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  1. daricksta

    Help with choosing new budget smoker

    I've read about those Pit Barrel Cookers and similar smokers. Yeah, they're very popular. I've owned a Weber Kettle Grill for over 25 years. I wouldn't grill on anything else. I also use it a smoker when I don't feel like dragging out my MES 30. And this may be a silly question but...you really...
  2. daricksta

    Help with choosing new budget smoker

    I enjoy using both my MES 30 Gen 1 for smoking and my 22" Weber kettle grill. I'm smoking beef ribs for the first time this week. One of the racks looks to be too long for the smoker. Still deciding whether to chop it in two or just throw that and the much smaller 2nd rack on the Weber over...
  3. daricksta

    Help with choosing new budget smoker

    I own a 30" Masterbuilt digital electric smoker--a Gen 1--which I really like. Were I looking for a charcoal smoker that burns wood chunks I would buy the WSM. It's an outstanding smoker and it's really popular. Now, just like their most popular kettle grills, it comes in two sizes" 18.5" and...
  4. daricksta

    "Cold Smoked" Teriyaki Beef Jerky And The AMNS

    Just saw it. Gave you a reply that's a placeholder until I can read your notes and respond in greater detail.
  5. daricksta

    My First Ribs!

    And there's an issue we all face: "educate" them in the proper doneness of ribs or just give them what they want? I usually aim for the "tug" but wind up giving my family the FOTB ribs they want.
  6. daricksta

    Want to try my first cheese smoke...

    Sonny E., you need to get busy either as a novelist or a country song writer. You have got talent, my man!
  7. daricksta

    Want to try my first cheese smoke...

    I had to Google ACP to find out what it meant although I understood the .45 part. Costco remains one of my favorite stores. But there's a local Fred Meyer in town that is the very definition of mob scene during after work hours and especially during the holidays when it's out and out gridlock.
  8. daricksta

    Want to try my first cheese smoke...

    NOW you tell me that hack, Bear? It's a great idea. As soon as I read about removing the big floor pan I figured I'd need to lay down some foil. Shoot, I don't change the foil on the pan anyway if it's not greasy. I'm really looking forward to using the AMNS now! I totally sold on using it with...
  9. daricksta

    Want to try my first cheese smoke...

    I agree. I'm a snob when it comes to salmon; I prefer to buy fresh Copper River sockeye salmon when its on sale only because the CR king salmon is now unaffordable, when you can find it. It's right up there with Alaskan King Crab Legs. With meat, I buy it at Safeway or another chain called Winco...
  10. daricksta

    My First Ribs!

    A few years ago for Father's Day my wife gave me (among other grilling and smoking goodies) a Steven Raichlen Rib Rack. I've used it a few time on the Weber grill but the problem with the design is that it can be very difficult to extricate the ribs from the rack. They stick to the frame or they...
  11. daricksta

    My First Ribs!

    For a long time I've only smoked ribs inside my electric smoker. After seeing your results, I think I'm going to start cooking them on my Weber kettle grill too. I've got a 22.5" OTS and it's my overall favorite way to cook outdoors.
  12. daricksta

    My First Ribs!

    If they're overdone they WILL break.
  13. daricksta

    "Cold Smoked" Teriyaki Beef Jerky And The AMNS

    dwdunlap, I just replied to your message.
  14. daricksta

    My First Ribs!

    THESE are your first ribs? They look like you've been grilling them for years on the Weber. Look at that smoke ring! I would love to have the ribs I slow cook turn out looking like yours. But I didn't foil nor spritz or anything like that. I just brushed the ribs with Stubb's BBQ Sauce in the...
  15. daricksta

    Want to try my first cheese smoke...

    Yes, it does generate heat. I use the 6x6 AMNS with Dust and it also generates heat, as much as 20°F additional in my MES 30 Gen 1. I have to place it on the 4th rack which is higher than I like. I set the controller to only 100°F and it's proven to work perfectly. The cheese directly over the...
  16. daricksta

    "Cold Smoked" Teriyaki Beef Jerky And The AMNS

    Recently I got the 6x6 A-MAZE-N Smoker (AMNS) and used it first with apple wood Dust to smoke cheeses a couple of weeks ago. It worked incredibly well. I had filled three rows with Dust. The Dust lit easily and it only burned 1.5 rows over 4 hours. I decided to use it again for smoking teriyaki...
  17. daricksta

    Which jerky slicer ??

    Before I bought my electric food slicer, I used a cordless slicer similar to this. But it took so long!
  18. daricksta

    Which jerky slicer ??

    This is what I use: http://www.nesco.com/products/Small-Appliances/Food-Slicers/180-Watt-Food-Slicer-W-87-Blade-FS-250/ I bought it on an extremely good sale off Amazon. Jted (one of my SMF friends) has the model just below it. He told me the motor was more than strong enough to slice cheese...
  19. daricksta

    Wrapping a pork butt with butcher paper???

    Yep, we have a bottle of caraway seeds in our pantry, too. We've made a point of amassing just about everything we might ever need to cook anything we choose. :)
  20. daricksta

    Would you eat it?

    I've always felt the same way about chicken. So far I've never worked with game meat. And I think you're the first person I've ever read who ate antelope meat. Is it a lot like venison or elk? And I've only eaten venison twice in my life, and one of the times was smoked jerky.
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