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  1. papa g

    Greetings from Northwest Chicago Suburbs!

    Welcomed to the site. Be prepared for your food bill to increase from all the practicing...lol! g
  2. papa g

    Another Smoker From East Tennessee

    Welcome aboard...I'm new to the forum too and I find myself trolling here at home, work and via my phone. g
  3. papa g

    Going to add a bit of charcoal to a butt smoke, have a question

    I'm experimenting this morning  and did just that. I'm smoking a Brisket cut in half for a NYE party and I'm just took a regular kingsford briquette and wrapped in several times in a paper towel and took a hammer to it 2-3 times. I end up with my biggest piece being about a half inch and a bunch...
  4. papa g

    Hello from Bismarck, ND

    Welcome! I to got my MES 40 for Christmas and it is my first electric smoker added to my collection of 8 other Charcoal/wood smokers I own. I got up at 4 am and working on a brisket for a New Years Eve party. Enjoy the site! g
  5. papa g

    chip box

    So Al, how often do you add chips. That's one thing I'm still a little confused on when it comes to Electric Smoking? thanks--g
  6. papa g

    New Memeber from Illinois

    Welcome from St. Louis..I like your line about BBQ being its own food group. g
  7. papa g

    New from Rescue, CA

    Welcome to the site...I'm a newby to Electric Smoking too...It uses a different part of your brain than conventional grills and smokers.  Enjoy!
  8. papa g

    MES 40 Beef Jerky

    Wow, looks amazing...I can't wait to try this..especially with some venison...My co-workers husband is a deer harvesting machine and has a lot of meat in his freezers. g
  9. papa g

    Test run complete

    Today I tested my MES 40 i got last week for Christmas with some chicken  leg quarters. I made  a  pineapple  brine I found online somewhere. The biggest thing my wife noticed was the skin was edible...when I use charcoal/wood smokers, I'm using some some pretty high intense heat that makes...
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  16. papa g

    Greetings from St. Louis

  17. papa g

    To crumble or not to crumble?

    I searched around the forum a bit trying to find some previous posts on this subject, but came up with nothing--but here is what I was wondering: I got a MES 40 almost a week ago Christmas and since, I've spent hours on this site and scouring the Internet looking for tips and just background...
  18. papa g

    Hello from Nebraska!!!

    Welcome to the forum...It's a wealth of information and contacts. I don't have the Duo grill, but my brother in law does and he has been happy with it. g
  19. papa g

    To Mustard or not to Mustard...

    This is exactly what I was wondering. I was concerned about the sugar in the Honey mustard maybe burning or causing a bitter taste but guess I shouldn't be too worried about it since my rub I make has brown sugar in it. g
  20. papa g

    Cut brisket in two?

    I have a pretty big brisket also I'm about to put in the MES 40 saturday for my maiden voyage as an electric smoker and It's about 4-5 inches thick on one end and about 1 inch thick on the other. I'm also wondering if I should cut mine in half. If I were Smoking on any of my wood/charcoal...
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