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  1. allen

    What The ?

    I was messing around with my Rival and found out if I put the end of the bag just over the heat tape but not the vacuum tray itself it will just seal the bag and not vacuum, if the end or edge of the bag is in the small drip tray it should vacuum and then seal, I would show you but Photobucket...
  2. allen

    What The ?

    Hey ronp, I have a Rival food sealer but use Food Saver bags and have had no problems with them, 1 side has to have a sort of rough texture on 1 side and a smooth texture on the other side, as air is being vacuumed out it needs a way to come out of the bag as to why one side rough and one side...
  3. allen

    Masterbuilt News MES

    Hey ronp, I have the MES 40 and the heating element is 800 watts, I bought mine 2 1/2yrs ago
  4. allen

    No BBQ For Me For Awhile

    Hey Meat Hunter, I was in Pennsylvania about 7-8 years ago and it snowed 2in. and the whole city shut down. We are up to roughly 8-9in. by now.
  5. allen

    Campers??

    CAMP FIRE. A camper is only used in case it gets really crappy out and tents don't work
  6. allen

    No BBQ For Me For Awhile

    It Might get 5-9* tonight
  7. allen

    No BBQ For Me For Awhile

    Hey papad, I am just north of ya, Sioux City, Ia, We are getting hammered right now, Blizzard conditions and will not stop until noon Wednesday.Might get 9-11in. by 7am. Wed.
  8. allen

    Anyone use Chunks in MES?

    I have never tried the chunks on my MES 40", I use chips and pellets.Might have to try the chunks tho for longer smokes
  9. allen

    How Often Do You Smoke And Eat Smoked Meats

    Every other weekend
  10. allen

    Buckboard Bacon

    Do you have a Fareway Grocery store, They carry Hi-Mountain Jerky seasoning maybe they can order it for you when they order their jerky seasoning and not have to pay shipping at all try Dunhams if they have a store close by
  11. allen

    Masterbuilt question about “vent on top”

    I leave mine open on my MES 40"
  12. allen

    Happy Birthday Hemi & TulsaJeff

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY to both of ya, Hope ya both have a great day
  13. allen

    Bradley or Masterbuilt?

    I have had my M.E.S. since Feb. 2007 and not 1 problem with it, I have done a lot of smokes in it and take it camping religiously every time.
  14. allen

    A Colossal Failure!

    You learn from your mistakes, I know I have, I found that I don't need alot of wood to make it taste smoked, I made or smoked Buck Board Bacon Last week and used just a cup of chips for the whole day and it came out great, I have smoked 1lb chubs of hamburger the same way and it turned out fine
  15. allen

    Happy Birthday supervman & BBQ Engineer

    Happy Birthday, Hope ya have an enjoyable day
  16. allen

    Been a while........

    How about Roll call, just kidding, welcome, new members are signing up and enjoying the site
  17. allen

    Trapped on a desert island, what is the one spice you must have?

    I agree with OzarkRT, Tony Checheres has a few spices in it hell it's even good on popcorn, Love the stuff
  18. allen

    Makin' Jerky at work

    Can't wait to see the results, If I could do that at work, my job would be fun, great pics.
  19. allen

    Happy Birthday morkdach, orville & mcp9

    Happy Birthday, Hope everyone has a great day
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