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  1. Stove Top Smoker Salmon

    Stove Top Smoker Salmon

  2. jmardock

    Stove Top Smoker Salmon

    Several years ago I got the cast iron Emeril stove top smoker for my birthday. I've mostly just used it as a roasting pan since then, but the other night I decided to experiment with its intended use using a couple salmon fillets. I started off by warming up some cherry wood chips to the point...
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    Cream Cheese Substitute

    Pepper jack sounds awesome! Thanks!
  5. jmardock

    Cream Cheese Substitute

    I'm thinking about doing some ABT's this weekend for the Super Bowl. I'm kind of a picky eater when it comes to condiments. I don't care fore cream cheese and I downright hate sour cream. Seems like most ABT's are stuffed with one or both of those. Are there other ways to make them without...
  6. jmardock

    To spatch or not to spatch?

    Thank you for the tips everyone. I did my 1st smoke this weekend. I spatch'd 2 chickens, brined them overnight, let them sit in the refrigerator a couple hours to dry out, added dry rub and smoked them with a mixture of pecan & cherry in my MES just under 2 hours. We had company over and...
  7. To spatch or not to spatch?

    To spatch or not to spatch?

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  11. jmardock

    To spatch or not to spatch?

    Thank you all for the tips. Looking forward to my first smoke!
  12. jmardock

    To spatch or not to spatch?

    Do you spatch before or after brining?
  13. jmardock

    To spatch or not to spatch?

    Do you flip them at all?
  14. jmardock

    To spatch or not to spatch?

    That is the question. I am new to smoking. I will be doing my first smoke on my analog MES tomorrow. I'm going to smoke 2 whole chickens. I am going to brine them overnight. I may put a beer can in the cavity, but if I don't, should I spatch them, or leave them whole? Pros & cons? What is the...
  15. jmardock

    Analog MES Temperature Gauge

    That makes sense. Thank you.
  16. jmardock

    Analog MES Temperature Gauge

    I just assembled my new analog masterbuilt electric smoker tonight and I'm really excited to start smoking this weekend. I have one quick question for those of you who have used the analog MES. How accurate is the temperature gauge on the door? I'm going to probably purchase a meat probe...
  17. jmardock

    Do I need to burn my drum?

    I ended up just buying a Masterbuilt electric smoker because I found one for cheaper than it would have cost me to build an electric UDS. Thanks for the help anyways.
  18. jmardock

    Do I need to burn my drum?

    I forgot to mention the outside is painted black, but the inside is bare steel. I'll try and upload some pics later. Sounds like I should do a burn though. How long does the burnout take? I'll have to take it somewhere else to burn it.
  19. jmardock

    Apartment Rookie

    Thank you for the feedback everyone. I think the law is actually a county law. You have to have a certain distance from any building or fences to have an open flame if you live in an apartment or condo. I guess it makes sense. If I make a mistake, I burn down other people's homes too.
  20. jmardock

    Apartment Rookie

    Hello everyone. I have not started smoking yet. I'm still in the research phase, which lead me here. I live in an apartment with a really small backyard, but I am not allowed to have anything with an open flame (stupid CA laws), so I am planning to buy or build an electric smoker. I have a clean...
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