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  1. mike281

    New to the smoking world pls helpp

    Hi, I have the MES 40, but they are pretty similar to the 30.  I will share a few things I have learned about getting a good smoke out of it. Start with a full load of wood chips in the tray when you turn it on.  A full load is the the loader tube loosely filled to level with the sides. You...
  2. mike281

    The Waterpan in MES

    If you find that your meat is getting too dry, then add water to the pan.  I think this would be more important if you are smoking somewhere with low humidity.  A smoker, unlike an oven, is designed to cycle air through it and if that air is dry it can act as a dehydrator. In my opinion it is...
  3. mike281

    How to mod the MES 40

    I removed the 2 screws on the left side and the 3 screws holding the round piece to the wall on the right side and then cut out part of the heat shield with a tin snips.  I did a pretty crude job of cutting since it is out of sight.  It did increase the smoke output and I am happy with the mod...
  4. mike281

    Hey yawl!

    Thanks for all the nice welcomes.  I'm enjoying this forum already!
  5. mike281

    question about "large pork back ribs"

    Yeah, I just got home from the store.  The ad made it seem like it was the weight per slab.  At 0.88/lb I decided they were way overpriced.  Your description of the apparent "butcher" is spot on, those things looked so mangled it was ridiculous 
  6. mike281

    Hey yawl!

    Hey everyone, I am Mike from south Louisiana.  I just picked up an MES 40 the other day from Academy for two fiddy on sale.  I love smoked meat and thought it was time to start smoking my own.  I don't have much experience with smoking but I am an all around good cook so I hope to become good...
  7. mike281

    question about "large pork back ribs"

    Hey all, I'm new to this forum and also new to smoking meat (just got a smoker 3 days ago and have already put about 25 lbs of pork through it).  But to my question... I have searched here an google and can't find anything about what large pork back ribs might be.  From what I've read baby...
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