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    new MES 30 poor combustion at lower temps

    Yeah, it’s about an inch too wide to fit on the bottom beside the chip drawer. The 5x8 was originally designed to fit there perfectly in the older generations.
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    new MES 30 poor combustion at lower temps

    My old pellet tray (5x8 I think) that fit perfectly in my old MES 30 does not fit in my new MES 30 unfortunately. Trying to decide if I should get a tube or do the mailbox mod.
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    If you want a smoke ring with your MES, try this.

    I've used them in my AMPS in my 30" MES and they have never produced a smoke ring.  And I have tried the lump in the chip; tray and it did produce a smoke ring when used with chips but after I got my AMPS it seems like the charcoal sucks up all the oxygen and I could never keep the AMPS lit...
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    Weber Smokey Mountain Charcoal smokers for business?

    I would think about building a small fleet of UDS.  They can be controlled with an electronic controller just as easily as a WSM, can hold just as much as a single 22.5" WSM and can be built for 1/4 the price in most cases.  Seen lots of them in competitions too.  Can put some high heat paint on...
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    Should I "season" my brand new Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker?

    Wrap a couple bundles of chips in tin foil and poke a small hole in each pack to let the smoke out. Position them just as you would chunks with the hole up and they will last much longer and not flare up. Yeah, chunks can be kinda hard to come by in Canada where I am too.  I started making my...
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    homemade lump charcoal

    I've done it twice with maple wood.  Both times I used the same can packed very tightly. First time I waited until it stopped outgassing before taking it out and plugging the hole. Made very nice lump! Second time I didn't wait quite as long and pulled it off sooner. There was still some very...
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    What do you drive?

    ; Ha ha ha! My first car was a 1974 Pinto wagon and my bumper sticker said "Caution-this car explodes on impact."  It was awesome, swapped in a 350 HP 351 Windsor / full manual C4 and it was fast! Left it parked at my brother in laws house for the weekend when I went fishing with some friends...
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    Squirrel Dumplings

    Did you actually boil them with the heads on them? I would have thought you should cut the heads off first?  
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    PRIME RIB (New Best Ever!!!)

    The half roaster is actually an "umbrella" to keep the drippings from extinguishing the AMPS smoke generator.  I believe the foil covered piece on the right side is a heat baffle though.  I'm guessing a ceramic tile covered in foil.
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    Need advice on smoking a Prime Rib for Christmas

    Is this done to get a bit of bark in the outside?
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    Boxelder maple and green ash trees

    Yes they grow like weeds. It infested the whole yard where I got it from. Around here the biggest ones found are generally about 30'-40' tall and about 2' around. They mostly grow like large bushes with lots of small trunks under 1 foot in diameter. I did make a small batch of lump charcoal...
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    Can this Crab Apple wood really be drying this fast?

    So I scored a pretty good amount of fresh, green Crab Apple wood last week.  I actually had to remove the little green apples off it so I know it was healthy.  I cut some up last week and finished tonight.  I was stacking it and splitting it to let it season when I noticed the chunks I cut last...
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    Boxelder maple and green ash trees

    Just an update, I split up some of the boxelder maple into small pieces and let it dry for a couple weeks.  Threw a few chunks in my gas grill when the wife was doing some steaks and it produced some pretty sweet TBS! Smells just like the sugar maple chips do when smoking.  It will be great for...
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