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tcscb1963

Newbie
Original poster
Apr 24, 2012
10
10
San Pedro
Hello all, I am brand new to the forum and have had my MES 40" for a couple of years now, but only have used it less than a dozen times, and all for big meats, i.e. pork but, turkey, ham, PR roast and the like.  I have never tried to smoke multiple items, i.e. chicken and pork at the same time.  My smoker has multiple racks does it make any difference how these multiple items get stacked up?  Should the quicker smoking items go on the top racks, or visa versa? 

Also, I have been reading in some forums about modifications to smokers, like holes in heat shields and upgrading wood chip holders.  Can anyone explain what and why these are good to do?

Thanks!!
 
The biggest thing to remember is that the poultry items should go under meat items - the rest of it is pretty open -- as far as mods go - the best mod you can make is to get one of the pellet smokers from here - works for both hot and cold smokes - I have one you can try if you want to drive to Fallbrook 

http://www.amazenproducts.com/
 
The biggest thing to remember is that the poultry items should go under meat items - the rest of it is pretty open -- as far as mods go - the best mod you can make is to get one of the pellet smokers from here - works for both hot and cold smokes - I have one you can try if you want to drive to Fallbrook 

http://www.amazenproducts.com/
Like Scar said, follow the food safety guidelines and all is good. You would not want to have the poultry dripping on your other food items. That amazen pellet smoker makes long hot or cold smokes a breeze and I figure if I am going to light it up, do as much as I can in one sitting. Many a time I'll have a 24 hour cold smoke going with some bacon, why not throw some cheese in for a bit of that as well. TBS is such a terrible thing to waste!!
 
The biggest thing to remember is that the poultry items should go under meat items - the rest of it is pretty open -- as far as mods go - the best mod you can make is to get one of the pellet smokers from here - works for both hot and cold smokes - I have one you can try if you want to drive to Fallbrook 

http://www.amazenproducts.com/
Thank you for the info, with regards to the pellet smoker, does it replace the wood I put in the wood tray?  Or is it more for a cold smoke?  Which I am dying to try now that I have read about it on this site.

Thanks,

Tom 
 
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