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  1. wesir

    Smokin-It thoughts for sausage/snack sticks?

    Saw a few threads mentioning Smokin-It smokers and was wondering how they are for low temp smoking like sausage/snack sticks/bacon. I have a MES40 that I upgraded with an Auber PID controller and circulation and it works pretty well but I'd like the option to be able to hang more than 15lb...
  2. wesir

    Batched bacon cure seasoning?

    Anyone know how reliable a salt/sugar/cure mix would be if you make it in a big batch? Was watching one of the Chuds bbq videos where he makes a batch of it and just seemed like due to the different granule sizes it would lead to inconsistent results with EQ curing. If it works it seems like...
  3. wesir

    Drying casings with a fan

    If I want to dry casings with a fan prior to a smoke is it possible to overdo it? I have a basic frame to hang my snack sticks from when I'm cutting them to length and was thinking I could toss a cheap box fan on top facing downwards to dry them, probably do the same for bacon.
  4. wesir

    Vertical Cabinet Smoker Build, reverse flow or no?

    If I want to build an insulated vertical cabinet (charcoal fueled) which would be more forgiving between direct or reverse flow? I'd like to use it for smoking brisket/pork butts as well as snack sticks/bacon, want to control it with a fireboard drive if that changes things. I was originally...
  5. wesir

    MES40 diffuser plate?

    I usually run water in my MES40 but saw a bunch of people saying to just fill it with sand to retain heat, got me wondering on if there would be benefit to instead cut a sheet of metal and slot it into there for retention as well as maybe removing the hot spot above the heating element. Anyone...
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    Sodium Erythorbate/Cure Excellerator

    Anyone familiar with Sodium Erythorbate/Cure Excellerator usage? I've only ever used encapsulated citric acid and was looking for some clarification on usage, tried contacting Walton's customer service and the person pretty much just copy/pasted the instructions from the store page...
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    • cure accelerator cure excellerator sausage sodium erythorbate
    • Replies: 53
    • Forum: Sausage
  7. wesir

    Fireboard drive vertical cabinet smoker recommendations

    Looking for recommendations for a vertical cabinet smoker on the medium to higher end that can be used in combination with a fireboard drive to maintain temperature. I was looking at an Ironside CDR with the pellet assist but got a response to some questions I asked saying they're no longer...
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    • Thread
    • charcoal fireboard ivs recommendations vertical smoker
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Charcoal Smokers
  8. wesir

    Motorized meat mixer recommendations

    I've been using the LEM 20lb version for a few years and am looking to upgrade to one that can be hooked up to a grinder since most the time I'm doing the entire process solo. My MES can probably fit 15-20lb max so I was looking at getting the "improved" LEM 25lb tilt mixer and a #12 grinder to...
  9. wesir

    Jalapeno EQ recipe?

    Anyone have a decent Jalapeno bacon EQ recipe? I attempted a batch with 5% blended fresh Jalapeno and didn't get hardly any flavor out of it, I skipped dusting it at the end because the cure looked like a green sludge and I figured it wasn't needed. The recipe I used: 2% salt 2% sugar 4% black...
  10. wesir

    Do you need to cook the bacon prior to slicing?

    So I'm looking for an easy way to test different recipes, I'll be doing an equilibrium cure so the plan is to cut a belly into maybe 1lb chunks and then slightly change up the spice percentages (not cure) per chunk to see what comes out best. I guess I was wondering if I'm able to do the cure...
  11. wesir

    MES 40 extra shelf/rack mod materials/instructions?

    I have a 340G and would like to add more shelves/racks to smoke on, anyone know what all I need to do it? Thanks
  12. wesir

    PID setup in MES with cut cord

    There was some shipping damage to my MES 340G and they had me cut the power cord so they can warranty it, anyone know how hard it would be to splice an extension cord directly into the junction box? Thanks (edit) forgot that dr k gave me instructions when I had temp issues a few weeks back, any...
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    MES 340G Temp Issues

    Used my MES 340G for the first time today to do some snack sticks and seemed to get a pretty noticeable temp swing from the right to left sides, right side above the heating element cooked much faster than the left side did, there any mods people recommend to even this out? I saw something about...
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    • electric smoker mes mes 340g temperature issue
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Electric Smokers
  14. wesir

    Sponges/towel in water pan?

    Saw this video from waltons where they recommended putting automotive sponges into the water pan to increase surface area and as a result humidity: Anyone tried this before? Seems to make sense in theory but figured I'd ask. I'm assuming you would want to get sponges that hadn't been...
  15. wesir

    Smoker recommendation for 15-20lb of snack sticks?

    Any recommendations for something that can do 15-20lb of snack sticks? I currently have a YS640 and while I can barely fit 15lb in as is the lowest I can set the controller is 150 and any temp swing usually leads to fat out in areas closer to the plate. I picked up an LG vertical pellet smoker...
  16. wesir

    Snack sticks on motorized stuffer

    Anyone do 17-19mm snack sticks on a motorized stuffer? I recently ordered a Lem 20lb motorized stuffer and when I got it I found out that the smallest stuffing tube that it came with requires you to manually feed 17-19mm casings on by hand. On my previous stuffer I had a tube that allowed the...
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    • lem motorized snack sticks stuffer stuffing tube
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Sausage
  17. wesir

    New in Indiana

    My name's Nate and I live in Indianapolis.  I'm currently transitioning from apartment living to having a house and figured I would try my hand at smoking after trying some amazing smoked food.   I do not currently have a smoker but was looking at ordering a Yoder YS640 and maybe moving to a...
  18. wesir

    Getting started?

    I'm new to smoking and was looking at ordering a smoker in the next few weeks, currently I'm looking at getting a Yoder YS640, anyone have any experience with them?  Also, what are some of the needed/suggested accessories for smoking? (probes, flavor injector, etc).  I already ordered a copy of...
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