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  1. cmack

    Pastrami from scratch

    A couple of weeks back I decided to try my hand at Pastrami. Love the stuff! Searched the internet looking for a suitable recipe and came across one at Amazing Ribs. First I took a choice brisket flat, trimmed to 1/4", made up a brine/cure , bagged it in a 2.5 gal ziplok and into a 37 degree...
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    Extreme Hot & Fast Brisket

    For some years now, I have been gradually increasing my cook temps on briskets, with great results. I finally decided to go whole in and see just how hot I could pull it off. Cooking on a Weber performer with a Slow N Sear, have 2 temp probes, one for the meat and one about 1.5 inches above the...
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  3. cmack

    RIbs and smoked beans

    Put on 2 racks of St. Louis ribs and a pan of beans. 1st run since the repair job.
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    MES 40 croaked today

    So today I loaded 4 pork butts in my 7 month old MES 40, brought it up to 250 and away we went. After cooking flawlessly for about 4 1/2 hours I noticed both the MES and my Maverick temp probes beginning to fall. The heating element light was till on but it was no longer heating.Temp fell to...
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    HEB has pork butts for .97 pound

    Here in SouthEast Texas the HEB stores have pork butts for .97 per pound with an additional $10 purchase. Limit 2 per person. I just picked up a couple for the freezer.
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    Trying Hickory pellets in my MES 40 with cold smoker

    Saw a big bag of hickory pellets at Academy for $12 and figured that if they work, I'll be far ahead, both in money and in hassle. Thawed a rack of St.Louis style ribs and am giving it a shot.
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    Black Friday Sales

    Academy Sports & Outdoors has the MES 40 on sale for $199.00 Bass Pro Shops has the MES 30 for $189.00 Just thought I'd pass that along.
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    MES cold smoker attachment creosote issues

    I have both seen and experienced the issues with creosote building up in the chip tube of the MES cold smoker. It will cause the chips to stick to the wall and not fall down to the screen to burn. My solution is to the the tube and set it on the auxiliary burner of my gas grill for about 5...
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    14.5# cured turkey just hit the MES 40

    Just put a 14.5# turkey in the MES 40. Been sitting in Pop's curing brine all week, now it's about to become acquainted with a healthy dose of hickory smoke.
  10. cmack

    Howdy from Southeast Texas

    Howdy all, Cmack from Onalaska, Texas checking in. Been a member since 08 but have only lurked and learned. Great forums, packed with a huge amount of info and helpful members. I've been Q-ing for many, many years but only gotten serious in the past 5-7 years. My real passion is sausage making...
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    MES 40 90 day probation period over!

    Hello everyone. After  a lot of time spent reading reviews on the MES40 I pulled the trigger back in mid August. I figured that I'd give it 90 days and several uses before I posted anything either negative or positive. So, here's my review for what it's worth. Bought the MES 40 at Sam's Club for...
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