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  1. bkos

    bad first chuckie, not worth photo

    I used beef broth in my water pan during smoke and when I foiled it, I used a bit of broth in my foil pan and covered. I did not spray it at all during smoke. I have been using a remote therm for checking my internal temps on my MES. My unit is 25 deg hotter than the MES is showing. As for...
  2. bkos

    bad first chuckie, not worth photo

    I butchered my first chuckie. Smoked it for 5 hrs at 225 until temp reached 160. It stalled at 151 for over 1 hr. like many here report. I then foiled it until it reached 204. Placed it into dry cooler covered with a pillow for 1 hr. It was my intention on pulling it, but it would not pull...
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    • Forum: Beef
  3. bkos

    Planning my first chuckie

    Thanks for the help guys. People like you guys really make us noobs feel a little bit better about trying something new. There is just one problem, I can't smoke it until Thursday now. I have to work tomorrow. I will just have to wait BKOS
  4. bkos

    Planning my first chuckie

    I am planning on smoking my first chuckie (2.35lb) this Wednesday. I want to use dry rub and will be pulling it but have some questions for all you experts. I have an electric MES and I would like to know how long to smoke it?, Do I want smoke going the whole time from start till it hits...
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    • Forum: Beef
  5. bkos

    MES chip holder not on element

    Hey all MES owners. I just purchased the MES 30 at Cableas a few weeks ago and I have smoked a couple things so far. I did have a problem over the weekend with my jerky. I wanted to smoke it at 140 but the way the chip holder was designed, I could not get the chips to ignite at such a low...
  6. bkos

    lower temps MES = no smoke

    Great idea. I will give that modification a try. Thanks for the help.
  7. bkos

    lower temps MES = no smoke

    Sorry for the no Q view. I still need the download. My jerkey finished in 4.5 hrs and came out OK with the Cableas mix. As for the smoke issue at lower temps, I cranked up the temp on my MES at 210 and got smoke. As soon as I would crank it back down to DRY the jerky, smoke stoped. The one...
  8. bkos

    lower temps MES = no smoke

    I got my first batch of jerky in my MES and things are not looking good. I used a mix from Cabelas and the dirrections were to heat at 140 for 1 hr. then up to 150 with smoke for 1 hr. and off with the smoke and continue drying. I was unable to get smoke at such a low temp. I jacked it up to...
  9. bkos

    Jerky help with the whole temp issue

    Thanks for the help all. Going to make a batch Sunday.
  10. bkos

    new to the forum

    Hi to all, writing here from Grove City, Western PA. Have been looking around here for the past few weeks since I have been on the kick of getting a smoker. Ran down to Cabelas in WV last Saturday and purchased a Masterbuilt electric smoker. Cured my machine and decided to do a fatty the...
  11. bkos

    Jerky help with the whole temp issue

    OK. Have read posts here, but I am still confused about the whole 40-140 danger zone.people are talking about. I am planning on using Cabelas dry rub that contains a cure. When talking about 40-140deg. range, is that cooking temperature or temperature at which you are going to store it? This...
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