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  1. tallbm

    Free is for me!

    Mine does the same so I just use my non-GFCI outlet. I'm 99% sure the insulation of the element has insignificant cracks in it that don't affect the heating but freaks out the GFCI. I'm pretty sure this is my case but be sure to check any big serious culprits to rule them out.
  2. tallbm

    MES Rewire Simple Guide - No Back Removal Needed!!!

    Good report back. As with any system there will be the tuning and learning and a rewired MES is not an exception to that rule. I think once you get your probes all sorted out you will good to go. My probe setup is that I have my auber probe on the UNDER side of the lowest smoker rack placed...
  3. tallbm

    Free is for me!

    The blue and red wires here appear to be braided and the ones that will connect to smooth black and smooth white. 1 braided to 1 smooth only. Notice that the braided red runs all the way to the heating element. The braided black will run to the high temp safety limit switch and THEN change...
  4. tallbm

    Free is for me!

    Nice score!!! Sounds like you are on it checking the heating element already. I've had where the connectors were ok BUT corrosion built up between the wire and the connector itself at the heating element. That's a quick fix replacing the connector. With no panel at the high temp safety limit...
  5. tallbm

    Next Cook 1st Brisket

    Ah ok. So burning chunks then. I see the oak and hickory lump charcoal there. Most people will likely steer you towards more oak but I like to encourage a small piece of mesquite for you to try out. All up to you though :D
  6. tallbm

    MES Rewire Simple Guide - No Back Removal Needed!!!

    Oh man that is looking nice and steady! Can't wait to see how it all comes out and then hear how you feel about it once it's done :D
  7. tallbm

    HEB Finds

    Nice score!!!! That brisket point looks amazing!
  8. tallbm

    Next Cook 1st Brisket

    Hi there and welcome! Yeah a brisket flat will need some wrapping or boating for sure. Just remember that it's done when it's tender and never by time or temp. As for smoke flavor, what type of smoker are you running? Mesquite smoke on beef simply cannot be beat BUT you may not have it and...
  9. tallbm

    Steak Ranchero

    Great lookin meal! Yeah that kind of rice is amazing. What I find wild about it is that it is not hard to make well, it is just difficult to NAIL that perfect amount of tasting. 10 seconds too much or too little and boom the perfect rice is gone but amazing rice still to be had. As for...
  10. tallbm

    Lumber Jack Pellets $8.79 at Atwoods

    Ah, if you can get real mesquite then no need to buy the pellets. Though the 100% mesquite pellets in the MES burn perfectly for Thin Blue Smoke and I do 12 hours of them on my brisket and NEVER have anything over smoked. It's all due to that clean smoke :D
  11. tallbm

    MES Rewire Simple Guide - No Back Removal Needed!!!

    The foam spray insulation is not really rated to be working continuously over 300-325F from what I found in the past BUT, I run 325F for NO MORE than 4 hours when I do chicken or turkey smokes so I can get edible skin. That is the only time I run over 275F and again I never run it at 325F for...
  12. tallbm

    MES Rewire Simple Guide - No Back Removal Needed!!!

    That's exactly what I would have done. High temp food safe RTV silicon to seal and foil flue tape! When I have to replace any foam insulation I have removed, I replaced with high temp fiberglass fire place insulation that I just lay and push into place. It will not burn up or melt down in any...
  13. tallbm

    Lumber Jack Pellets $8.79 at Atwoods

    If you pass by a Market Street while on your trip, the "Texas Mesquite Grilling Pellets" are 100% mesquite wood pellets: In my opinion, beef smoked with Mesquite simply cannot be beat :D
  14. tallbm

    MES Rewire Simple Guide - No Back Removal Needed!!!

    Yeah it's no issue since you've completed the rewire for it to work with a PID. You are correct the wire would be a tiny one going to the controller or slightly bigger one going to the bulb. None of that is wired up after the rewire was performed. Power is now going from the MES cord to the...
  15. tallbm

    MES Rewire Simple Guide - No Back Removal Needed!!!

    It's lookin good, how's it workin?
  16. tallbm

    Messed Up on about 30lbs of TX Hotlinks, it Happens

    Thanks! They aren't bad. Just ate on some I heated up in the microwave. They are acceptable but not the amazingness they could have been. They are more of the texture of a hamburger patty than a juicy sausage but still have all the flavor and some burger level juiciness to them. They will...
  17. tallbm

    Messed Up on about 30lbs of TX Hotlinks, it Happens

    Often we see posts about nice successful smokes and good/great outcomes but this one is a post about some failure hahaha. This past week I made 40 pounds of my TX hotlink sausage in cellulose casings for skinless sausages. Everything went perfectly until I put them in the smoker. I had the...
  18. tallbm

    smoking a piece of meat considerably larger than the smoker can accommodate

    Hi there and welcome! If keeping it whole there is also this very wise approach to trimming the brisket which involves removing the thin portion of the Flat muscle and repurposing it because leaving it on the brisket will just burn it up and you will have to throw it out anyhow: That green...
  19. tallbm

    Chicken Thighs : Looking for a different cook ?

    Hi there and welcome! I'm with @normanaj on the change of spices. If you plan to do rice and beans you can go spanish rice and pinto beans and then fajita season and grill your chicken thighs. Salt, Pepper, Onion, Garlic, Chili Powder, and a pinch of ground Cumin. Boom you have chicken...
  20. tallbm

    R.I.P.

    Hi there and welcome! I feel like Memorial day is a good day. However, as @JckDanls 07 stated, you can get your MES up and running easily. It is likely that the connectors at the heating element corroded away or the connectors at the safety limit switch (or the switch it self) corroded and...
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