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  1. viper

    Electric auto feed smoke box? Does anyone make one?

    I guess I better get busy and design and mfgr something....  that is friggin highway robbery!  My estimated cost for a smoke is less than 50 cents!  I just figured someone made a smoke box that ran a standard pellet or chip wood. 
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    Electric auto feed smoke box? Does anyone make one?

    wow, $1/hr?  That is pretty pricey...  Is that including wood costs?  I have noticed those wood discs are WAY expensive...
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    Frustrations with butts. Tastes bla and no smoke flavor.

    Don't get me wrong guys.  I delivered some to family and they all agreed it was better than commercial  stuff.  I smoked in this smoker last week and acheived a VERY award caliber smoke ring.  I did some mods to this electric to get a good result so kind of pissed on this one.  It was cold...
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    Frustrations with butts. Tastes bla and no smoke flavor.

    Never smoked butts on this new smoker before but have done them otherwise.  I bought it because it was insulated and good for cold weather smoking.  It could certainly run at 300F but I just could not get smoke out of it...
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    Frustrations with butts. Tastes bla and no smoke flavor.

    I Probably injected about 2 cups per butt so I kind of expected some to come out.  I am wondering if those holes just provided great spouts for draining the good juices in the butt.   I also foiled up at 165.  Probably will not do it again.  My bark went from firm to soggy as I figured it...
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    Frustrations with butts. Tastes bla and no smoke flavor.

    Just finished up 2, 10lb butts.  Ran perfectly at 1.6hrs/lb.  Ran these on an electric smoker (MES).  My smoker decided it did not want to smoke much due to the temperature, etc.  I will certainly be fixing that...  The meat had very little smoke ring and very little smoke flavor IMO for smoking...
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    • Forum: Pork
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    MES thermocouple (temp sensor) cold weather preheat.

    I finally experienced this issue and confirmed that the control will not allow heating if it is reading the temp sensor out of range.  I was sort of hoping the program was written to where it would know it was at least low-out of range and would turn the heat on to bring it into range but I...
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    Electric auto feed smoke box? Does anyone make one?

    I was asking in the another forum but thought I might check over here.  Need to fill about 4cu ft.  Not looking for heat, just a smoke system that is auto feeding with pellets or what not. 
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    Auotmatic smoke boxes, who makes them?

    Looking for an electric, auto feed smoke box.  Who makes them?  Only need to fill 4cu ft
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    is the Maillard reaction achieved without searing?

    I am curious to hear from someone that has smoked both ways.  I know several people that sear and never heard of this thus making me wonder if I have other problems.  
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    is the Maillard reaction achieved without searing?

    my last brisket was seared but as I was asking on the pork area, it seemed as though my meats did not have as much smoke flavor as I would prefer.  maybe I want more than can be achieved.  The question was raise if my sear before smoking locked up the outside of the meat where it would not...
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    • Forum: Beef
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    Electric ECB and getting the right amount of smoke

    You are getting too much Oxygen to the chips! A good smoke is where you have enough heat in a combustion area, but not enough Oxygen to promote a flame.  Throw a piece of foil over the chips or some other way to limit the air in the box and you will have it.  I commonly use a foil wrap around...
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    vacuum sealer for seasoning smoked cheese?

    Uh, I did freeze it for a day.  I thought most people here did freeze it.  Maybe that is the issue...??? It was certainly not dry when I first removed it and temps did not get over 80* and mostly hovered around 60*
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    vacuum sealer for seasoning smoked cheese?

    After waiting about 5 days not, the cheese certainly is coming around.  The problem that I have noticed though is the cheese is very crumbly now.  Does not really taste dry, but sure looks it.  Is there a way to avoid this or fix it?  
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    Pan under butts from the start or add later?

    I do a high temp sear to form the bark before smoking.  I did roll my meats around in the pan to expose all surfaces to smoke but they just did not take much up IMO.  I REALLY want to infuse that flavor.  I am also concerned about foiling.  I hear many people doing but that it makes a nice...
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    2nd MES and still having temp problems

    Yep, that element has some balls for such a small cabinet and should heat up VERY quickly.  If it indeed does not, you have issues.  See if the element gets red hot.  Also if the thing stops heating, see if the red heat light is on, on the LED display unit.  You may actually have a control unit...
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    Pan under butts from the start or add later?

    Smoker is electric MES.  Pan would not be one with the smoker, but rather one that I add and set the meat in.  I am specifically looking for more smoke flavor.  I guess maybe I can start with a lower temp and allow the raw meat to take in the smoke flavor better.  I do use a sear on the grill so...
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    Pan under butts from the start or add later?

    my last run, I used a pan from the start to capture all juices from the meat.  I did not think there was enough smoke flavor even with all mesquite wood.  Curious if you guys typically add the pan later?  This is not the drip pan, but a pan that the meat actually sits in.  Or maybe this can be...
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    • Forum: Pork
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    Electric vs Gas

    I agree with above except for this.  The typical frying pan control like what is used on the analog smoker still uses a thermocouple in the tip of the control insert.  the center pin on then is always long and extends inside a device to read the temperature.  However, it can only read a few...
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    2nd MES and still having temp problems

    My opinion is you put a probe right next to your meat and compare that to your MES and adjust accordingly.  You bet temps will vary all over the cabinet.  I think they factory probe placement is pretty decent BUT the did not account for the convection current in the back due to the vent...
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