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  1. dbarnett66

    Smoking 5 pound brick of Mozzerella, (not fresh)

    Thanks all. I smoked the cheese for 3.5 hours. It has been been vacuum packed and placed in the fridge. Next time I will preheat the smoker.  
  2. dbarnett66

    Smoking 5 pound brick of Mozzerella, (not fresh)

    There is no color after two hours. I lit both ends of the amzn tray with apple saw dust. Plenty of smoke just not seeing the color.
  3. dbarnett66

    Smoking 5 pound brick of Mozzerella, (not fresh)

    Thanks for the help.  
  4. dbarnett66

    Smoking 5 pound brick of Mozzerella, (not fresh)

    Anyone try this? I bought a 5 pound brick at Walmart and plan to cut into several chunks. How long would you smoke with an AMZN tray? I want to use apple wood and smoke for about 2 hours. Thanks in advance.
  5. dbarnett66

    No-Knead Bread !

    I even went back to read the blog and I didn't even remember posting. I guess I am getting old. haha!
  6. dbarnett66

    No-Knead Bread !

    Nice, I like that loaf! I did forget to add a couple of things. before I dump the sticky dough into my preheated dutch oven, I sprinkle a little corn meal on the bottom to assist in a non-stick operation. I also have an electric oven, and I get a tendency of a dark bottom on my loaves. To...
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    Masterbuilt XL prok Shoulder fest....

    Thanks for the kind comments. I am hoping to post once a week to the blog, but it will be a combination of gardening, bread and BBQ.
  9. dbarnett66

    Masterbuilt XL prok Shoulder fest....

    I have been enjoying this smoker immensely with just the water pan and wood chip pan modifications. I posted my latest efforts on my blog. I need to work on something beside pork shoulders to broaden my experience and to mix things up a little. I think I have 10+ pictures posted so it would be...
  10. dbarnett66

    Pros and cons

    I am very busy with two young boys and the propane makes life so much easier. I first started with my UDS  and I thought life was great. After a few smokes it began to be a pain to reload the charcoal basket and my temps seems to fluctuate requiring frequent monitoring. I could always dial in...
  11. dbarnett66

    Masterbuild XL Mods - Post your mods here!

    I maintain 225-250 on my XL for 11-12 hours with out any flame outs. I turn the knob 1/2 way between low and medium with great results. My vent is wide open.
  12. dbarnett66

    Masterbuild XL Mods - Post your mods here!

    I am sorry that you have so many problems with the smoker. I ditched the water pan and the wood pan and replaced with with a cast iron pan for wood chunks and a full sized stainless steel catering pan. My door fits fine. A little smoke escapes but not enough to be a concern. I don't rely on my...
  13. dbarnett66

    Regulating Temperature Fluctuations - Masterbuilt Propane Smoker

    I just loooked at your picture of the smoker and realize that you have the regular size smoker. The full size water pan will most likely not fit in this unit. I have the wide XL propane smoker. You might want to try the 1/2 size catering pan instead.
  14. dbarnett66

    Regulating Temperature Fluctuations - Masterbuilt Propane Smoker

    No, that is not normal. I literally can "set and forget", with a couple of exceptions. If your wood chunks catch on fire, then there will be some heat fluctuation. Are you using the stock water pan? In my honest opinion, I believe that it was way too small, especially for a pork butt. I went to...
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    Masterbuild XL Mods - Post your mods here!

    Since I have added the frying pan for the wood chunks and a full size Stainless steel catering pan for the water pan, my BBQ is coming out awesome. I only have to turn my gas valve between medium and low to get 225 degrees and it stays there forever. I have a UDS that is collecting dust right...
  16. dbarnett66

    Low temp in new masterbuilt smoker

    My master built XL hits 250 with the valve halfway between low and medium. It sounds lke you might have a regulator or burner issue. Like some others I can get this thing over 350 wide open. I would call customer service as soon as possible. One other thing you might try is that the newer valves...
  17. dbarnett66

    Bitter taste this time

    I just use the point edge of the knife to poke 4 or 5 holes on top. I use haevy duty aluminum foil. Works great.
  18. dbarnett66

    Bitter taste this time

    I am using 4 fist sized chunks of pecan wrapped in aluminum foil on an old Lodge cast Iron skillet for my pork butts. I just sit the cast iron pan on top of the crappy factory pan and it works like a champ. I put two chunks in the pan at the beginning and the other two a couple of hours later...
  19. dbarnett66

    Masterbuild XL Mods - Post your mods here!

    Sweet mods. I use an over sized water pan, so I do not have to worry much about drippings on the bottom. I do have some smoke leaking at the hinge side of the door, but my meat comes out just fine. I too have went with the cast iron frying pan for wood chunks. I love the cart idea. Too bad I do...
  20. dbarnett66

    Masterbuild XL Mods - Post your mods here!

    I have been looking for a used stove grate to no avail when I saw my stock wood chunk pan and had a simple revelation. Wouldn't the cast iron frying pan just sit fine on top of the wood chip pan? Sometimes solutions are to simple to see clearly...LOL.
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