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  1. helmrod

    Unstuffed Smoked Beef Pepperoni Sticks with Qview

    If i did venison could I add 1lb pork sausage to get the fat content up cause finding beer or pork fat is pert near impossible here in Indiana?
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    Jerky Shooter Help

    I just got a Jerky shooter and I have no idea on how to begin making some venison jerky. I have made venison summer sausage before but I want a different style and taste. Any recipes or suggestions on what to do is much appreciated. Thanks
  3. helmrod

    Unexpected venison summer sausage

    Does the smoke go through the casing? I dont use casing on mine, but rather just roll them into logs and set them on the racks. Seems to work awesome for me. 
  4. helmrod

    Smokin it #1

    That seems about right on with my time for a pork loin bigbirdk so i wont sweat it. Everything tasted awesome so that's what really matters than the wife and I both have loved everything so far.  I live in Indianapolis sarge so I would suspect that im not real far above or below sea level. I...
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    Smokin it #1

    I fairly new to smoking so maybe its just my newness but my smoker seems to get up to IT temps very quickly. For example I did a salmon filet and it took about 1.5 hrs to get up to an IT of 140 with a 200 temp setting. A pork 6 lb pork shoulder took about 3 hrs to get to an IT of 165 with a 225...
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    Jeff's ABT's

    I made these over the weekend and holy crap they were awesome. I used a different rub and didn't soak in Sprite but they were unbelievably good. I am a sissie when it comes to spicy stuff but they have just the right heat for me and my wife without soaking in sprite. 
  7. helmrod

    Maverick ET-733 thread

    This may sound like a dumb question but when you put your meat probe in do you do it so that the probe is entirely into the meat or do you just stick it in so that its in the middle and leave the rest exposed to the inside of the smoker? I was under the impression you wouldn't want to leave any...
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    First Venison roast

    Do you need to put the roast in ice water in the fridge to bleed it out for a 2-3 days prior to marinating it? Does this really do anything or can I just marinate it for 2 days then smoke it? I plan on putting some rub on it and putting a few cloves of garlic into the meat too.  What IT should...
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    First Boneless pork butt

    I had no idea that you would need to string the butt. Is this a necessity or will it smoke fine without doing it? I got a rub recipe on here from Chef Jimmy J for a bone in pork shoulder and it was out of this world delicious. I put that on earlier today and have it sitting in the fridge until...
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    My first pork shoulder

    Next time I will not wrap in foil until the end and see what happens. Just took it out of the smoker and put it in the cooler wrapped with towels. How long should i wait to take it out?
  11. helmrod

    My first pork shoulder

    Thanks Jbills! Been waiting awhile for some help. Maybe everyone has a case of the Mondays.  haha  I took it out at 165 and wrapped it in foil and now its back in the smoker. I am trying to get pictures from my cell phone to my computer but my phone is a POS. I did not spritz this time because i...
  12. helmrod

    Pork shoulder for pulled pork

    I am a rookie to smoking so any help would be greatly appreciated. I have been doing a lot of research on here and have already used one of the rubs. I put the rub on and let in sit in the fridge overnight and now have it in the smoker at 235 degrees. The question I have is about spritzing and...
  13. helmrod

    My first pork shoulder

    I am a rookie to smoking so any help would be greatly appreciated. I have been doing a lot of research on here and have already used one of the rubs. I put the rub on and let in sit in the fridge overnight and now have it in the smoker at 235 degrees. The question I have is about spritzing and...
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    Newbie from Indiana

    Im in Indianapolis. I just bought a Smoken it #1 today along with the Maverick 732 temp probe. Looking forward to seasoning it and getting to smokin meat!!
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    Newbie from Indiana

    Hello All im Jim from Indiana formerly from Michigan. I have been here for a week or so but forgot to post in the roll call.  Sorry about that but tomorrow is my 40th birthday so i forget sometimes.      I'm new to smoking and unfortunately I bought an MES Gen 2 30" smoker last Thursday and...
  16. helmrod

    MES 40 Gen 2 - Buyer beware

    I wish I knew about this site before I bought an MES 30" Gen 2. What a POS. Luckily Lowes allowed me to return it and now I am in the market for a new smoker. 
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    Soon to be MES30 owner

    So should I order the Gen 1 MES from amazon or sportsman's guide then? I am really new to this and don't want to spend a huge amount of money on a smoker. I guess being cheap in this instance isn't the best route but I don't want to go crazy buying $300 smokers just yet. Also anything on the...
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    Soon to be MES30 owner

    Im going to try and take it back to Lowes tomorrow. I have all the original packaging since i have learned the hard way not to throw boxes away. My wife reminds me of this most times   LOL
  19. helmrod

    Soon to be MES30 owner

    I just seasoned it on thursday and smoked a pork shoulder yesterday that was OK at best. I didn't check the temps much because I assumed they were accurate. As I have been reading that was a very wrong assumption. The meat didnt really have much smokey taste. I did notice that there wasnt much...
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    Where are the Indiana members located?

    I live in Indianapolis now and just got my MES smoker a few days ago. Pumped to be able to smoke meats for the summer!!
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