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  1. holyfeld

    Scale weirdness

    Help out a home boy. I have a kitchen scale. Supposed to be very accurate according to other people. Recently my wife came home with a 2# tri-tip. I had the scale out, and weighed it. Either the store ripped us off or my scale was inaccurate. It weighed about 1.5#. I'm getting ready to make...
  2. holyfeld

    How to chip staves from a bourbon barrel

    My friends often give me smoking related presents. They mean well and I thank them knowing I'll never use the gift (usually rub which is too salty for my taste). This year I received some bourbon barrel staves. I run my MES-40 in a dual configuration. For long smokes I set up the mailbox and...
  3. holyfeld

    Brisket Temperature Graph - MES 40 with Auber

    In a recent thread someone asked how long meat would hold temperature when resting. I smoked a brisket Friday night / Saturday and have sort of a picture. The overall graph looks like this: in the smoker about 2340 @ 225. Brisket on 3rd rack. Veggies in 1/2 pan on 4th rack. Chamber probe...
  4. holyfeld

    MES-40 Model 20070512 Temperature Problems

    I recently purchased a MES-40 Model 20070512 from Amazon.com  I mainly smoke pork butt, ribs, and brisket at 225F. My experience has been the smoker runs 25 Deg F less than the setpoint.  I use an iGrill with two probes. I checked the probes in boiling water. I live at 3000'. Probe 1 read 206...
  5. holyfeld

    Moving from MES-30 to MES-40

    Shot my mouth off and my son is taking my MES-30.  I've been reading the MES-40 threads.  1. I've calibrated my thermometers for profiling the new MES-40 when it arrives. 2. I'm planning to pull the water pan. I've never used the one in the MES-30, so I shouldn't miss it. Questions: 1...
  6. holyfeld

    MES-30 accessory needed - 9x13x3 pan

    We've found a bean recipe we love to smoke: http://www.bbqu.net/recipes/305_2.html  We like to smoke this for 2 hours, then finish in a 350 oven to reduce the liquid. It completely fills a standard 9x13x2 cake pan. I started using an aluminum pan after the foil pan I was using collapsed and I...
  7. holyfeld

    Memorial Day Pork Roast 2012

    So there I was walking past the meat counter and I heard ... "Hey Don. Wouldn't you like to smoke something for Memorial Day?" I spun around, but didn't see anyone. Then "Hey, stupid, down here. I'm a pork roast." Surely I'm not the only who hears things like this? Any way ... it looks like a...
  8. holyfeld

    Mother's Day Brisket with Qview

    I decided it was time to do a brisket, and what better day to get up at 3:30 AM to get started than Mother's Day? After reading the forums, and Jeff's newsletter on brisket http://www.smoking-meat.com/may-3-2012-smoked-brisket-and-burnt-ends.html I decided to take a minimalist approach and...
  9. holyfeld

    An Edible Learning Experience - Minor Qview

    Somehow I never manage to post my poultry smokes. Only 3 so far. I can't wait until I plan far enough ahead (12 hours) to try brining. But wrapping chicken in bacon, that makes a lot of sense and doesn't take long. A couple weeks ago I fixed this for my son, my future-daughter-in-law, and their...
  10. holyfeld

    Second ribs and their Qview

    I used baby back ribs for my first smoke with my MES-30. I chose to split the 3 racks in half so if I flubbed the smoke, I wouldn't have to eat too much bad food, and half the ribs could be used for redemption. I over smoked the ribs. I watched some of the MES youtube videos prior to smoking...
  11. holyfeld

    First Pork Butt (3rd overall smoke)

    We're having family from the Piedmont region of NC visit this week. I'm going to smoke a butt to make pulled pork.  Details: I'd like this ready for supper on Monday, 5 - 6 PM. MES 30 using hickory chips. 1 - butt 8 pounds @ 60-90 min/lb about 10 hours @ 225F. I'm guessing since it's a...
  12. holyfeld

    Smoking in the NC mountains

    and in a Masterbuilt 30. My chef son and I were smoking tasso ham in his mother's propane grill. I couldn't convince her hickory smoke wouldn't hurt a stainless steel grill. My own smoker resolves the issue. Just started smoking general food. I keep a journal of date, meat, rub, (no injections...
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