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  1. splendorlex

    First try at a turkey - issues with time

    I didn't like any of the Turkey I had this thanksgiving, so I figured it was time to try to smoke one. I'm relatively experienced with everything pork, and I've done quite a bit of chicken as well. It didn't go as planned. I started with about a 13-14 pound frozen bird. I left it in the fridge...
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    Memorial day weekend smoking

    I'm glad I found this thread, as I have a general question I was hoping to ask too. I'm having family over Sunday and will be smoking a pork butt for pulled pork. I have plenty of room in my MES 40, so I thought I should make some kind of companion meat. What's something you like to cook along...
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    Ribs and Chicken Thighs QView

    Here's a look at the final, resting product. Sent from my LG-H820 using Tapatalk
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    Ribs and Chicken Thighs QView

    I got myself a new MES 40 recently, and have been enjoying breaking it in. I graduated from a little Brinkmann red electric that I cut my smoking teeth on. The MES 40 brought things to a whole new level. Today I decided to do a little combo smoking with all that room. I decided to do a couple...
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    First time smoke in the snow!

    I think I'm confusing my acronyms. :) I have the Brinkmann electric smoker, the big red one. Seems to still be going fine so far, I'd take pics but don't dare open it today.
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    First time smoke in the snow!

    I should have included that, sorry. In using the BES. It's the snooker I started with and hope to upgrade next year. It gets the job done, and since it's electric hopefully that will keep it steady.
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    First time smoke in the snow!

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    First time smoke in the snow!

    Is there anything special I need to do, or can I just expect it to act as normal? I put a 9 pound pork butt on about an hour ago, and temps seem to be rising normally.
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    Huge Change in Pork Butt cook time with foiling?

    So a new problem here is It's 3.5 hours till dinner. :) Do I pull now and leave it in the foil, or wait to pull until dinner? For now I just put it in the cold oven still wrapped up. I still have the probe in and its at 192.
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    Huge Change in Pork Butt cook time with foiling?

    Thanks, Foamheart. I'll keep that in mind the next time I want to entertain with smoked meat! Is there other stuff you prefer to try to smoke for a party type deal, or do you just avoid that altogether?
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    Huge Change in Pork Butt cook time with foiling?

    Very nice. Looks like it will come out to about a 7 hour cook time. 
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    Huge Change in Pork Butt cook time with foiling?

    So I'm trying foiling midway for the first time right now. The reason being that I heard it could ease the "stall" and speed cook time. You see last week, I started a butt a little over 6 pounds at about 8 am, thinking it would be ready by dinnertime. That sucker didn't hit 195 until like 10pm...
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    How to use Chunks vs Chips?

    Last year I got started smoking with the Red Brinkmann electric. I always just used the wood chips in a cast iron smoker box because they were easy to find. Those things just burn out way too fast no matter what I do with them. This time around I want to try wood chunks. How do I have to treat...
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    Drip Pan Maintenance/Cleaning?

    Thanks guys, the foil and the extra pans when possible both sound great. I also love the thought of using those drippings. :)
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    Drip Pan Maintenance/Cleaning?

    So what do you guys do with your drip pans? I have a red electric ECB and so far it works just great. (I can see I'll want to "graduate" at some point, but for now it works just fine!) One issue I have is that the drip pan tends to get really nasty. I normally fill it up with water, and by the...
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    Smoker box - just pull it out with an oven mitt to refill?

    I have a cast iron smoker box in my Brinkmann electric. How do I get that thing refilled through the teeny weeny door?
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    1st smoke chicken quarters, 2nd smoke PP, 3rd smoke ribs, 4th smoke ??

    I have the Red ECB, the electric. I had to cut the ribs I had in half to get them on it. It's worked out pretty well for a first smoker, I must say.
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    1st smoke chicken quarters, 2nd smoke PP, 3rd smoke ribs, 4th smoke ??

    I think I'm intimidated by brisket at this point still. And I don't know a good way to do a smoke for as long as I'd need to at this point!
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    1st smoke chicken quarters, 2nd smoke PP, 3rd smoke ribs, 4th smoke ??

    So I'm getting a little addicted. I'm also having people over on the fourth (not a lot of people, 6-10) and I'm looking for what to smoke next. My first second and third smokes all turned out great. I'm thinking maybe another butt or two might be a good idea. Most people like good pulled pork...
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