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Ive smoked a lot of chickens - at I will always cook them from now on at 250, 225 is just too long, rubbery skin and inconsistent results. The last two have been at 250 till IT hit 145, then 275 to bring it home - and that also helps crisp up the skin. 3 for 3 so far, and I will never go back.
Bear - it turned out ok ----- could've been better.
I think that the stuffing created a "cold" cook - that the cold stuffing cooled the meat, while some of it dried out. Im not too sure If Ill do this again, but the salmon was AWESOME!
The water bowl isn't for adding moisture! Yeah, I know - but I learned this over the years and on this site. The moisture comes from the meats.
What the water pan does is add density to the cooking chamber and allows more even heat, so its a heat sink. Best to fill with sand, cover with foil...
you probably used the Traeger Pellets?
Best use for them is to put them back in the bag and bury it. Now, go and get some pellets - cooking pellets .com has some great ones.
I too have the masterbuilt and get better smoke than the pellet smoker I have, which I love and has the Mailbox...
So, it took 2:45 to get to 141 IT. I pulled it and let it rest for 1 hr.
I put in 8 pcs of cheese total, folding in half and shoving it in.
Turned out like loin will - a little dry - needs sauce and the cheese really helped - I will save this recipe!
the other thing Id do is strategically add...
The good thing about the MB mod is that you just buy the standard steel mailbox - cheaper the better. For vents - drill holes in bottom and along sides all the way around for air. Also - put your AMPNS on "stilts" - screws thru it to act like legs elevating it above the mailbox floor.
Buy two...
The good thing about the MB mod is that you just buy the standard steel mailbox - cheaper the better. For vents - drill holes in bottom and along sides all the way around for air. Also - put your AMPNS on "stilts" - screws thru it to act like legs elevating it above the mailbox floor.
Buy two...
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