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  1. seanp

    Masterbuilt propane smokers

    I've had one of those for adding some quick smoke flavor on my grill - my opinion is that it's too tiny to use as your smoker box. It's 8"x5"x1", and feels smaller than that.
  2. seanp

    New Smoker who needs answers about smoking chicken

    Chicken is a good thing to start with. The white meat is the only part you have to worry about getting dry. I've done chicken on the grill via indirect heat for years, so it was the first thing I tried on my smoker. In general you'll want to smoke at about 225F, but with chicken you can drift...
  3. seanp

    Masterbuilt propane smokers

    So this is a probe you can use to measure the air temp, as opposed to a meat probe? Would a "meat probe" work for air temp if it wasn't touching other surfaces?
  4. seanp

    Masterbuilt propane smokers

    My door thermometer read 180 in the boiling water test -- trying to decide what to do about that. I can measure meat temp obviously, but for general "air temp" in the smoker I don't know if I can assume that the thermometer is off by 30 degrees consistently or not...
  5. seanp

    Longtime fan, firsttime smoker from TX

    Thanks for the tips! I've signed up for the e-course. I cured my smoker last night - hopefully will give it a trial run this weekend.
  6. seanp

    Longtime fan, firsttime smoker from TX

    I'm a Texan born and raised, and have been a fan of barbeque and grilling from the time I was a kid - I loved sitting out back with Dad cooking burgers, shish-ke-babs, ribs... and of course Texas is huge in terms of brisket. I've been to many a legendary pit around the state, and our favorite...
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