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  1. craigdchang

    Problems with cold smoking bacon

    I am working on my second belly. I have a MES 30. I used pop's brine for 14 days. I then let it sit for two days in the frig after rinsing and pat dry. I have a MES cold smoke generator and have gotten the smoke temp down to 70 degrees. I am using apple wood, and after 6 hours I took it out to...
  2. craigdchang

    Smoking a turkey breast in the snow

    Today I am smoking a breast. It has been sitting in a basic brine for 24 hours. It is freezing outside.. As you can see I am piping the smoke out the top with a 90 degree 3" elbow and 12 feet of dryer vent. The brine is pretty basic: 1 gallon water 1/2 cup kosher salt 1/4 sugar (white)...
  3. craigdchang

    Smoking chicken thighs

    I had to make some modifications to my new MES30 so I could smoke some thighs in the garage since it was 3 degrees outside. The thighs came out fantastic thanks to the great recipes and hints on this forum.
  4. craigdchang

    Hello from Monroe Michigan

    I just picked up my new MES30 yesterday. Valentines gift to myself I have some thighs in the refrige and I am going to smoke them today.
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