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  1. goldmine1965

    New MES 30" gen 1 owner

    Cornish game hens are good to try early on in the learning. That is what I did, and they came out pretty good. And they are pretty inexpensive, so if there is a mistake, you won't be out much money.
  2. goldmine1965

    MES back to basics

    Anything in particular to use to clean those or just any kitchen degreaser product like Dawn or something?..Thanks
  3. goldmine1965

    Water pan???

    Another thing, if you are using or will use the A-Maze-N Prducts pellet smoker, I believe they advise not using any liquids in the water pan. Their reasoning is that it would hamper the pellets burning.
  4. goldmine1965

    Water pan???

    I put playground sand in it and covered it with foil. Like you, I read many different things about the water pan. There are information out there that filling it with sand will help with regulating the temperature. But I am only going by what I have read. As I get more experienced in smoking, I...
  5. goldmine1965

    Help with Electric Smoker & using Pellets?

    The only thing I am aware of is Amazen Pellet Smoker (AMNPS) from A-Maze-n Products. It has 3 rows and each row is supposed to burn 3-4 hours.
  6. goldmine1965

    First Successful Smoke

    Do you need to pull out the chip tray and/or the chip loader for good airflow on yours?
  7. goldmine1965

    First Successful Smoke

    Not sure which generation I have either. Benn searching to find out but have come up empty so far.Model number is 20070910.
  8. goldmine1965

    First Successful Smoke

    After reading about others experience on fast burning pellets, it appears most likely to be too much airflow. I had the chip tray completely out of the smoker and the chip loader out about 1-2 inches, though I will pay more attention to how full the row are. I will put the tray back in and just...
  9. goldmine1965

    First Successful Smoke

    Jeff's rub recipe already has chili powder in it, so I think I will do a batch subbing the ancho chile for the cayenne. This was my first time using the AMPNS. Does the burning of 2 rows of pellets in 2 hours seem excessive?
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    First Successful Smoke

  11. goldmine1965

    First Successful Smoke

    After getting advice from Bear on managing temperature, I had a successful day smoking 2 Cornish Game Hens. Hopefully the picture is attached correctly. Great tenderness and juicy, nice smoke flavor. The wife thought they tasted great. A couple of observations..Jeff's rub recipe is a little...
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  13. goldmine1965

    I don't understand these temperature variances

    I checked the center of the second shelf at 200 degree and it coasted to 233. I then checked at 231 for 3 cycles. Cycle 1 - MES 231/coasted to 236  Maverick 239/coasted to 246 Cycle 2 - MES 231/Coasted to 236. Maverick 239/Coasted to 244 Cycle 3 - MES 231/coasted to 237. Maverick 239/Coasted...
  14. goldmine1965

    I don't understand these temperature variances

    So I was finally able to try your advice. I cut a potato in half and ran the Maverick probe through it so the end was sticking out of the potato. I placed the potato/probe in the left rear corner of the 2nd shelf. At 200 degree setting, MES was 200, Maverick was 219. MES coasted to 217...
  15. goldmine1965

    I don't understand these temperature variances

    Thanks for such detailed advice Bear. You sound like someone who has done many smokes. I'll do this test this weekend. And I did do the boil test first thing and the Maverick read 210.
  16. goldmine1965

    I don't understand these temperature variances

    Good info..Thanks.
  17. goldmine1965

    I don't understand these temperature variances

    Yeah..I read that post when I found it doing a search. Didn't understand it though. Mine continued to coast an additional 35 degrees.
  18. goldmine1965

    I don't understand these temperature variances

    Thanks..I'll try this weekend on a chicken or something. This is so confusing and frustrating.
  19. goldmine1965

    I don't understand these temperature variances

    Thanks..so back to my question..If these temperature are so off, how do I know what temperature to set it for?.
  20. goldmine1965

    1st Turkey smoke didn't work out

    daRicksta - I took it out at 150 because I felt something was wrong. I did not see how the turkey  could get to 150 in 1 hour when I was anticipating a 4-5 hour smoke time. My wife took over with the turkey in the oven.
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