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  1. smokingvic

    Newbie to Smoking - MES 30 is awesome, and a big thanks to everyone on these forums

    Thks , I am heating up the mes now  What smoker temp. ,  What internal temp. ,  Mesquite or Apple or hickory chips and how much , often , need water in pan , what rack 1 , 2 , 3 , or 4 from top , as you can tell from my questions I am trying to make this smoke my best , I am about to have this...
  2. smokingvic

    Newbie to Smoking - MES 30 is awesome, and a big thanks to everyone on these forums

    They came out alright they were in for 1.5 hours at first to internal of 165 and than i more hour again to 180 temp. , they were well done and they had a good smoke taste and not tough in my opinion, 
  3. smokingvic

    Newbie to Smoking - MES 30 is awesome, and a big thanks to everyone on these forums

     I pulled them out at 165 but it looked like they were not done , too much pink so I put them back and set the smoker to 275 and pulled them when the internal temp reached 180 , I did calibrate my Et 732 probes and they did register at 214 in boiling water , I am very discusted with this unit so...
  4. smokingvic

    Newbie to Smoking - MES 30 is awesome, and a big thanks to everyone on these forums

    Thks ,  I have some burgers on there now at 225-250 and is at internal 147 , I understood to leave them to 165 internal and the smoke is looking good from the vent , I tirned the vent away from the wind , I will do the turkey at 5 AM tomorrow , any input on the burgers so far will be appreciated.
  5. smokingvic

    Newbie to Smoking - MES 30 is awesome, and a big thanks to everyone on these forums

    My Chick did not come out as I would have expected , was my first so am trying to get some lessons from the PRO'S , I know there are too many for me to guess so I have confidence that we will get some help here at this site !!! Oh by the way let me know how your butt comes out , meant the...
  6. smokingvic

    Newbie to Smoking - MES 30 is awesome, and a big thanks to everyone on these forums

    Thanks JJ , It always feels so good to know that we have someone that is willing to help , I had a boneless Turkey breast in the freezer and at this moment it is being thawed and also some burger meat being thawed , I will be doing them tomorrow , if you have any tips that I need to know on...
  7. smokingvic

    Newbie to Smoking - MES 30 is awesome, and a big thanks to everyone on these forums

    Is there a certain way the MES has to be facing so the wind does not blow the heat or smoke away from the meat , the vent side versus the chip loader side or the window side or the back side , the vent is on the side not on top , just a thought ????  Another thought is how should the temp. set ...
  8. smokingvic

    Newbie to Smoking - MES 30 is awesome, and a big thanks to everyone on these forums

    I tried chicken quarters before the ribs and they too did not come out tasty, had enough smoke going but they did not have the smoke flavor as they should , I did them on the second and third racks , same with the ribs.
  9. smokingvic

    Newbie to Smoking - MES 30 is awesome, and a big thanks to everyone on these forums

    Good afternoon mvincent42 , yes I did have water in the pan and yes it was having a steady TBS all through the process ,I also had two other meat probes going to monitor the temp.this was my third time using this so I know I have a lot of learning yet , where or how can I get some input on how...
  10. smokingvic

    Newbie to Smoking - MES 30 is awesome, and a big thanks to everyone on these forums

    I tried the Ribs on my MES 40 New Years day , I did the 2-2-1 at 225-250 but they did not have much smoke on them and was not tasty , I used Mesquite chips all thru the process adding half a handful every 30 minutes ,I just put rub on them only , can you let me know on what steps you did with...
  11. smokingvic

    Pecan Oil

    I am planning on using it on ribs tomorrow , may have to cut one in half and try it that way , just anxious and wondering ????
  12. smokingvic

    Pecan Oil

     I found some pecan oil at Buckee's , is this good to use as vegetable oil prior to adding rub or mix it with the rub first and than apply on meat and smoke with Mesquite chips on my electric smoker,and if so can this be used on any meat .
  13. smokingvic

    Got One

    OK the two chickens is on and off off away with them to see the outcome , I noticed is there any way the MES has to be turned according to the wind into it I noticed that the smoke is blowing towards the inside of the mes and also when you unload the chips does that loader need to be turned back...
  14. smokingvic

    Got One

    Thanks for the info. deltadude , I do have the new version , the control is in front and the vent is on the left side of the smoker not on top , according to your statistics on MES my chicken may not come out so good again ,as stated my trial run did not come out as expected , do you think if I...
  15. smokingvic

    Got One

      Picked up a 40" MES from Sams yesterday ( Thanks to my wife ) Assembled it and pre seasoned it yesterday , ( notice everything had to be in one day , new toy !!!! ) , I done two split chickens in it this morning with Apple and Cherry mixed Wood Chips for smoke ,I used an  Accurite therm. , a...
  16. smokingvic

    MES Help

     BobbyGee ,  I just got back from Academy and they have a masterbuilt 40" on the floor with remote and window and all stainless steel for 349 , is that what Sams has for 299 but I would have to know someone as a member , i also checked out QVC but i would have to pay shipping .
  17. smokingvic

    MES Help

    Thks for the info ,  I have been looking at academy site and they do have some but how can I tell if it is a 30 or 40 and what wattage , may have to go to the local store and get some info I guess but as you know that would be an all day event with the Employees now a days , if you know what I...
  18. smokingvic

    MES Help

      I have read so much here about how great the MES is that I talked my better half into us getting one for Christmas  , will it be better to get one with the window  or without and what do I need to look for mainly because i have read that there is some problems with some types and what size...
  19. smokingvic

    THREADS

    THKS ,  S2K9K , Why does my threads stay only in edit my subscriptions button and not on my thread button, my forums is OK in my EMS and also in my forums button ,   AGAIN THANKS FOR YOUR HELP !!!   I'M LEARNING ????
  20. smokingvic

    THREADS

    OK thanks again , I will give it a try in the subscribed .    THANKS !!!!
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