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  1. jlcnuke

    It's Alive! The Auber Masterbuilt hybrid. The Frankenbuilt

    Looks good! I wonder how the "aftermarket" control systems people are building are going to hold up over time relative to Masterbuilt's controls. I'm guessing that most well designed/built ones will hold up better over time, but that will take a while to get any data on.
  2. jlcnuke

    Pellet Smokers in Competitions - Your opinion

    I'm of the opinion that the thing being judged (the food) should be the only thing that matters. If that guy over there is making the best BBQ with his pellet smoker, or an electric smoker, or a weber kettle, or an offset smoker, or a UDS, etc, then they should be the one winning BBQ...
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    The Weather?

    Two years and 4 days ago, this was the news http://news.yahoo.com/atlanta-s--snowpocalypse--turned-ordinary-commutes-into-chaos-and-confusion-174131033.html Today it's 68 and sunny...
  4. jlcnuke

    MES etc use with AMNPS... don't be dumb like I was

    Yeah, I call it the ash tray because I only touch it when I'm getting rid of ashes. Chips I put in via the tube when using chips.
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    MES etc use with AMNPS... don't be dumb like I was

    First off I want to say that what I'm about to describe was my fault, and only my fault. It was not due to a design problem by either Masterbuilt or A-Maze-N. That said, here's the story... So, I wanted to do an overnight smoke. I also didn't want to tend it so I planned on using my 5x8...
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  8. jlcnuke

    Essential kitchen tools?

    Oil/fat separator for making sauces/gravies/etc is one of the essentials I'd add that I didn't see anyone mention. I'm a big fan of making them from scratch and a lot of the time it's too oily/fatty if you don't separate it out for my tastes.
  9. jlcnuke

    Boiling water?

    /begin nerd talk Definitions of steam include both pure water vapor as wells as water vapor mixed with liquid water droplets (feel free to google "steam definition" if you don't believe me though..). The latter is visible, the former is not. While from an engineering or industrial standpoint...
  10. jlcnuke

    set and forget smokers

    Did the baker really bake that cake? After all, the oven maintained the temp once the baker set it... Oh wait, there is more to cooking (with any method) than maintaining temps.... So yes, he smoked it ;)
  11. jlcnuke

    How can I smoke?

    Mine has gotten wet from rain while smoking before without issue, if you have a top vent you might be better off rigging an umbrella or something to block some of the rain though, I keep mine under a bit of an overhang when smoking in the rain most of the time though. Shouldn't be a problem even...
  12. jlcnuke

    masterbuilt smoker

    Check in and say hi to the rest of us MES owners over here http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/89762/how-many-mes-owners-here
  13. jlcnuke

    Pink salt vs TQ

    p.s. if you are scared of nitrites and similar substances, don't smoke your meat... nitrite (NO2), NO, and NO3 (nitrate) are also produced as byproducts of combustion so avoid burning wood and just heat with electric elements and avoid any actual combustion process when cooking.... that "smoke...
  14. jlcnuke

    Sleep Apnea

    I was medically discharged.. i.e. my medical problems were bad enough I couldn't continue to serve.... 3 friends with sleep apnea finished their time in service (2 retired, one out after 8 years) and all three of them have higher disability ratings than I do (thanks in large part to some really...
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    Sleep Apnea

    IF you're still active duty ensure every bit of this stuff is documented in your medical record. If you aren't, see if they can link it to active duty. Sleep apnea is pretty much an automatic 50% disability rating with the VA....
  16. jlcnuke

    Starting my own BBQ business, I have some questions about starting up.

    A colleague of mine's wife started her own baking company. It took them about 6 months to establish the necessary requirements for retrofitting their home to have a kitchen certified for the business with the local authorities (obviously the process changes based on location etc).  An...
  17. jlcnuke

    smoking meats in cold weather

    You can smoke in freezing temps without a problem.  Mine reaches and holds 275 even when it's below freezing.  You don't get a "smoke" ring because you lack sufficient amount of combustion.  On the plus side, a "smoke ring" has nothing to do with the flavor of your smoked food, it's just a...
  18. jlcnuke

    This is a new problem (MES)

    I'm maxing out about 220 right now, but had to clean it in the middle of a smoke to get back to that.  Since I do turkey, chicken wings, etc at 275, that's not gonna work.
  19. jlcnuke

    This is a new problem (MES)

    Cleaned it and it went up to only be 50F under indicated temp... better, still not good.  I never cleaned it on my 30" and didn't have this problem though..
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    This is a new problem (MES)

    So, first I bought a 30" MES.  Right out of the gate temp was reading way off.. no big deal, call MB and they sent me a new controller and heating element.  That worked absolutely fine.  However, the 30" was a bit small for me once I got into smoking so when my folks retired and moved out this...
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