2nd pork butt in my MES 130B (+1st time pics)

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Helpful like always! Already answered my "when do I cut the smoke question" too! LOL

Hers the plan....cut it to fit. Then with the cut off portion....im gonna give it to my mom to cook like we always cook brisket for family get togethers (in the oven, spiced and with Claudes) Comes out great....so its our backup plan in case i totally fuzz it up! lol

Running the Cabelas/Lumberjack mesquite....im still experimenting with keeping it lit, the whole tray! Its cut out on me the last tries (both close to the halfway point)...i see it doesnt burn as easily as hickory already. Just added a small fan blowing toward the pellet loader hole...about 4/5 feet away....just wanna give it a little extra, not to give it fuel to fire up!

Good plan.
Good job on doing the leg work to figure out how your smoker with the AMNPS will behave. Just keep at it and you will have your setup figured out in no time. I think it took me about 3 -4 attempts to really learn what to do with my AMNPS and my setup. I've been rollin strong ever since :)

I'm sure you will make something edible, just let it do it's thing and keep an eye on your smoke :)