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  1. susieqz

    popcorn for timberjet

    didn't know where to post this, hope i'm in the right place. anyway, the other day, timber was saying he liked movie style popcorn. i was gonna send him a  PM, but i thot maybe there's guys here who spend all their time doing insane mods to perfectly good smokers, n forgetting the important...
  2. susieqz

    YOU GUYS ARE SWAMPING ME

    IN SALT. this is getting out of hand.  I have iodized salt because i'm in an iodine deficient area. and, of course, i have popcorn salt, because fine grind is a must for popcorn n fries. then, to brine, i had to get canning salt. no prob, sometimes i make pickles. but to cure ham i had to...
  3. susieqz

    mes temp control help please

    i just bought a 30'' mes on sale at tractor supply. today i seasoned it n started my first smoke at 3:00pm. it's set for 140 n for a while it was staying in the 140s, but it's been creeping up into mid 150s. i have a maze going n it's putting out lots of smoke, but i'd like to go to sleep...
  4. susieqz

    how safe is the MB30??

    i just got this thing to smoke hams at lower temps than my horrid traeger can reach. that means i'll be smoking overnight. the most convenient place for me to put it is on a covered wood deck. so, it would be sitting on wood n there's an arbor covered with plywood 4-5 feet over it. can i do...
  5. susieqz

    amazin tube fixes traeger.

    traeger has lots of problems, bad corporate philosophy, bad customer service, poor temp control, on n on. reading old posts here, i saw many complaints about lack of smoke taste too. this has been bothering me. i paid $400 to get smoke taste n wasn't getting it. i finally got todd's tube n...
  6. susieqz

    smoke strength of woods?

    i could use some help , guys.  there's a ton of threads about people's fav woods. fun to read but too subjective to be of much help. i mean, there's a bunch that actually like mesquite. i really want a strong smoke taste, without bitterness. speaking just for myself, mesquite is too assertive...
  7. susieqz

    better than masterbuilt? please?

    everyone here loves masterbuilt. everyone here does all sorts of modifications to make it work better. screw that. i'm not a mechanic. i want something better. i found better for $1800. i need an electric chunk burner that holds constant heat n cold smokes n smokes well under 200 degrees. i...
  8. susieqz

    injector help. please?

    i've been reading about curing n injecting ham til my eyes bleed. i think i understand most, but something makes no sense. i guess i need a 20 or 30% injection.  as i understand that, i add 30% cure inside the ham . fine an 8 1/2 lb ham is 136 ounces, so a 10% is 13.6. a 30% is 40.8 ounces...
  9. susieqz

    traeger fails.

    i'm not reviewing a specific model. i'm reviewing the company. i'm sure some people have better experiences with them than i did, but this is what happened to me. i got their junior model the last week of june. it stopped working after 2 hours. the control box n the screw thing stopped...
  10. susieqz

    me

    so, i'm supposed to intro myself? k, i'm susie from the wastelands of new mexico. got a traeger in july n been smoking ever since.  i'm not recommending traeger. i had to threaten them by stopping payment on my visa to get a  working control box. that said, as long as you don't use traeger...
  11. susieqz

    quick cure?

    hiya, guys. i'm susie from new mexico. i just joined. been smoking for a while but only brined stuff, never cured with nitrates. got me a fresh ham [leg of pork] cut in half. i'm gonna use something close to pop's cure, but i want this for xmas. he says 30 days. i can do 8 or 9. should i...
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