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I have not heard that. Everything I have ever smoked in my MES 30 I have used the water pan for. I do not inject or brine any of the meats I have cooked. I have even felt that a couple things I have smoked were a little dry. Without the water pan they would have been awful. Please explain?
Special Thanks to SmokinAl for his inspiration!
After searching for direction for Smoking a Pork Shoulder and not finding exactly what I needed I decided to post this step by step guide. I could not find a previous post that answered all my questions. So here we go...
Hot & Fast Method
Smoked...
Here are my results! It took 10 hours to reach 165. I did have to play around with the location of the temperature probe. I also used a pop up inserted in the breast just for good measure. It was voted "Best Turkey Ever" by my 18 family members.
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I will be smoking a 22 lb. Butterball Fresh Turkey for Thanksgiving in my MES 30. Your instructions have been very informative to me and I thank you for doing them. I will be brining for 24 hours and air drying for 24 hours before the smoke. I am using Fire & Flavor Apple Sage Turkey Brine Kit...
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