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  1. larrym

    MES 20070410 help

    Hi all, Its been a long time since I have been on. We moved from suburbs in Indiana to the great smoky mountains in Tn a couple years ago. 10 acres for me to play around on :) If anyone has time, I am having an issue with my old 30" smoker. It has sat in shed for couple years and now when I try...
  2. larrym

    hello everyone, been so long,, forgot who I am :)

    There has been so much happen since the last time I logged on. Way too much to try to cover. Wife and I have survived it all.  We have a new home, this is our new backyard, mountains in the background are the Cherokee National forest in Tennessee. We have 11 acres to get away from it all. smoker...
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    Lil butt for new boss

    Dont yell at me,, its been ages since I have been on site.  Things are so busy at work and rl, its hard to get on and check emails, let alone get here and say hi.   I have not forgotten you and all the help you gave to get me too where I do not feel shy about posting :)  I have a new boss and...
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    Hi all again,

    Its been a crazy year so far, dont think I have logged on in months. We have had a family loss and I just finished hernia surgery, on my 2nd week recovery now, all is well once I can beat the infection.  Wife needs a lot of extra attention so thought I would do a smoked pork butt for her while I...
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  5. larrym

    Knive sharpener

    Not sure if this has been covered or not but I could not find anything with a quick search. I bought a Kitchen Aid knife set for wife several years ago, it has one of those standard sharpening blades.  She has complained lately that the knives were not sharp enough so I decided to use the dang...
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    1st Cornish Hen,, Turkey next

    Hi all,, sorry I havent been on much,, work is crazy. Wife wanted me to try some Cornish hens,, so we picked up (2) 1.2#.  I also plan on trying my first smoked turkey so I mixed up 2 gallons of brine. I put them each in seperate containers ofc. 2 gallons of water 2 cups of Kosher salt 1 can...
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    Dang work pitch-in

    The pulled pork I did for the pitch-in was such a success that I am now getting requests to do more for individuals.  I am still new at this and it makes me nervous.  How the heck do I say no to them.  I have agreed to do just one, she wants on Sat by 11am for sons Bday party.  She is going to...
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  8. larrym

    HoHOHO,, YeeHaww, Merry Xmas

    Merry Christmas too me :)  Just got my prezzies from Todd.  Cant believe it got here so quickly,, thank you kind sir :) I will break it in,, on for my pitchin on Friday,, already got butt ready. 30 hours of brining.  1.5 gallons water, 3/4 cup anodized salt, 3 tbs of Grill Master applewood...
  9. larrym

    Ordering a Maverick

    I plan on ordering a 732 from Todd tomorrow but...  While I am browsing site :)  Was wondering if it would be worth my while to get an AMNPS package too.  I have the older style analog MES, no vents except drain hole and small hole in back for probe wires.  I have read most of Todd's comments on...
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    Opinions and advice desired on PP for Pitch In

    Moving up to the next level of cooking but leery :) I have been asked to do a pulled pork for the next pitch in.  As I have just smoked for family n friends, I am a little nervous.  I dont think I need to make any big changes in smoking as my last several results have been great but... Now...
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  11. larrym

    Beer, Pork and Bread

    If this has been tried,, then please let me know how it turned out :) My idea for this weekends smoke project.  This is a modifed Wellington recepie. I am going to get an 8# Cooks processed ham from Kroger and smother it with loving rub :) I will use Mesquite or Apple wood chips for smoking...
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  12. larrym

    First Fatty

    Wife has been browsing site and thought a fattie would be fun to try.  Only have about 12#'s of pulled pork from this weekend but who am I too argue.  Here is her first try.  It is a Herb sausage with onions, mushrooms, cheese and a little shredded potatoe inside and her first try at bacon...
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  13. larrym

    Gatlinburg vacation

    Wife and I are gonna be in Gatlinburg next week.  Any members familiar with the area and have some good tips on BBQ joints ? :)
  14. larrym

    Mod to MES 30 ?

    Just a thought.  I was wandering around the hardware store and saw a couple huge size pop rivets.  Was wondering,,,, If I drilled a hole in top of my old MES and then put in a pop rivet with a center hole that was almost big enough to hold 2 wires,, I could go with a remote sensor thermometer...
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    :) 3rd test, might need Pop's help

    Quoting the great forum smoker and with Pop's experience.  I am :  Planning my work,, then working my plan.   I want to do a nice pulled pork or ham for the holiday,, I have a week now to prepare.  I have called several butchers and I cant seem to find a freshly cut butt or shoulder around 15#...
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  16. larrym

    Second test 5lbs pork loin with Qview

    okay, here we go again :)  Hope I dont frustrate everyone with my testing. I used my standard rub on a 5lbs pork loin boneless.  It has just sat on counter for an hour, not overnight.  I am using apple juice with water mixture in water dish, apple wood chips and temp at 225f.  I checked inside...
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  17. larrym

    Dumb question for MES users

    I seem to be having a lot of issues with temp and it is more then likely me then smoker but a dumb question here. When I preheat to 225f and then put in whatever I am smoking, temp always goes down.  That I can understand.  Do I leave the thermostat where it is and let it come back up to temp...
  18. larrym

    Small pork roast test

    Gonna run a test this weekend after reading all I can and doing what I can to improve the performance of my older analog MES 30, without spending too much money :) I have a small pork 1.8 lbs pork sirloin tip roast.  I am going to brine it for 12 hours with the following recipie.  Adjusting of...
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  19. larrym

    MES 30 How smoky is yours

    Just a fun little qview,, not sure how many photo's I can put up there.  I have read several threads about how to clean.  I have an older model,, 20070410.  I have done about 15 smokes in it max.  I dont get to play much :(  I have grates out and holder for water/wood chips out in the dishwasher...
  20. larrym

    Pulled Ham basics ?

    New to the forum and wondering if I can get some tips on just the basic smoking of a store bought 9lbs ham shank.  It is sitting in fridge right now marinating with a brown sugar rub.  I am going to use a masterbuilt 3 rack smoker with apple wood chips.  I have done this a couple times but...
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