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  1. setesh

    Epic Fail Redemption

    I started off with an 8 foot section of pipe, then went to 15, then to 21.  Each time the smoke got cleaner and the flavor improved.  I never thought of using a box on top of the MES to add the MES's volume to the chain, but it's a great idea that I will definitely try. When I do I will place...
  2. setesh

    Epic Fail Redemption

    I was amazed at the difference cooling the smoke makes!  Give that nasty stuff in the smoke the ability to settle out and you are left with delicious smoke flavor without the bitterness.  As soon as it reaches the smoke level you like it's ready to eat!
  3. setesh

    Epic Fail Redemption

    Great work, that looks excellent!  I love the idea of putting a box on top of the MES, that's brilliant! I know your epic fail must have been really frustrating, but those are some genuinely neat pictures.  I especially like the one where the cheese sticks out from the grate even when turned on...
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    Can't get TBS while cold smoking with MES 30" and AMNPS

    With the mailbox mod with tray smoker and 8 feet of rigid aluminum flex pipe I was still getting sticky creosote at the entrance to the smoker.  What I gathered from this is that I needed more pipe in order to allow more creosote to condense before it reached the smoker.  When I took the pipe...
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    Can't get TBS while cold smoking with MES 30" and AMNPS

    Here is what I hope to be the final piping arrangement.  It is drafting like crazy today, but it is very windy, so more testing will need to happen.  I'm smoking some potatoes right now (cheap) with a 1/2 height row of Todd's apple pellets and the smoke coming out is sweet and delicious...
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    Can't get TBS while cold smoking with MES 30" and AMNPS

    Since it's not a problem I'll ignore it. Now that you mention it, no smoke comes from the door when the draft is going. It makes sense, the draft causes negative pressure so no smoke would go out that way. I'll file that away as a sign of poor drafting!
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    Can't get TBS while cold smoking with MES 30" and AMNPS

    OK.  I will pick up the pipe and finish that soon, hopefully tomorrow.  Do you recommend that I use red RTV gasket maker to seal the door up?  This thing leaks pretty badly from the door at this point.
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    Can't get TBS while cold smoking with MES 30" and AMNPS

    OK, thanks!  That is how I was going to set it up, but the pipe stuck out so far on each side that it was a non starter.  The stand I made is 23" wide, and the pipe+connections hung out a foot on each side in a horizontal configuration, so it wouldn't work for where this smoker needs to sit.  If...
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    Can't get TBS while cold smoking with MES 30" and AMNPS

    Here is version 3.0 of the piping from the mailbox The smoke in the food chamber wasn't clean enough in version 2.0.  I know this because the section of pipe where it entered the smoker had a layer of tacky creosote on it.  I don't want that on my food, so I need more pipe to allow that...
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    Can't get TBS while cold smoking with MES 30" and AMNPS

    This stand is 24" as well, and I think I will like the added height a lot.  'Saving the old back' is becoming more convenient every year!  I intended to add a folding shelf to the right side, but it started raining on me as I was making the last cuts for the base stand, so that will be a future...
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    Can't get TBS while cold smoking with MES 30" and AMNPS

    Thanks guys!  I ended up making a cart for my MES to sit on, with storage for the mailbox underneath.  I think I'm really going to like the MES being taller, and I'm hoping it will improve the drafting from the mailbox.  I just lit some pellets and when they have hit 10 minutes aflame I will...
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    Can't get TBS while cold smoking with MES 30" and AMNPS

    I ended up liking the cheese at 4 hours the best, but who knows if that will change after it ages.  Even the 6 hour cheese had none of that bitter acrid flavor of the first cheese I made, but the smoke flavor was too strong for my taste.  It covered up the cheese flavor instead of complimenting...
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    Can't get TBS while cold smoking with MES 30" and AMNPS

    Thanks Bear! So I had 1 lb of Monterrey Jack, 1 lb of extra sharp cheddar, and 8 oz of pepper jack.  I decided to cut them all down to 4 oz blocks and pull one every hour starting at 3 hours as the differences I am noticing in the taster cubes at 30 minute intervals are so minor.  I haven't hit...
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    Can't get TBS while cold smoking with MES 30" and AMNPS

    Yup, that's what I figured you would say.  Since I know this is working at this point I'm going to put in more cheese, not just sample cubes, and make it a real test.  I have a few 1lb blocks.  I'll cut them into 6 pieces, and take a piece off every 30 minutes starting at the 2 hour mark.  The...
  20. setesh

    Can't get TBS while cold smoking with MES 30" and AMNPS

    I've been smoking for 2 hours now with Todd's pellets blended to a powder.  The cheese was cut into 1' pieces and I have been trying them every 30 minutes.  Good grief is it good at the 2 hour mark!  I just thought of something though, how much will the flavor mellow? Do I need to overshoot a...
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