area ( i didn't eat the fat area at first ) didn't taste...
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    canadian bacon going bad

    When I make mine and slice it I package it up , say 8 slices to a package and then vac seal it and freeze it . Some I just put in a ziploc in the ref. and eat that within a week . I found a vac sealed package in my ref. and I'm not sure how long it's been in there and if it started in the...
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    20 pounds of loin ready to become Canadian Bacon!

    I've never had any "lion" bacon before ??? ( Sorry , I just couldn't resist !!)  The pork bacon does look great though .
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    Repair help needed!

    on my 30" I just put "appliance terminals " on the existing wire . That was 3 or 4 years ago and never had a problem since . I think the appliance terminals are made of stainless steel so they aren't as affected by heat and they won't corrode . I think I'd stay away from the regular ones that...
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    ???'s to the MES gods.

    I set a can ( don't remember if it was chunky soup or pineapple chunk can , a little bigger than a regular condensed soup can ) on its side in the right rear so it's on top of the "chip pan cover " resting against the rear wall years ago and it helped , or I should say , seemed to eleminate the...
  11. jsdspif

    Hello from Michigan!

    welcome . I drive thru the area sometimes going to DTE or the palace . I'm at exit 66 on I 94 but when I go to your area I always go up 23 to 59 and take that to where ever I'm going . I sent the local grocery store meat man to this site a while back and a few days later he was complaining how...
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    Rotisserie Mod for MES 30/40 with Diagram

    for me I tried it because when I just put a chicken in there on the rack when it's done the cavity has some liquid in it and I thought on a rotisserie the liquid would be constantly making contact with the entire interior surface as opposed to just creating a puddle , so I thought it would be...
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    Rotisserie Mod for MES 30/40 with Diagram

    I did this to my 30" mes . I kind of gave up on it . It worked but the "skewer" of my unit was pretty long so you had to have the food way over to one end of the skewer to slide it thru the hole in the smoker and then slide the food towards the other end as you pushed the skewer thru that side...
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    are these any good

    I would say look for one of these http://www.bbqfans.com/products/masterbuilt-30%22-digital-electric-smoker . Don't let that price set you off . My local meijer just started to stock them for $170 and I thought I saw someone had them for $129 . That's what a lot of folks here use . The biggest...
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    Master Built coupon

    I saw in my local Meijer the other day they are now carrying the 30" . It's normal price was 199 and it was onsale for 169 (I think ) . Not the rock bottom best price but if for some reason ... in a pinch ??? . Could be an option for someone ?
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    What brine have you had the most success with (turkey)

    The last couple of bone in breasts I did I made a mixture of about a 1/2 cup of tang (the breakfast drink ) and about a half cup of kosher salt and a little bit of a standard rub I had left (which did not have salt in it ) . I rubbed the meat all over with butter and olive oil and then started...
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    A Question for You Welders

    I'm watching this thread . I've been looking into getting a mig and I don't know how to weld . I did stick welding when I was about 12 years old but nothing else . One thing I did just look into was a no interest if you pay it off by Jan. 2014 . If  you miss a monthly minimum payment or if you...
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    Amaze n Smoker sawdust.. "Amaze-n" but expensive...

    butcher-packer.com  sells sawdust but the bag I bought is more like granules . I thought that it would work pretty good in the amazen but I haven't ever opened it to try it , because I'm still using the dust I got from Todd , and I'm not using my amazen as much as I used to .
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    Electric vs Propane smokers

    I had a propane cabinet type smoker from Gander Mountain and switched to electric because when my dad saw me using it just inside of my polebarn (just inside the overhead door with the door open ) he thought it was a fire hazard , which I suppose it could have been possible for a hot wood chip...
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    THE PERFECT STAND/TABLE FOR MY MES30" HOMEBUILT" with Q-VIEW

    I had an old propane grill that I took the lower half of the grill off the frame , and I bolted a shelving board to the top of the frame and attatched my MES to that . The old frame has wheels so I can just wheel it around when I want to . I did it with another frame just to make a roll around...
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