All info is in Profile, In Central Va, and call me Guy............................
Ok, just joined your forum, have to say I have enjoyed it as I have been copying and pasting info from Pops "Simple Brine" thread.
Have to say I like what I see regarding Pop's tips and all of the helpful educated smokers out there, what a great service you all provide and what a wealth of information you have have as a community, it is quite impressive and might I say Awesome :).
I just purchased a MES 30 SE (Sportsman Elite), my first electric smoker, made some mods to it (of course, I always find something to mod hehehe), added 3 more racks to the top section that is void so I can add 3 more racks for making Jerky and going to be drying some cured meats and veggies for some Pemmican, this way it will increase the yield having 8 racks :)
Using the AMPS with a choice of Hickory and Mesquite pellets for the time being, also going to be using this for cooking as well and cannot wait to try it out with Pop's Brine, I have never brined and I see I have been missing out on a great thing according to my read here, so cannot wait to get a taste of all I see expressed :)
Right now getting bulk ingredients together and hawking out some prices on Sirloin Tip Roast, Whole Beef Eye of Round and some Beef Trim to get my chest freezer stocked up and ready, also see the need for a second fridge somewhere ??????, wife says "where you going to put that ?" LOL, which is why I am going to focus on strips for the moment as space is limited in the fridge unless I want a divorce hehehe.
I have read that 18 page thread about 6 times now and copied and pasted notes and my brain is smoking at the moment, thinking of sticking some mesquite pellets in my ears to improve the smell of the brain matter frying :)
I have my profile complete and will be posting soon, have to make a little drip shield for my AMPS box and I am thru with mods for the moment except maybe a seal for the door, but will make that judgement once I get it operating and see how it does, I am thinking it will not need it to be honest as the air intake and outlet holes on this model are relatively small, so may want a little door leakage for added minimal ventilation.
I have a huge barn style shop in the back yard and a smaller shop I keep my cruiser in as well, have been wanting to run power to them for a long time, now since my wife is in on this 100% with me she suggested it was time to run the power to the shops so I can put my second fridge in the Barn (barn style shop, we call it the barn, no I am not on a farm but was raised on one), WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO, even though I will run the power myself this was a great thing, so Smoking has already paid off by getting my wife to approve of running the wire to my shops, shhhhhhhhh, she might think this was all planned ........................
So, Glad to be here, and already have great respect for the regular posters/helpers, you guys are tops, you do not even know how much you have already helped me and I was not even a member :)
And Hat Tipped to POPS for sharing his Wisdom and Recipe's with All of us !
Guy
Ok, just joined your forum, have to say I have enjoyed it as I have been copying and pasting info from Pops "Simple Brine" thread.
Have to say I like what I see regarding Pop's tips and all of the helpful educated smokers out there, what a great service you all provide and what a wealth of information you have have as a community, it is quite impressive and might I say Awesome :).
I just purchased a MES 30 SE (Sportsman Elite), my first electric smoker, made some mods to it (of course, I always find something to mod hehehe), added 3 more racks to the top section that is void so I can add 3 more racks for making Jerky and going to be drying some cured meats and veggies for some Pemmican, this way it will increase the yield having 8 racks :)
Using the AMPS with a choice of Hickory and Mesquite pellets for the time being, also going to be using this for cooking as well and cannot wait to try it out with Pop's Brine, I have never brined and I see I have been missing out on a great thing according to my read here, so cannot wait to get a taste of all I see expressed :)
Right now getting bulk ingredients together and hawking out some prices on Sirloin Tip Roast, Whole Beef Eye of Round and some Beef Trim to get my chest freezer stocked up and ready, also see the need for a second fridge somewhere ??????, wife says "where you going to put that ?" LOL, which is why I am going to focus on strips for the moment as space is limited in the fridge unless I want a divorce hehehe.
I have read that 18 page thread about 6 times now and copied and pasted notes and my brain is smoking at the moment, thinking of sticking some mesquite pellets in my ears to improve the smell of the brain matter frying :)
I have my profile complete and will be posting soon, have to make a little drip shield for my AMPS box and I am thru with mods for the moment except maybe a seal for the door, but will make that judgement once I get it operating and see how it does, I am thinking it will not need it to be honest as the air intake and outlet holes on this model are relatively small, so may want a little door leakage for added minimal ventilation.
I have a huge barn style shop in the back yard and a smaller shop I keep my cruiser in as well, have been wanting to run power to them for a long time, now since my wife is in on this 100% with me she suggested it was time to run the power to the shops so I can put my second fridge in the Barn (barn style shop, we call it the barn, no I am not on a farm but was raised on one), WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO, even though I will run the power myself this was a great thing, so Smoking has already paid off by getting my wife to approve of running the wire to my shops, shhhhhhhhh, she might think this was all planned ........................
So, Glad to be here, and already have great respect for the regular posters/helpers, you guys are tops, you do not even know how much you have already helped me and I was not even a member :)
And Hat Tipped to POPS for sharing his Wisdom and Recipe's with All of us !
Guy