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    Masterbuilt 560 won't hold temp?

    Have had a Masterbuilt 560 for exactly a year today. Noticed recently that it wouldn't heat up beyond 450 or 500. Opened a ticket with Masterbuilt and started jumping thru the hoops to try and get it fixed before the warranty ran out. "Does the fan run?" "Hook the fan directly to the...
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    Rubber turkey breast?

    Got a new pellet smoker, upgrading from my MES. Tried a couple of skinless turkey breasts today, something I've made DOZENS of in my MES and they turn out awesome. In the pellet smoker at 250-275 degrees for 3 hours up to 165 internal. Light smoke ring, with almost no smoke flavor. I think I...
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    Need some tips for Turkey breast like the BBQ joints?

    TONS of info here, but still need something a bit more specific. I have scored some 10 pound boneless turkey breasts from a friend in the restaurant business. For years I have wondered where the BBQ joints and Caterers got their turkey breast, now I have some!! I want to do some of the...
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    Advice on Chicken breasts?

    Done a batch of 6 chicken breasts a few days ago, and was BOUND AND DETERMINED to make it moist. (Have always had that problem with poultry!)  I brined them for an hour or two, then covered them with rub, and tossed into the smoker (Masterbuilt Electric) at a higher than normal temp for me.  Set...
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    Question about nasty tasting smoked cheese

    Got my A-maze-n smoker this weekend.  Popped it in and burned oil off for about 30 minutes.  Filled with Hickory sawdust, and smoked 2 trays of cheese for about 4 1/2 hours.  Only burned about 1 row of sawdust!  Nice thin blue smoke coming out the exaust, temp never got above 55 inside the...
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    Can anyone verify if Masterbuilt definitely has a new Manufacturer?

    Have read the threads here about the wiring problems with the Masterbuilt 30".....I have the same problem with my 2 1/2 year old Masterbuilt. I called Tanya at Masterbuilt yesterday hoping to find a solution, here's what she told me: She said that I could buy a new 'Body' for the smoker, for...
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    My Homemade Salami with Q-View

    Made some of my Homemade Salami last night...here are some pics. This is made with part Venison burger, and part Beef burger, but will work just fine with Beef only. Most everyone who tastes it LOVES it! It takes about 4 and 1/2 hours in my Masterbuilt Electric. It's small, it's not really...
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    Ever figured the Calorie count on an ABT? Ouch!.....

    Just out of curiousity, I added it up last night.....came up to about 112 per pepper! That's stuffed with cream cheese, fatty, and wrapped in bacon. That means on a 2000 calorie diet I can about 18 per day!!?? :) Got 36 in the smoker right now, that should cover me for 2 days! (Gosh, I love...
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    Question for Pulled Pork Experts about juice

    Do you mix in all or just part of the juice in the bottom of your foil when you pull your pork? I'm asking because I have done a couple of Pulled Pork, and although they're AWESOME, I'm wondering if I leave too much of the juice in the finished product. When my Butt gets up to 165 degrees, I...
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    Why not Oven Cleaner?

    Have an Electric Masterbuilt that I got for Christmas.....cleaned it the first time with Oven Cleaner and it cleaned it great! Then I read in the manual that you aren't supposed to clean with Oven Cleaner.....why? It's a mess to clean, takes me a long time, but with Oven Cleaner it was...
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    Is there such a thing as 'Mild' Jalapenos?

    Made my first ABT's a while back, and they were Delicious, but my weak stomach was hurting for days!! They were WAY TOO HOT!! I bought the only peppers I could find at Wal Mart, then we scooped the seeds out, packed with fattie, cheese, wrapped in bacon, and smoked for 3 hours. Is there...
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    Need help making jerky on Electric Smoker

    Trying to make some jerky on my Electric Masterbuilt, and I'm about ready to stick my head in the smoker! First off, I went to the hardware store and bought some screen. I cut a couple of pieces down to the same size as my Masterbuilt racks...then I laid them over the racks...works slick! I...
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    Strange taste with new smoker, HELP!!!

    Got my new Masterbuilt Electric, looks like an awesome piece of equipment! (But that's a topic for another thread...) Smoked a fattie the night I got it, and the fattie has a strange taste. The wife thinks it tastes like a burnt grease flavor, I agree, but think it's more of a toasted...
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    Can anyone with a Bradley tell me......

    .....is it feasable to use a cast iron wood chip box, and just place it down by the cooking element, and just turn off the automated wood inserter? The reason I'm asking is that I can't find an Electric Smoker that I like the size and features as well as Bradley, but I just don't want to be...
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    Anyone know of an Electric built the same as Bradley, but...

    ...doesn't use the high dollar wood biscuits? I want a new electric smoker to replace my old Brinkmann. LOVE the way the Bradley is built, looks and seals like a refridgerator...but I hate the wood biscuit thing, to expensive to operate. Anybody know of any other smokers out there that are...
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    Tried my first fatty.....yummy!

    Just joined this site, been reading about 'fatties' for the past couple of days. Decided to make some tonight, they are AWESOME! Used two different kinds of Sausage, Jimmy Dean Hot and a mild one. Didn't care much for the mild, but the Jimmy Dean Hot is great! Just took it off the smoker...
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