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  1. johnbphotos

    Hello Fellow Michiganders

    Well, it's been a while since I have been around the forum but not away from my smokers. Here is last night's Q that I did for my daughters 'Honor Society President's List' party. The Weber to my right is where I am grilling the Chorizo Sausage, the Brinkman Trailmaster LE behind me is where...
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    Am I a Total Whacko?!?!?! -- Frankensmoker

    In Michigan winters play havoc with trying to keep stable temps on my stick burner. I have been contemplating making an insulated firebox and connecting it to my old MES 40 Gen I, thus making it into a vertical smoker. My thoughts are that the MES is insulated and may help to keep my temps more...
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    MES 40 Gen II - Temperature issues GONE!

    There is hope for the typically inaccurate temperature regulation of my MES 40 Gen I and Gen II. I am in awe of my new AUBER WS-1500DPM Temperature Controller!!! http://www.auberins.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=8&products_id=161 I wired it up directly to the heating element on...
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    Where does everyone buy their meat?

    Seeing as we are all from Michigan I am always looking for good places to buy meat, especially stuff that is sometimes hard to find up here like flank steak, "Real" Andoule sausage, etc. I used to buy from Jones Market in Saranac but now have been buying from Byron Meats in Byron Center where I...
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    My favorite thing to do with "pre-planned" left over ribs

    Pre-planned meaning if I don't set some aside they will be gone hahaha I call these my Rib Doggies. Smoked ribs, sliced then dipped in a spicy cornmeal beer batter then fried to perfection. "Fall off the Bone Great, without Falling off the Bone!"
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    My first Standing Rib Roast

    So far this year this has to be the best smoke. Finally getting used to the MES :) This iThis.
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    Tax Returns = New MES 40 (with a twist)

    The twist being that my ex-wife has been enjoying the results of my new passion of smoking anything I can get my hands on, but is going through "cold weather withdrawls" seeing as I haven't smoked anything for a while. So, she just informed me that when her taxes come in she's buying an MES 40...
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    Stuffed Smoked Meatloaf Roll

    Here's one of my favorite meals :) 2 lbs hamburger 1 cup chicken stuffing 1/2 pack Lipton onion soup mix 1 egg 1 Tbs salt 1 Tbs pepper *Mix the above ingredients in a bowl 1 chopped onion 1/2 chopped green pepper 3 fresh cloves of garlic diced 1 Tbs teriyaki 1 Tbs Worchestershire 1 Tbs Extra...
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    Smokin Char Siu pork in the rain. What a beautiful day :)

    Well, as a fan of the red food colored Chinese Char Siu pork I decided it was time to throw some smoke on the recipe. I used the following for my marinade. I added some pineapple juice to the marinade and used that as my mop. Char Siu marinade 4 teaspoons soy sauce 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1...
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    Anticipating winter withdrawls

    Well, in Michigan the temps are starting to drop. Unfortunately I'm running a thin skinned offset that, I'm sure once the snow flies, won't be capable of keeping temps. I would hate to think that I won't be smoking until spring of next year. As a possible alternative I have been looking into...
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    Lower temps for ribs

    Morning all, Getting ready to fire up in a few hours but was wondering if smoking ribs at 185 for a longer period of time would yield better results than how I do them now, 200-225 4hrs. Thanks and have a Great Day
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    Epic Fail!!!

    After three hours of smoking I noticed that something wasn't right. Come to find out my "OEM" temp gage was not working properly. (I won't mention Kingsford's name). One burnt Point, rush to the 24hr superstore and the purchase of two digital thermometers later, I hope to recover from this...
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    Got the Bug!!!

    Hello everyone, After reading a few posts it was clear to me that there are a lot of nice people here who all share the same passion. I started smoking/bbq-ing about a year ago when I visited my son at a contest in Fresno, CO I've been hooked ever since. In the future, I have several...
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