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  1. sctdg35

    Cold smoke with Masterbuilt Electric Cold smoker

    Today I smoked a bunch of cheese .Gouda ,Pepper Jack and Cheddar . This is not about the cheese ,this is about how it was done . I used the Masterbuilt Electric Cold smoker ,yes the very same smoke generator that a lot of people are saying will increase temps in the MES. On this website I read...
  2. sctdg35

    MES 30 Generation 2 Temps

    I hate to belabor the subject but I think I have found something interesting about temps. in the MES Gen. 2  I am cooking right now .Country ribs . Outside temp. is 40 degrees . Maverick 732 probe is hanging off rack set in the second slot from the bottom about midway from front to rear next to...
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    Beef Pricing

    I live in NJ and know that it is expensive to live in this state ,so when I hear people on this site talking about the low prices they pay for such things as Brisket I just chalked it up as typical getting beat in NJ again . Well I found this  http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lswbfrtl.pdf...
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    Cleaning Cast Iron Grates

    I was looking for an easy and effective way to clean the cast iron grill grate on my Char-Griller Acorn  . Well here is what I have been doing and it does a real nice job . First I bought a brush (I think it was at Home depot ,if not lowes) it is very simple but works good and has nice heavy...
  5. sctdg35

    Galvanized Ash Pail

    Is it safe to use a galvanized ash pail to put out hot charcoal and then reuse them at a later date . I have heard that heat and galvanized metal are not a good combination health wise . What I wanted to do is dump my hot coals in the can from my Char-griller Acorn and put them out with the...
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    Bears and overnight cooks

    Where I live and this is going to sound crazy (because it is North West NJ) we have a bear problem . Our Yogi friends are usually active during night time hours when it comes to the destructive part but sometimes they will come through in the middle of the day just to say hello or like in my...
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    Auber Temp Control for Char-Griller Acorn

    Today installed an Auber SYL-1615SYS-G Temperature controller on my Char-Griller Acorn . Nothing to really do but set blower in bottom draft control channel and attach wires and temp probe . When I first got it going Fire went out in about 30 minutes . MY FAULT! I initially had top draft opened...
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    Char-griller Acorn

    Went to BJ's today to look at the Char-griller Kamado Acorn Kooker . They had two on the floor already built . Found one that looked like it was put together fairly well and asked for a price drop because the manual was not with it and it was the floor model . It came with a cover and the...
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    MES 30 Temperature Control

    Just installed new temp control unit sent to me from Masterbuilt . This one is the control that was in a box and not like the one that they sent me smeared all over with silicone like a five year old built it .I am running a test on it right now and will get back with results as long as I don't...
  10. sctdg35

    MES cold smoker kit

    I am right in the middle of smoking a Brisket right now . 1:57 eastern time in beautiful North West NJ. Girl Friend is coming over to partake in what I hope will be a most excellent meal . I am digressing . What I really want to talk about is the MES electric cold smoker kit . All I can say is...
  11. sctdg35

    Mes 30 New Generation Issues

    I spoke to Masterbuilt today about my new generation Mes 30 issue with the controller . My problem is that when setting temperature the control always reads at least 30-40 dergrees lower than my Maverick 732 which I proved to be accurate with boiling water . I can easily get temperatures over...
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