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  1. whatamess

    Whatchyagot cookin?

    Did ABT's with baby sweet peppers for an appetiser and just throwing in a pork tenderloin for the main event tonight. I used red pepper jelly to stick the rub for an experiment. Tomorrow I'm smoking a beef chuck for some pulled beef.
  2. whatamess

    Sold on brining

    Yes it went a long way we had chicken sandwiches for lunch the next couple days it was just as good as leftovers.
  3. whatamess

    Sold on brining

    Holy spatchcock batman! Now that is my new catchphrase haha! Thanks!
  4. whatamess

    Sold on brining

    Thanks chef Willie. Have another bird in the freezer have to do it again soon.
  5. whatamess

    Best Overall Temperature To Set MES Electric Smoker Thermostat At

    I foil wrap so I let it smoke until it's time to wrap. It might be 3 - 4 - 5 hours until I'm at 165 to wrap. Then I'll stop smoke unless I've got a secondary item in there that still needs it. It might not do anything but I haven't found it hurts anything either.
  6. whatamess

    Best Overall Temperature To Set MES Electric Smoker Thermostat At

    daRicksta you haven't lived life to its fullest until you've tried ABT's. I promise if your family doesn't like heat the jalapeños are not hot if you scrape all the seeds and white veins out, with all the cream cheese and bacon goodness they are very tame that way. I've read to soak then...
  7. whatamess

    Best Overall Temperature To Set MES Electric Smoker Thermostat At

    How I fill and how much I fill the trays depends on the result I want.  Short smokes like chicken i want lots of smoke because they only cook for an hour.  I will fill the tray to the top but only 1/4 of the way, that gives me about an hour of heavy smoke.  Ribs or ABT's only get smoke for 3...
  8. whatamess

    Best Overall Temperature To Set MES Electric Smoker Thermostat At

    I have never found that my chicken benefitted from low and slow. If anything hotter is better I think, it's hard to mess up and dry out chicken legs. The MES obviously can't get up to skin crisping temperatures so I like a quick sear on the BBQ after to finish. I really fill and pack the AMNPS...
  9. whatamess

    Best Overall Temperature To Set MES Electric Smoker Thermostat At

    I have a 30" Gen 1 MES too.  Setpoint 230 for almost everything.  Keeps me cookin 225-235 and I know cook times are fairly consistent for planning purposes at that temp.  If i'm doing chicken I'll bump it up to max setting normally. 
  10. whatamess

    Quick & Easy Chicken - QView

    I found a basic one one here and halved it as I didn't have container big enough. I spatched the bird before I brined it so it would stay submerged. It was Just 2 litres water 1/3 cup kosher salt and 1/3 cup white sugar. I also threw in some fresh rosemary and basil. It soaked about 16 hours.
  11. whatamess

    Sold on brining

    Thank you! Looks ain't everything!
  12. whatamess

    Sold on brining

    By bruised I mean turn your knife blade and lay it flat on the herbs and carefully with your other hand push down and drag the knife spine first to squish them to release more of the oils.
  13. whatamess

    Sold on brining

    I used 2 litres water 1/3 cup each kosher salt and sugar. I also picked rosemary and basil from the garden and coarse chopped and bruised it. Bird was 3.5 lbs smoked @ 250 for 2:45 and a quick sear on the BBQ to crisp up.
  14. whatamess

    Quick & Easy Chicken - QView

    Hey Knife I tried an overnight brining for the first time yesterday and I agree it worked great. So moist and juicy it was the best chicken I've made.
  15. whatamess

    Sold on brining

    Smoked a whole chicken I brined overnight Friday. It was the first time I tried brining and it turned out awesome. I don't eat white meat normally as I find it dry usually but it was so juicy and tender. Definitely doing his again!
  16. whatamess

    Cure ID

    Thank you Venture:)
  17. whatamess

    Cure ID

    Thanks so much for the quick response! I thought it may be cure 1 but wasn't 100%.
  18. whatamess

    Cure ID

    My lovely wife went out and found some curing salts for me to make an attempt at makin bacon. Problem is the instructions are terrible and I'm not quite sure what kind of cure this is to calculate the right amounts. Sure Cure? I can't find much info on Sure Cure. Anyone know what this is or...
  19. whatamess

    anybody else had a grease fire in their MES 40?

    My dad had his amnps catch on fire inside his MES 30, it was pretty windy out and we had the chip loader opened a bit, I think it was getting force fed air that did it.  His only burned for a couple minutes before we caught it, but the insulation in the door and sidewall burned and got crunchy...
  20. whatamess

    Did I catch a disease?

    I coworker told me last week I had a crazy look in my eyes as I was talking about smoked meats. His fault he asked. I literally get giddy when someone asks about smoking.
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