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  1. cobble

    I'm back, and I have brisket

    Hi All, It's been ages since I've visited the site, and about as long since I've smoked anything. I recently decided to get back into smoking, so I picked up a new grill and decided to do a full packer as my first smoke. It's been about 9 years or so since I smoked anything, so there was some...
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    • Forum: Beef
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    First Fattie! (UPDATED W/Q-VIEW!!)

    I'm going to try a couple Fatties tomorrow. I see a lot of tutorials saying to put bbq sauce on the outside BEFORE smoking. This is usually a no-no because of burning sugar and all that. What's the deal with this? Why is it ok on a fattie?
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    No Bearcarver Tri tip tutorial???

    What is the meaning of this outrage? I see all of these awesome tri tips in the carousel, so I go consult my smoking dictionary (Bear's sig) and what do I find? Everything but tri tip! What's going on here, Bear? Consider this an online petition!
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    • Forum: Beef
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    Anyone use the Brinkmann Stainless-Steel 5-Burner Dual-Fuel Grill?

    My Neighbor is looking at buying this. I've never used it, and havent had time to go look at it in person. Have any of you used it? Gow is it for smoking? Here is the link...
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    weekend Smokes (With Q-View)

    Tried my first grilled pizza yesterday. Amazing.  I didnt have any plans today, so I made a pulled pork, beans, and slaw. Enjoy!
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    • Forum: Pork
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    Beer can chicken with QVIEW....and questions...

    First time attempting beer can chicken in the smoker. This being my rookie year in the  smoking scene, I've been somewhat reluctant to do chicken because of salmonella, but I figured what the hell. So I threw a brine together and let the birds soak for about 4 1/2 hours in the fridge. Then I...
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    Beer can chicken: Smoked or grilled?

    Doing a couple of beer can chickens tomorrow and I'm debating on doing them in the MES 40, or on the Brinkmann SNP. I'm leaning towards the MES because I have a wider variety of wood to smoke with, and if I want to cook on the SNP, I may beed to take out the upper rack. Thoughts?
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    First brisket (Limited Q-view)

    So on Friday I FINALLY found a brisket flat. Been looking for months, and Costco finally had one (4lbs) so I grabbed it. I prepped it with mustard and used Jeff's rub, and let it sit overnight. Preheated the smoker to 240 at 6am and put the brisket on at 7, dropping the temp to 230. I set up...
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    • Forum: Beef
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    MES 40 not smoking

    I've had this MES 40 for a couple months. Model # 20070211. Used to smoke just fine, but now it wont even burn the chips in the tray. Doesnt even darken them. Just dries them out. It's probably the heating element itself. I have probe thermometers, but I'm not sure that they're accurate outside...
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    Ribs and ham

    I'm planning on doing a few racks of apares today, as well as a ham. The ham requires 3 hours of smoke, and roughly the same for the ribs. I want then to be finished at the same time, so I figured that I'd  put the spares on for the 2-2-1. Smoke for the first 2 hours, then add the ham, foil the...
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    • Forum: Pork
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    First pulled pork in MES (Updated with proper Q-view)

    Ok, so some of you probably caught my thread about temperature issues in a different section, but I got those sorted out, and pulled off my first pulled pork on the MES. It turned out moderately fantastic. I used Jeff's Rub, and SoFlaQuer's finishing sauce, and it was excellent. Thanks to all...
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    Possible MES 40 Heat issues?

    Hi guys,    I've had my MES 40 for 3 weeks now, and I was preparing to smoke a pork butt tomorrow. I had some time to kill so I wanted to make sure my probes were honest. I have a wired polder probe thermometer, and a Redi Check wireless thermometer. I brought a pan of water up to a rolling...
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    Private forum for Jeff's sauce/rub?

    I purchased Jeff's sauce and rub, and I think they're awesome. For me, I like the recipies as is, but I know that my family and friends would like the heat, and perhaps the sweet, dialed down a bit. I could experiment myself, but I'm sure that many of you have already done so. Obviously, we cant...
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    Applewood smoked ham (w/Q-view)

    Pre-cured, sliced ham, Jeff's rub, 2.5 hours, Jeff's sauce, followed by another half hour. Amazing.  
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    • Forum: Pork
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    First successful smoke - New MES 40

    This was my first successful smoke so far. I had a failed attempted a a while back on my Brinkmann SFB, and just picked up a new MES 40 today. Made a couple of rookies mistakes...forgot to mustard before the rub, but overall I was pleased, and I learned a LOT about the smoker in the process...
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    • Forum: Pork
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    Pork rib cooking temp/time?

    Hey guys, just bought my MES 40 and I've got a rack of ribs rubbed up, but the MES manual says 225 for 5 1/2 hours. I thought the standard method was 6 hours on 250 using the 3/2/1? Help!
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    Assorted MES-related questions

    I'm planning on buying a MES 40 in the next couple weeks. I've done some searching here, and I cant seem to find a "I'm new and I have a standard set of questions" thread. I've read enough here to know that the MES should be paired with the AMNS. I want to order the AMNS soonish, so that I have...
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    Bradley vs MES

    Hey Folks,  I already have a Brinkmann charcoal SFB smoker, and while it works great for grilling, I need to do some modding for heat retention before I can really smoke with it. Due to being lazy, and having other household to-do's on my list, I probably won't get to the modding this year, so...
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    Advice needed - Fall off the bone chicken

    Help me. My fiance does not eat anything on the bone. I know, horrible, right? Been with her 4 years, and I've been fighting this battle the entire time. It drives me crazy. She'll only eat boneless chicken/pork/beef. Recently, we had a breakthrough though. We went applepicking at a local farm...
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    The science behind smokestack extensions

    So I've been doing a lot of mod research here, and while I'm not trying to refute proven methods, I'm still trying to understand the logic behind extending the smokestack into the cooking chamber. As I found in my first failed smoking experiment, excessive smoke is the enemy. Just to make sure...
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