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  1. jsdspif

    Need Help With MES 30 Therm Calibration

    Yeah , you have to have the probe coming out the other side of the potato . I checked my temp with an oven thermometer that I just trusted to be accurate and the temps in both my oven and my MES were pretty close to matching what they were set for . More and more I'm not paying much attention to...
  2. jsdspif

    Greetings from West Michigan!

    Welcome , I'm always on the lookout for Michigan postings . I'm in Paw Paw (15 minutes west of Kalamazoo ) . This place has a vast collection of smoking knowledge . Good luck on your build.
  3. jsdspif

    temperature little chief smoker

    The little and big chief smokers aren't very good . Some people do seem to think they do a good job of smoking fish and / or jerky but other than that they just don't get hot enough . I bought one years ago and everything I did in it I had to finish in the oven . With that big chief I was trying...
  4. jsdspif

    Smoked Shredded Beef and Green Chile Tamales!! Q-View With Recipe

    How do you get it up 2 300 ? All the MES 30 's I know of only do 275 . or am I mixed up on something ?
  5. jsdspif

    What I see on TV ... what I taste in my kitchen.

    I've been dying to post this story so I will now . As for what's on tv , I wouldn't put too much clout in it , especially if it's an infomercial . I'd say use maybe smaller pieces and not as often ??? I have a MES 30" so I'm afraid I'm not much help . Sometimes I think there are people who just...
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    Hi from Michigan

    Welcome , I'm James also . I'm roughly at exit 66 on I94 , Mattawan , MI . I was over towards your area a few weeks ago at DTE theatre (or as I like to call it , the old Pine Knob ) . There's a lot of pointers to be learned here and I'm sure there are a lot of folks who can answer your questions...
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    First Time Jerky

    Hi MOUNTAIN makes a mandarin teriyaki seasoning blend . A lot of people use the hi mountain products . They are just easy to use and take out all the guesswork . I use to monkey around with my own recipes years ago but once I tried the hi mountain stuff I stuck with it . You just have to pay...
  8. jsdspif

    menards Bradley smokers

    I don't know if anyone is interested , but yesterday in the Kalamazoo Menards they had 4 or 5 bradleys with an "unadvertised special " sign on them . Only thing is I can't remember what the price was , I think 179 or 199 ???? Seems like it said save 100 or something like that ?? If somebody...
  9. jsdspif

    Smoking a 13 lb turkey Sunday

    I have the same smoker . Brining was an excellent idea . I do mine at 275 . If you have some type of temp probe / thermometer that you can stick in it when you first put it in the smoker do that , because when you insert one in after it's cooked and then remove it you lose quite a bit of...
  10. jsdspif

    Brining a frozen turkey?

    Just to add to the where to get buckets , probably any store that has a deli and / or bakery will have various sizes , and if the person at the counter says no it doesn't hurt to ask a manager . I say that because I got a bucket at the grocery store from the deli and it wasn't quite big enough...
  11. jsdspif

    Brining a frozen turkey?

    I second that . They seem to take forever to thaw , at least in my fridge they do . I will also mention I did one once where after I thawed it I just put it in my smoker , no brining , seasoning etc. I cooked it just the same way I cooked one about a month before that I did brine and brining is...
  12. jsdspif

    Hello from Michigan!!

    I've got the same smoker . With mine I just start out with it set at say 250 , and as soon as it starts to smoke go ahead and lower the temp to whatever you like . With jerky it doesn't need much smoke and it's easy to over smoke it and then it's not very good . I like heavily smoked meats and I...
  13. jsdspif

    First Real Use of My New MES 30

    I haven't paid real good attention to any temp drop when I open my door for whatever reason . I don't think I've really had any longer cook times because of it . Maybe a matter of minutes longer , but people say add "x" amount of time when ever you open it to do whatever , I would think on my...
  14. jsdspif

    finally did jerky in my MES 30 (Qview)

    You may want to double check the weight of your meat after you get it cut up ( if there are some trimmings from it that you aren't making into jerky ) and then doublecheck your amounts of the 2 packets . I know I did make a batch once that was a little salty and I don't remember now what I did...
  15. jsdspif

    New 30" MES - got it!

    Does anyone know if the newer (compared to mine that is about 4 years old ) ones have the problem with the spade terminals disintegrating causing the heating element to stop heating ? I told myself that if I ever got a new one I would do that terminal repair the day after it went out of warranty...
  16. jsdspif

    Looking for a way to pass themo leads through the hood and plug a hole

    I was thinking high temp rtv silicone . this stuff says up to 650 degrees http://www.permatex.com/products/automotive/automotive_gasketing/gasket_makers/auto_Permatex_High-Temp_Red_RTV_Silicone_Gasket.htm
  17. jsdspif

    Question regarding my new/replacement MES 30

    I realize this isn't an answer to the question but just a comment. I quit messing with my top vent . So many people have stated they just leave it wide open that I've had mine open all the way for quite a while now . I used to adjust it but I've never seen a difference . I know some people say...
  18. jsdspif

    Should I Cut Brisket So It Will Fit My Smoker?

    I have to seperate the flat and the point when I do them . If you haven't "played " with one before I'd search youtube for videos to get a good idea where to cut . You didn't ask anything about removing some of the fat from the top of it , but I'll say I've done them removing all but maybe a...
  19. jsdspif

    Cold Smoker With Working Mini Refrigerator

    I think that would work excellent . I'm thinking especially for something like cold smoking pork belly for regular bacon . Cheese comes to mind also . Price is good too , even if you started with a new one (???) Maybe I'm stretching that . I just bought one but it was around $200 but it fits 2...
  20. jsdspif

    Help with Beef Jerky in my MES 30

    I use hi MOUNTAIN jerky seasoning kits . I don't know if I've heard of the hi country kits before now . With the hi mountain kit there is a bag of seasoning and a bag of cure , and it's something like 2 teaspoons of cure and a teaspoon of seasoning per pound of meat . Those amounts are just...
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