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    New guy with new house

    Love it!
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    Big Butt Question

    All of the exterior surface will make it above 140F in a reasonable time.
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    BB Rib Prices

    Basically I cook what's on sell. This week local independent grocery has BB ribs $2.99/ lb & unenhanced chicken for $0.79 / lb. Plan on stocking up on both.
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    Home made smoker for brother in law

    Got any more sisters?:biggrin:
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    Dear Abby , help I'm in trouble

    When my CB-500 portable grill showed up for christmas my wife pointedly said " I think you have enough grills now" On some of the forums I peruse people say, if on a budget buy a cooker on Craigslist. Fine & dandy but where I live you never hardly see a cooker I'd want & the few you see are 80%...
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    Different woods

    Our hunting camp is surrounded by a few hundred acres of hardwoods , we are not allowed to cut healthy trees but may harvest " blowdowns " We get cords of red & white oak , can get as much hickory, wild pecan as needed. Other woods I've not used but can get 1) ironwood (American horn beam) 2)...
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    Temp control tips for an unvented Brinkmann Sportsman Smoker

    The brink man is an unregulated vertical smoker. It uses water, as it's temp modifier.
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    New smoker

    For my first cook on my double-chef I cooked a small butt. Put 5 lbs of kingsford & 4 oak chunks in the firepan, put about 20 lit briquettes & let her go. I got 9 hour burn between 220 & 260 without adding fuel. The butt was good. Although for many cooks tending the horizonal smoker is an...
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    bubba keg grill

    I was in home depot & they had a bubba keg grill on display. Looked like a big green egg made out of steel. Looked pretty well built but out of my price range $799
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    New smoker

    I "won " the smoker on eBay sun pm & it arrived at my house on wed I put it together last nite. Seems to be well built for the money. I built a small fire in it today to season it. It's airtight enough that after seasoning it iclosed all the vents & the fire went out. I've already decided I...
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    New smoker

    Ordered a new smoker to replace my rusted out chargriller & my broken MES. I wanted a BGE but with 3 children in school even a weber smoky mountain was not an option. I got a char-broil double chef smoker from eBay. It should be in early next week & I'll gives a report
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    Mes Quit

    My 3 year old MES quit in the middle of a cook. The controller still works & you can hear the thermostat click but no heat from the element which does not look burned out. Before I take the back off has anyone done any repair work on their MES
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    Any Ideas For a Cheap Smoke This Weekend?

    One of the few good things bout the economy meet & gas prices are dropping. This week locally pork butt $1.17 LB for fresh ( not enhanced ) black angus porterhouse $7.19 lb & boneless chuck for $ 2.29 a lb
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    Bad Wood?

    Sometimes wood that has not been seasoned (dried & aged ) will smell bad when burned. I use the rule that if if doesnt smell good when burning i dont smoke with it
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    $500 smoker on wheels

    Sure looks like at least the parts are vwell used, but that smoker will probably be ok after my grandchildren are dead & gone.Its not a bad price & from my E-bay experience although his reserve is probably $400 to 450 u can always call & dicker on the phone on big items.
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    On sale this week!!!

    I guess one of the few good things bout the economy crashing is that meat prices are going down. This week fresh (not enhanced ) butts for $1.17 a lb jimmie dean sausage $2.50 a lb & black angus porterhouse for $ 7.19 a lb
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    New Smoker

    it is a MES clone rebranded there are a lot of posts on MES on this web site. I've had mine 3 yrs, no problems, I find that its a good cold weather smoker & a good " set it & forget it smoker " but the product while good is not as good as my charcoal & wood smoker. But 150 is a GREAT price &...
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    How long will pulled pork keep in the fridge?

    left overs that have sat at room temp for several hours should be discarded soon if not immediately. If you are planning on keeping some in the fridge cool that portion immediately after pulling
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    Charcol rationing..... 3-4 hour limit

    foiling after smoking & putting in the oven to finish is no more cheating than using a electric smoker or a gas grill (I have both)
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    Attn Mes Owners

    got my MES 2 yrs ago for Xmas. I don't use it as much as my horizonal smoker in good weather but in the cold use it a lot. Basically when its nice & I would like to enjoy the journey I'll use the horizonal but when its not I'll use the MES.
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