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  1. rkrider99

    Portable generator

    Funny story: A while ago a fuse blew in the transformer down the street. Power company said it would be 4-5 hours to replace, so I figured it would be a great time to run the generator. Hooked it all up, worked great, watched TV and all. After a number of hours went by, the wife asked when I...
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    First Shot at Bacon

    Thanks for all the information and likes. I did want to take it to 145 since I am a nibbler. Cut a slice for the frying pan, and cut a chunk for me to eat right now before the pan. So far I am very happy with the results, and somehow, when I grabbed that pork belly at Costco, I grabbed the...
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    First Shot at Bacon

    Always wanted to try bacon, so a couple of weeks ago I went to Costco. They were just putting a fresh shipment of pork belly out. I grabbed the biggest one I could find which was 11.18 pounds or 5172 grams. Came home and split it in about 2 equal pieces, Okay, so one was 2566 grams and the...
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    Portable generator

    We've got a 8500/5500 watt portable generator I bought in 2005. The year after the 4 hurricanes hit us and we were without power for a couple days each time. The first time I used it, running extension cords all over the house, I figured there had to be a better way. I found a 10 circuit manual...
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    Sale on rotisserie kit for Masterbuilt MES400 smoker

    I really wanted to grab one of these rotisserie accessories, but I aslo wanted to buy the broiler unit that mounts above it to really make it useful. Unfortunately, Masterbuilt doesn't have any of the broiler unts for the 440/s and keeps telling me to keep checking for when they get more in...
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    Pork belly

    I think it was $3.49 a pound when I purches it at Costco about 4 weels ago
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    Is Your Costco Membership Worth It

    If any of you have the chance at a Costco Business Center, that's the place for real stuff. I buy all my cheese for pizza there, and they have tons of other stuff. It is the Business Center, so things aren't broken down like you can get that the regular stores, but it's more restaurant quality...
  8. rkrider99

    Vacations

    Hell, I live in Florida. We used to come down to vacation here every year. Where would I want to go?
  9. rkrider99

    Finally a great pulled pork

    So, after my initial issues with my Masterbuilt MES440/s smoker, I smoked another monster pork butt. Winn_Dixie had butts for $.99 last weekend, so grabbed some. In fact a 22 pounder. Started te 8 AM and at 8 PM decided it was time to pull them, wrap them, and throw them in the oven. IT was...
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    Lumberjack Pellets on sale at Rural King

    For anyone that has a Rural King in their area, Lumberjack pellets are on sale. Regular price: $8.88 / 20# bag Sale Price: $6.99 / 20# bag AND Winn-Dixie has bone-in whole pork butts on sale this weekend for $.99 / pound. I grabbed 6 of them, and figured I'm going to smoke them on my MES440 on...
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    New Ballastic BBQ video on YT - Greg recreates Ribs from Love's!

    Love's, brings back memories. We had a Love's a couple miles from where we lived in the northwestern suburbs of Chicago back in the late 70's early 80's. Always loved their ribs, and all the herbs and spices in the sauce. After watching the video, it looks exactly as I remember it. I'll be...
  12. rkrider99

    Quick and Easy Rib Membrane Removal

    I used to always remove the membrane. Then, for some reason, I thought why not just score the membrane with a sharp knife. I just run a sharp knife across the bones 3 or 4 times. It allows the rub to penetrate the membrane side, but still allows some of that tasty membrane to remain. That's my...
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    50% OFF Discount for Inkbird 1500 feet Wireless BBQ Thermometer with 4 probes-$37.50

    I need to read more of this forum before I go off and purchase more stuff. I just received an IBBQ-4T from Amazon yesterday. So far, after playing with it for a while, it looks like a great addition to my smoker.
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    First Pork Butt smoke on the new MES440s

    Well, I didn't want everyone to think I got info from the site, and then just ran off, but after getting to bed at midnight, and having to be on the first tee at 7 AM this morning, I couldn't stay awake to update this thread last night. In a nutshell, yesterday was somewhat of a disaster...
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    First Pork Butt smoke on the new MES440s

    I've had those racks for so long, I can't remember. You can never have enough racks. The pans are from either Costco or BJ's. I just lucked out on having the right size racks around. Thanks.
  16. rkrider99

    First Pork Butt smoke on the new MES440s

    Today is the day. Rubbed the butts yesterday, and pulled them out this morning after I pulled the smoker out of the garage. And wouldn't you know it, a light drizzle. Electrics and water don't mix well. So pulled the smoker into the front lanai. Powered her up, got it up to temp of 275 within...
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    New MES440s Burn-In

    The burn-in went very well. There will be a slight learning curve with the custom smoking feature. Not sure if it's a bug in the app, or the smoker. I set the smoke level to 5 as instructed. Plenty of smoke but not over powering. About 10 minutes into it. I noticed the smoke level was off on...
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    New MES440s Burn-In

    Pulled pork on Tuesday. I'll actually be smoking it Tuesday, probably have it for dinner Wednesday. I'm interested to see how it compares to the pulled pork I do on my Weber 22" kettle. 2 butts about 6.5 pounds each. I'll post pictures.
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    New MES440s Burn-In

    So here goes my new MES440s initial burn-in. So far, I'm impressed. Came up to temp of 275 in about 20 minutes. The Bluetooth app works great. The smoker is sitting in my front lanai, and I've walked around the whole house without losing connection. For those of you wondering about getting to...
  20. rkrider99

    What's your 'other' hobby?

    Everything is a hobby, now that I'm retired. Number 1 is golf, 6 days a week, easy since I live on a golf course, and out my back door is the 16th tee. Then, when I have time, I like to jump on the Harley Road King, and just cruise around. I also spend a lot of time trying to perfect my pizza. I...
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