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    buying wood chips

    Take about bringing back a necrotic thread... I don't buy chips anymore, I go to the Depot store; I have a camping axe if need be. I like being able to not have to add wood every hour or so. I think the record for the longest lasting batch of chunks is 3 hours or so.
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    Masterbuilt not working properly

    I have the propane powered M XL, and have sometimes wished I had a more set it and forget it (without mods from me) electric smoker. Even though I have seen the MES at deep discount off-season at Walmart, it appears a good choice I did not purchase the MES. For those that own one and don't...
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    Initial Setup and Using the Masterbuilt Vertical Propane Smoker

    I use heavy duty aluminum foils to wind break my smoker and it works great. I have loaded pictures on here of my XL mods if you get the time take a look. As far as temp control goes with the standard requlator/ controller, close the vents down to about 1/3 open position. NO, it will not make...
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    Anyone use wood pellets in their MES?

    I don't own an MES I have the XL, but I wonder why you guys are using chips instead of chunk wood? I had always used chips in the past and I had the same results as some of you have; they burn up quickly. I currently average between 3 and 4 hours on one chunk depending on if the wind is blowing...
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    New Smoking Apprentice

    Other than low and slow there isn't really a "recipe." Rubs are a very personal thing; some people like to use a lot of black pepper for their briskets and use less black pepper on ribs and chicken, and some people use one rub for everything. Some of us brine before we smoke, and some of us...
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    1st Propane Smoker

    In my experience clouds of smoke are (using my method) I have too much of the pan over the heat. I slide the pan about 1/2 way over the burner until I get solid smoke, I then pull all but the edge of the pan away from the burner to get a nice continual wisp of smoke. I always use dry wood. I...
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    1st Propane Smoker

    So SmokyM, we are pretty well on the same page. Would you be willing to try an experiment and invest $1.00 plus tax, maybe $2.00 you will need foil... Get a dollar store cake pan, some foil, some wood chunks. You say an 8" pan would have probably been better, well $1.00 round cake pans are 8"...
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    1st Propane Smoker

    I am seldom ever left with ashes; I always end up with these big pieces of lump charcoal. Thin metal heats faster than thick metal most of the time, right? So my idea was to put the chunks not on the side of the pan directly over the fire, but on the far side of the pan, that way the contact...
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    1st Propane Smoker

    Okay, here is a crazy idea... I must be blind or stupid because if I put an 8 pound cast iron pan between my burner and the the airspace I am trying to heat, I am going to use an incredible amount of fuel to get the airspace as hot as I would like it. Here is my brain problem: all the heat I put...
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    Initial Setup and Using the Masterbuilt Vertical Propane Smoker

    Would a 0-5 psi regulator solve the problem w/o the need of a needle valve?
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    Smoked First Ribs Today

    Personally, I prefer apple juice as it is not only slightly sweet, but it is also slightly acidic and does wonders on too chewy ribs after an hour or so in foil.
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    Seasoning a Masterbuilt XL - Having issue with Temperature 2 high.

    When I first got my MB XL 40, I also had temperature problems, generally too hot. I followed all the suggested mods others had made and all I was doing was ruining my food and wasting propane. I had made smokers from almost every kind of cardboard box and metal box and/or metal sheet possible it...
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