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good morning everyone! I hope everyone is keeping to together while on quarantine... I have cinderblock pit that I have used for chicken bbq’s and a couple of pig roasts. I want to do some butts/ribs..maybe some brisket, but have never tried. I’ve used an MES40 over the past couple of year...

I was wondering if anyone has ever made pork belly burnt ends by smoking, on say Friday, and then finishing them on Sunday? Will they still turn out? Or will the texture not be right?

Greetings everyone. I wanted to pick some brains on doing a whole hog. I am going to be attempting one next month, and was hoping for any pointers, do’s/dont’s, rough times and temps for having this turn out delicious. I want to do a toughly 80lb pig butterflied on a cinderblock pit. I’m not a...

Good morning all. I am having family over this weekend and wanted to try something different. For gatherings I have normally done pulled pork, but wanted to do a brisket this time. I have a 14 lb. packer that I will be smoking in my MES 40. I have honestly not tried any beef outside of some...

This past weekend, I took possession of a freshly butchered 1/2 pig. The only thing that I had "processed" was the bacon .. which should be done in a few days. When the butcher did the ham for me, he had to split it in two (didn't have a vacuum bag big enough for the whole thing) so I have two...

I was hoping that someone could help me with a question I have. I have a large quantity of red and green jalapenos that we just harvested yesterday. I would like to make chipotles with them, but have come across some conflicting methods. I was just wondering if anyone has done this before, and...

I was hoping to pick the brains of what I have found to be a pretty close knit and knowledgable group of smoking fanatics. I have an MES 40 that I have used a couple of times to do spare ribs and venison. This holiday weekend will be the first time that I am going to really put it to work with...

Good afternoon everyone. I am somewhat new to the smoking scene, my wife recently got me an MES 40. So far have been having fun with it, and have been enjoying all the helpful information here on the forums.