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  1. lil tom

    First Smoked Salmon

    Used cheap Sams Club frozen Salmon. Meat was mushier than normal as soon as it thawed, loads and loads of moisture. Next time I am going to try with something fresh. Used a dry brine very simple Brown sugar and Salt. A pinch of garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper and a bay leaf...
  2. lil tom

    Jerky vs humidity

    Having a slight issue with my beef jerky. I have been smoking it for the past seven hours but the humidity outside is just too high. Will it eventually dry out enough or do I need to reduce the humidity inside the MES somehow?
  3. lil tom

    First Baby back rib smoke

    I am pretty excited. Has pretty good success with my first rib smoke. I cooked 2 half racks with sauce and the third was dry rub only. I realize since I kept them thicker I should have smoked them longer than 3-2-1. A 4-3-1 would have kept the hint of pinkness around the bone down. Either way...
  4. lil tom

    MES 31.9" 800 watt

    I bought this smoker at Lowes a couple months ago. I have only smoked two things so far so wings and some mild Italian sausage. The wings came out rubbery and sticky, used a liquid marinade and should have finished them off on my gas grill. The sausage came out perfectly, smokey and still moist...
  5. lil tom

    New to smoking

    Hello everyone. I am living in Rochester, NY at the moment and bought a Masterbuilt 31.9-in 800-Watt Electric Vertical Smoker a couple months ago. So far I have made some wings (not so good), and some mild Italian sausage (pretty good). I am in the U.S. Coast Guard so I will be moving around a...
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