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  1. jteer

    MES 40 Not Heating...

    I have already redone the connections at the heating element once about 2 years ago. Now, once again, the panel on the smoker shows it is always heating, but the temp stays below 90. The remote will show it "heating" for about 15 seconds then "heating" goes off. I have not had a chance to open...
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    Backstrap stuffed with boudain and green onion...couple of questions!

    I have half a backstrap the processor stuffed with boudain and green onion and wrapped in bacon. I am wanting to smoke it on my MES 40 with some apple wood. To what IT should I smoke? How long should I expect it to get there smoking at 250 degrees? Backstrap weighs no more than about two pounds!
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    MES in cold temps?

    We are doing our Christmas tomorrow and I was planning on smoking a spiral cut ham in the morning. Lows in the morning are supposed to be in the low 20's...will my MES 40 have trouble maintaining temperature?
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    Last minute baby backs!

    I decided at the last minute that I should smoke some baby backs for this evening. I pulled them from the freezer and thawed quickly in some water. I rubbed them down with a small amount of honey mustard then some jalapeno jelly and then rubbed them down with some Sweet-Heat Rib Rub I found at a...
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    Corn on cob & ham wrapped asparagus on MES 40...Have questions!

    I am throwing some baby backs on the smoker along with some chicken breasts and gonna smoke at around 250 with apple wood. For the corn, I plan to soak in water a few hours, then wrap in foil. How long can I plan on these needing to be in the smoker. For the asparagus, we plan to wrap in ham...
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    Best IT for baby backs?

    I am smoking some baby backs today. Since I normally use regular pork ribs or St. Louis style, I have always overcooked my baby backs to the point to where I can not even remove them from the grill or smoker without them falling apart. I read on here somewhere about cooking ribs by temp rather...
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    How do you prevent rust?

    I have a Chargriller Smokin Pro that is more than several years old. Every year, I have to take it apart, sand it down inside and out and repaint using High temp rustoleum. I just reordered a new charcoal pan, grates, etc to rebuild this grill. My spring repaints of this grill have gotten old...
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    First brisket in a VERY long time!

    Reason for the delay in cooking another is that my first two many years ago went straight to the trash after trying to eat it. Total failures! I think I am ready to attempt this again. I have an 8 lb brisket I plan to cook tomorrow on my MES 40 with some mesquite smoke. I am currently reading...
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    First time butt smoke!

    I picked up a 4.25 lb butt roast today and plan to smoke it on my MES40 tomorrow. I have it rubbed down with some Cinammon apple jelly and a dry rub I found at the grocery store. Everything I have read here talks about using them for pulled pork. If it is pulled from the smoker at a lesser...
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    Smoking a turkey this Christmas...

    I have an 11 lb bird I will be smoking on Christmas Eve. So far, I made a brine of sea salt, brown sugar, orange juice, garlic powder and onion powder. I just finished putting the brine, the turkey and some ice into a 5 gallon bucket and put it in the fridge. Wednesday, I plan to pull it from...
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    Ideas for a spiral cut ham?

    I will be smoking a spiral cut ham for Christmas and need some ideas. I have searched through the threads already but was hoping for some input here. I have read about injecting the ham. Give me your favorite injections you use... Also, what recipe for dry rub do you prefer? I saw a video of...
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    Can't get the hang of this built in temp probe...

    MES 40 smoker. Everytime I use the temp probe, it says the internal temp is what should be done, but after pulling the meat and cutting into it, it is obviously not done. Today, I cooked a pork loin at 230 degrees. I put it on at 1215, pulled it at 415 when showing 149 degrees, wrapped it in...
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    Smoked bacon wrapped chicken tenderloins and wings and drumettes...

    Decided to fire up the smoker for easter. I took some chicken tenderloins, seasoned them up with some jalapeno seasoning, wrapped them in bacon then seasoned with some Juicy Pig seasoning I use that is awesome on about anything. Before all this, I brined the chicken for about 24 hours. I also...
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    What string to wrap with?

    I have been reading a bit on here about stuffed pork loins and need to ask, what kind of string do you tie up the loin with?
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    First Smoked Turkey

    I decided I wanted to try my hand at smoking a turkey for Christmas this year so I got a small 9.5 lb turkey and made up a brine of salt, brown sugar, some chipolte seasoning and some jalapeno seasoning I use on everything. I boiled it up, let it cool and placed it all in a 5 gallon bucket with...
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    Small Pretrimmed brisket...First time!

    I bought a new electric smoker on Black Friday and decided to attempt to try a brisket. I started small due to price and bought a small pretrimmed 3lb brisket. I would hate to waste big money ruining my first brisket! I seasoned it up last night and plan to cover it with bacon for a little...
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    • Forum: Beef
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    What happened to the "original" char-griller mod thread?

    I could have sworn I remember reading through one when I first found the site. It showed the different mods, how to do them & why to do them. I cannot find it now!
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    Small brisket...never done this before!

    My wife picked up a small trimmed brisket the other day. It is the smallest cutest brisket I have ever seen, weighing in at just over 2lbs. I have only tried a brisket once & ruined it, so I would love a little help with this one. I plan to smoke it at about 200-225 degrees...any idea how long...
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    Cover for my Chargriller!

    Anyone know where to get a good, THICK cover for my Char-griller with side fire box? I have gone through several that we get from Home Depot or Lowes, but they are thin & rip after a couple of months of taking off & putting back on. I know someone sells one...I was on a chimney fire call one...
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    Bitter tasting peppers?

    The only time I tried doing anything with fresh jalapeno peppers, the peppers were REALLY bitter! Did I just get some bad peppers or what? I normally eat them on everything (canned or jarred ones from the store) & love them & have never experienced that bitter taste! Any idea what happened? I...
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