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  1. purplestarrider

    Can't upload Pics?

    I am trying to figure out what i am doing wrong here. If i try to do insert attachment i get a pop up that says i don't have permission to do that. I have been trying to create a new post and right now i am going on an hour here trying to insert photo. it is just doing it load thing now. I know...
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    In Colorado for sale An analog MES 30"

    This is in great condition. I have upgraded to a digital one and the hubby says i need to get rid of this one.  Here is my post on craigslist. please check it out. http://denver.craigslist.org/for/2479958900.html
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    Baffle for NBBD

    I am getting the hang of getting some consistant temps in my NBBD!!! So excited about that. How ever i have about 80* to 100* diference between the area near my fire box and the exit vent. What i have been reading seems to suggest that I should get a baffel for it to help narrow that difference...
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    New Foodnetwork Show BF BBQ Addiction

    Did anyone see the first episode today with Bobby. I liked his whole little set up there. I was jsut wondering what people thought about how he did things and what he used? I was also wondering if people agreed with him soaking the wood chips. I have been reading alot of books and different...
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    Any one else have issues with chicken coming out dry

    I have now done my second smoke with whole chickens that were cut in 1/2. My first time they had brined for a day & 1/2 it was ok. but it had a "dry" texture. That was a month or so ago. yesterday one of my husbands customers game then a case of kosher chickens that were havled so i brought a...
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    Mod Suggestions for NBBD

    Ok I sm so frustrated. I bought a NBBD off craigslist with the excitedment of a new challenge. My MES isn't as challenging i would like it to be.  Anyways I have search on the forum to see about mods I should try and make, since my first attemt at smoking something on it failed. What I noticed...
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    Doing a MES & NBBD Comparison

    Yesterday was to windy for me to really try the NBBD out for the first time so I am doing it today. So I have 2 chickens, come onion & garlic in the MES and Then 2 Chickens on the NBBD. I have done the NBBD chix the how i normally do with the MES so i can compare and learn. I took pics of pics...
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    Need help explaining to the hubby

    So for christmas the hubby gave me a MES. I was so excited. I started reading and researching and trying things. The more i have done and read made me want a charcoal one even more. So the other day I bought a NBBD off of Craigslist. So i have cleaned it then decided that I could work on how to...
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    Foodsaver on Sale

    at Cabela's...
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    Does something get sent or is there a drop down

    I haven't the ecourse and I hadn't really worried about it much while i was just trying to familarized myself with my equipment. Now that i have i wanted to start it and realized that I have no idea what to access it. help please
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    Getting Fire hot enough & maintaining temp

    So i have my NBBD that i bought used off of craigslist. I have cleaned it out and have now seasoned it now twice. Since my first smoker is an electric one i figured that i need to practice getting the fire going and regulating the temp. So the first time I tried it i used news paper on the...
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    Thoughts on best way to get fire started

    So I just bought a "new" used wood smoker. Up until this point i have been using my MES 30 and have loved that I thought that i would like to try a Wood smoker. So i found one on craigslist and picked it up for $60. So now i need to learn how to use this. I have looked through the history on the...
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    How to Clean

    I just Bought a New Braunfels Smoker used smoker. It is this one http://denver.craigslist.org/for/2390732102.html. Figured that I got a great deal of $50. It has a option to do porpane or not. I want clean it out real well then season it. I want to try and get it to being as if brand new. Any...
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    MES 30 leaking down the legs

    I was wondering if anyone else is having issues with their smoker leaking at legs of their smoker. I have now used my smoker now like6 times now. the 1st couple of times there were no issues now it does and is getting worse.
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    New From Colorado

    Hi All, I am new to smoking and this site and very excited. My husband got me a Masterbuilt Electric Smoker for christmas and the book backyard BBQ the art of smokology. And I have read now 3 times. I have now smoked pork butt now twice. The 1st was good but not great. The 2nd was better in...
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    New to smoking looking to do some chicken

    So the hubby got me a master built electric smoker for Christmas. I am so excited and have done pork butt twice now, however i am up for trying something new. SO chicken is what I have decided. SO along with the smoker i was given the Backyard BBQ the art of Smokology by Chef Richard W...
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