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  1. djtech2k

    Griddle Purchase

    I could not find a better forum to post this in so here I go. I am considering buying a griddle and am looking for some experiences to help make up my mind. I am mainly considering the CampChef 600 4 burner and the Royal Gourmet 4 burner griddle. They both have things I like but they are both...
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    Large Cook Advice

    I have been smoking for a few years now so I am not new, but I always have more to learn 128578. I have 2 main smokers: cookshack pg500 and a lg BGE. I am planning to do a cook for my sons HS football team. I need to plan on about 60 people. I am trying to figure out what meat to cook. I...
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    Advice on Smoking Fresh Ham

    I want to smoke a fresh ham for Thanksgiving and have never done it before.  Here are a few questions I have: Do you suggest brine?  Marinade?  Injection?  If so, any recipe? What is the cook time like? Any specific Do's or Dont's? I have done the pre-cooked spiral sliced ham's and they...
  4. djtech2k

    Gravity Feed Smoker Reviews/Opinions

    I have an electric MES 40 and a FastEddy PG500 and love to grill/smoke.  I have also owned cheap models of a traditional horizontal stick burner and a super cheap drum smoker, bot those are long gone now. The PG500 was a lot to spend, but I love it.  I have always admired the gravity feed...
  5. djtech2k

    Need Pellet Smoker Info/Advice

    So I am in my 2nd season of smoking and already have a MES40 w/AMNPS.  I want to get a 2nd smoker and am looking at either a wood/coal burner or a pellet burner.  I know very little so I am looking for some advice.  On a complete side note, I am also planning to buy a grill for things like...
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    Smoker Options & Best Practices

    Ok, so I am not really a complete noob at smoking now, but definitely done consider myself a veteran yet :)  This is my second season of smoking.  I originally started with 2 junky smokers, 1 vertical $30 smoker and an older horizontal $100 Char-Something offset smoker.  I started to learn on...
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    Cover for MES40

    I bought mine from lnt.com, but apparently it blew off in a windstorm last night.  That sucks!  When I bout it, I got it for like $20.  Now its over $40.  Anyone know of anywhere to get a good MES40 cover for good price?
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    WSM/Charcoal Smoker Question

    So I am in my 2nd season of learning to smoke.  I started with an awful vertical smoker and an extremely old horizontal offset smoker.  I always struggled with temps, so I have basically retired them and bought a MES40/AMNPS a while back.  I like a lot about it, but I would like to get back to a...
  9. djtech2k

    Trouble With Meat Tenderness...What am I Doing Wrong?

    This is my second season of learning how to smoke, so I am still learning.  Based on feedback here in the forum, I use a MES 40 as my primary smoker, with AMNPS. Ok, so I have smoked the main meats several times with varying results.  In most cases, the flavor is pretty good, but the tenderness...
  10. djtech2k

    Smoking Pork Butt Questions

    I am smoking a Boston Butt right now on my MES40.  I have a couple questions because I see so many different things when it comes to Pork Butt.  I have an 8lb butt and I am cooking on about 220-230 degrees.  I am for vacation tonight and I want to take the butt with me on vacation.  I am not...
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    Trouble Keeping Smoke Going in MES 40 w/AMNPS

    So I am using the AMNPS for the first time right now.  I did the burn-in suggested in the directions last week. The problem is that after a few minutes of closing the door, the smoke stops rolling out of the top vent.  I followed the AMNPS instructions and I have the it located just to the left...
  12. djtech2k

    MES40 Just Arrived, Need Some Advice

    Ok, so my MES40 just arrived this evening.  I cannot wait to get it going!  I am considering trying a smoke tomorrow, but not sure yet.  I ordered a AMNPS, Maverick, and a lot of pellets from AMAZN, but it did not get here yet. So I have some various questions that I am hoping you experts can...
  13. djtech2k

    Electronic Smoker Advice/Questions

    I have a similar thread in the charcoal smoker forum because I am really struggling with the decision for my next smoker.  I currently have 2 not so great charcoal smokers and I want to buy something new.  I was about 75% sure that I was going to buy the Big Green Egg, but I have recently been...
  14. djtech2k

    Smoker Advice

    Hello All. I just started smoking last summer and I definitely have the bug.  I have a friend that smokes, so I ask for his advice occasionally. I currently have 2 smokers, but I want a better experience so I want to buy a new one.  I currently have a vertical "smoke'n'grill" that I got from...
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