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  1. kelhw21

    Trying to choose...Masterbuilt?Bradley?SmokinTex?

    The country style were good but a little dry. I think I will try the water pan tomorrow and try it again. Did 2 lbs of sausage today. The 10 kielbasa came out wonderfully. The summersausage will be a little longer to get to temp. I like the smoker but wish the temp control ran a little closer...
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    Trying to choose...Masterbuilt?Bradley?SmokinTex?

    Thanks for the tip on the sam's club auction. My 40" MES arrived yesterday. Trying my first batch of country style ribs tomorrow. Any tips? Kel. Ps. I don't understand why thin blue smoke is better than mucho white smoke.
  3. kelhw21

    Trying to choose...Masterbuilt?Bradley?SmokinTex?

    The Smokintex and the Cookshack are just alike for the most part. From what I read on their web sites, they don't exhaust at all. They try to hold in all smoke and moisture and suggest you keep the door closed for the entire run of 12 hours or whatever. They say this makes the meat more moist...
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    Trying to choose...Masterbuilt?Bradley?SmokinTex?

    I thought about that but had read some about bradleys jamming up or only partially burning buscuits and wasting them. It would be ok, if it was reliable.
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    Trying to choose...Masterbuilt?Bradley?SmokinTex?

    Hey thanks for the replies folks, I liked the looks of the bradley for a while, but the biscuit price could break me up. Need to figure out how to make my own sometime. Can't be that hard. I have a bunch of Frantz sawdust I could use. I like the size of the MES 40 inch compared with the...
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    Trying to choose...Masterbuilt?Bradley?SmokinTex?

    Hi and thanks for the help in advance. I have been smoking for a couple years using a homemade ref smoker with a pan on top of a hotplate which works ok but hard to control the temp and needs a lot of sitting all night long. I'm trying to choose a smoker with good temp control and possibly will...
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