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  1. mattyoungus

    Natural Gas Regulators

    Hi All,  I just bought a new house and it has a natural gas hook up for a grill/smoker in the back, but i'm wondering if I can hook up a standard propane grill/smoker to this pipe. I went to look at some, and the sales person said that I would need to buy a conversion kit if I bought a standard...
  2. mattyoungus

    MES30 with AMNPS and Mailbox Mod

    I'm super excited about this!! I had been having lots of trouble with my MSE30 this summer. It worked great in the sprint when I purchased it. Lately, my basic problem has been that when the temperature outside was above 80° F, the smoking chamber would heat up so fast that even if I added the...
  3. mattyoungus

    Hello from St. Louis, MO

    Hi,  I'm a 38 year old stepdad, husband, web developer, musician, novice woodworker, and I am fairly new to using a smoker. I actually have a Little Chief smoker that I love - you can't cook the meat through in it (only gets up to 175° F), but it smokes very nicely. Then after an hour or two...
  4. mattyoungus

    Botulism and Bacon

    Hi, I had a question concerning botulism and bacon. I'm curious why everyone is so concerned about botulism in pork belly, but not other cuts of pork. I personally could care less about using nitrites - I have a great recipe that uses the pink salts, and it turns out awesome every time. But...
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