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  1. Jonok

    My mini reverse flow ! 13 gallons !

    C’est ci Bon!
  2. Jonok

    Isn't yellow perch the tastiest freshwater fish?

    Flathead are hands down the best. I fish walleye, perch and other northern species a lot, but the propensity of flatheads to eat nothing dead, the fact that they have flakes and texture similar to halibut, but actually have flavor, and the fact there are three fillets on each fish (the belly...
  3. Jonok

    Back up home battery systems? Generators? Solar panels?

    I’ve got a house with a 400 amp service and a 25KW generac. Got a commercial generac load shedder with an integral disconnect which allowed me to get rid of a bunch of boxes on the front of the house The thing runs on natural gas, and seems to be pretty flawless. I’ve had it since 2011 and...
  4. Jonok

    More NO in mailbox modded MES30 w/AMNPS

    I’ll be back home on the 27th, I’ll be happy to send you whatever you want when I get there. Send me a PM. The Smokemur worked ok, but it wasn’t insulated, and the bottom smoke tube was a piece of 1/2” conduit with 1/8” holes drilled in the bottom. Both tended to plug up with creosote and were...
  5. Jonok

    More NO in mailbox modded MES30 w/AMNPS

    Not at home, so no pictures, but I have a 6’x3’x2.5’ smoker, with 7kw of electric heat that I first found satisfactory smoke for by using a Smokemur xxl and homemade chips (best seemed to be green peach chopped up with a cheap harbor freight electric wood chipper). It’s the same idea as a...
  6. Jonok

    at what temp does wood start to smoke ?

    I have a bunch of posts about using electric heat to pyrolyse wood, and the short answer for something that you would consider blue smoke is between 570-630F. My designs generally use an electric heater to destructively distill the wood to obtain creasote, and then rely on it burning on the...
  7. Jonok

    Isn't yellow perch the tastiest freshwater fish?

    Commercial Perch from the US side of the Great Lakes have issues with sketchy commercial fishing practices which play heck with perch and walleye sport harvests. Zander, which is essentially European sauger is often sold as “lake perch” at Friday fish frys, is delicious, sustainable and a heck...
  8. Jonok

    Burgers contain rat and human DNA, study finds

    I had an experience that made me want to make my own sausage while I was a resident surgeon: I was called to the ER to care for a patient who had had his right arm removed at about mid-bicep when his white lab coat (which he vociferously maintained he shouldn’t have been wearing, and so it was...
  9. Jonok

    Anybody have or used one of these?

    I do my best to keep it covered, but I spend a fair amount of time out of town, and my 15 y/o son really likes grilled stuff. That being said, he’s facile at tossing in another handful of charcoal, pushing the button, and cooking stuff to his hearts content. Unfortunately, he somehow forgets to...
  10. Jonok

    Smoker shopping - help and ideas welcome

    I’ve had several MES 40 iterations, and have been generally happy. There are a lot of people on this board who have spent a lot of time ironing out the kinks that Masterbuilt designed in to the smoker, (including me), but out of the box, they can certainly produce a fine product. With a few...
  11. Jonok

    Anybody have or used one of these?

    +1 on the Weber. Mine lives outside, in Michigan, all year round, and has had no issues in the 8 years I’ve owned it.
  12. Jonok

    Is this typical of electric smokers?

    My big (7000 watt, twin element 240v) electric smoker has a $30 Chinese PID and a high quality DPDT mechanical relay. It invariably holds temps to within a degree or so, and essentially never “overshoots” after a heat-change event like opening the door or refilling the smoke generator. It...
  13. Jonok

    Questions on heating element in smoker build

    I’ve got 2 3200w sauna elements (240v) in my big smoker with a cheap PID ($25 as I recall) and a 120v mechanical 4 pole relay. The elements were less than $50 and the relay about $30. It clicks when it cycles, but it works great and keeps my 6x2x3 ft cabinet anywhere I want it up to about 525F...
  14. Jonok

    Why the Towel?

    Moving blankets from harbor freight cost about $3.00/each and one will take up the extra room in. 128qt cooler with two full sized steam table pans. If something leaks, you’re only out 3 bucks and your wife will not yell at you for wrecking her towels.😎
  15. Jonok

    Franklin BBQ, Goldbelly and the Ripoff of Shipping Fees

    I’m fairly popular as a BBQ cook, and just last night did an event with 140+ people (who continue to text me in the wee hrs) Aaron Franklin knows more about the business of BBQ than I will ever know. On the other hand, I’ve had his and mine , but neither of them compare to east central...
  16. Jonok

    Pulled Pork Serving Question

    A half size pan (what I think you are describing) will hold about enough pulled and finished pig to feed 12-15 people. If they’re hungry, it might only do 10. A little apple juice goes a long way if you have to keep it warm over sterno....
  17. Jonok

    Most cost efficient cut of beef for chopped/pulled beef sandwiches for a wedding ( also got a new toy to show off 36in griddle!)

    Sams club hereabouts had choice and prime “ball round” roasts for $1.78 a pound. Pretty lean, even prime, but smoked briefly, and dunked in simmering Italian beef gravy, it was a big hit with the family.
  18. Jonok

    Some Briskets just can't be tamed

    Wrap the damn thing in double hermetically sealed foil at 145 before all the fat melts, and pull it when it probes tender (which it will, if you don’t boil all the water out of it dicking around playing Aaron with butcher paper. He won’t eat his own food, so why does everyone think he’s a...
  19. Jonok

    Pork Shoulder, Smoker Turned Off

    Seriously doubt it’s gone bad in this weather. Sounds like you should wrap it up and finish it in the oven. Oh, and buy butts with the bone in next time, they taste better...
  20. Jonok

    New Electric Build

    If anyone has a source for a couple of 1-1.5’ 250w linear heating elements which I could incorporate into a future firebox, I’d be appreciative. The way power is distributed in the beast at this point, 120v would be optimal, but it’s not the end of the world if I need to re-engineer a bit.
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