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  1. texasfiddlefan

    Wood charcoal vs briquettes?

    Walmart stocks Royal Oak lump in my area. If you have a Ace Hardware they should be Abel to order it for you.
  2. texasfiddlefan

    MES 40 - Plug Into Wall

    I use a 12 ga. Extension cord and have no problems.
  3. texasfiddlefan

    back in the bunny buisness

    They sell rabbits at. Local market here in Amarillo but they are from China. I'm not sure I want to try them.
  4. texasfiddlefan

    New 40" master built smoker

    What is the difference between a MES30 and the MES 40? I have one that looks just like this one that I bought at Sam's in Dec. 2010 for 298.00 and no where does it sag its a 30 or 40. Is the 30 and 40 the height? Just curious.
  5. texasfiddlefan

    Hanging spareribs?

    I Want to thank everyone for their input. I have used a rib rack in the past with great success but I am always wa ting to try something new. When I give it a try I will post my results good or bad.
  6. texasfiddlefan

    Hanging spareribs?

    Thats a thought. Ill keep that in mind. Thanks. If I try it I'll post the results.
  7. texasfiddlefan

    Hanging spareribs?

    I have been thinking about smoking spareribs by hanging them from a hook to a rod across the top of my MES 40. Kind of like hanging sausage. I could probably do 5 or 6 slabs at a time. Can anyone tell me why ti's wouldn't work?
  8. texasfiddlefan

    At what temp. does meat absorb smoke.

    I want to thank everyone for their input.  I'll just keep on a smokin.
  9. texasfiddlefan

    At what temp. does meat absorb smoke.

    I have heard in the past that meat will only absorb smoke to 135 deg.  (I presume this is internal temp)  If you wanted a smokier end product that you should start with cold meat straight from the refrigerator.  If you start with room temperature meat it will absorb less smoke.  If this is true...
  10. texasfiddlefan

    ANGUS BEEF CHUCK ROLL WITH Q VIEW

    Is this the same thing as a shoulder clod?
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    Wimped out due to weather.

    I started curing my first Boston butt for BBB on 1/24/01, today would be day 8.  I butterflied the butt so it's only about 2 in. thick. I was going to smoke today but wimped out due to the weather.  It's 2 deg. N. wind gusting to 40 and a chill factor of 20 deg. below. Tomorrow is not supposed...
  14. texasfiddlefan

    My first attempt at CB

    I would like to thank everyone for their input.  This was only my fourth smoke on the MES 40, that I got for Christmas and my first time to use the A-Maze-N and I am very pleased with both. I am also very happy that I found this website and forum.  There's a lot of great information and...
  15. texasfiddlefan

    My first attempt at CB

    I possibly had the dust to deep, I actually filled it and packed with my thumb then added some more and packed again.  I put it on the two rails to the left of the smoke box.
  16. texasfiddlefan

    My first attempt at CB

    Using Shooter's CB recipe I let the 5lb. pork loin cure for 9 days.  Yesterday I smoked it in my MES 40 using my new Amazn Smoker.  I smoked it at 250 for 3 hrs. l5 min. to an internal temp. of l62.  using the meat probe on the MES 40 and double checking it with my thermopen, the meat probe was...
  17. texasfiddlefan

    How much should jerky shrink?

    I want to thank everyone for their responces.  I started with 5 lbs. of trimmed meat and ended up with 2 lbs. of jerky. I guess thats in the ballpark.
  18. texasfiddlefan

    How much should jerky shrink?

    If you start with 5lbs. of trimmed meat how much jerky by weight will you end up with?  1lb. 2lbs. 3lbs.?
  19. texasfiddlefan

    How much should jerky shrink.

    I hope I'm in the right place to ask this question.  I am curious how much shrinkage you will get when smoking jerky. If you start with 5 lbs. of trimmed meat, how much jerky should you end up with? 1lb. 2lbs. 3lbs. ?  Thanks in advance.
  20. texasfiddlefan

    Type of pork loin for canadian bacon.

    Thanks for that information Eman, Albertson's has them on sale this week for $1.99. I think I'll give it a try.  Also I found TQ at a local store for $5.29 for 2#.
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