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  1. dieselrealtor

    Peanut oil shelf life, some used some virgin

    Long story short, I have 2 containers half full, 1 used 1 virgin.  Have been stored in a dark cool basement for 4 - 5 years, still smell OK. Think these are still good? Thanks in advance.
  2. dieselrealtor

    Water pan or not for pulled pork in a MES?

    I pulled the pan & dumped it. Gonna use it to catch the drippings, separate the fat in the morning & pour the ooey goodness back onto the meat after it is pulled. We will see how it turns out, hope it is OK as we are serving to company tomorrow afternoon.
  3. dieselrealtor

    Water pan or not for pulled pork in a MES?

    I have allways used the waterpan in the ECB & now in the MES, are there different schools of thought? Maybe keep it in with no water to catch drippings? Doing a couple of butts now, about 2 hours into the smoke. thanks in advance.
  4. dieselrealtor

    MES just doesn't match the old ECB

    The ECB is electric.  I will keep stabbing at it, I will be doing a shoulder this weekend. Thanks.
  5. dieselrealtor

    MES just doesn't match the old ECB

    I have had my MES since November, done several (not enough) smokes but the smoke flavor is just not as good as what I got in my old ECB. I have to give credit where credit is due, the Masterbuilt Tech here has been great, they have sent me a new controller (wouldn't function under 32f) & a new...
  6. dieselrealtor

    New MES, anything I should know?

    I didn't have to re-set it last night, with the candle in it, it got up to about 27 according to my maverick then it started to rise rapidly, pulled the candle & let it preheat. First shoulder that I have done in this one, didn't care for it too much.  Didn't go through much wood & not enough...
  7. dieselrealtor

    New MES, anything I should know?

    I found out, tonight, that mine has the same issue.  10 F right now, same error code. Waiting for it to heat up with a votive candle (getting there slowly), not what I expected when I purchased this less than 2 months ago. I may just return it to Lowes or exchange it. I saw one of the new...
  8. dieselrealtor

    Smoke then fry?

    I am now seasoning my MES, haven't used it yet, I am planning to smoke at 275 for around 4 hours,  then fry, still trying to figure this out, any suggestions? I have been using my ECB, not used to all the temp choices :-) I have 2 turkeys, 12 pounds each
  9. dieselrealtor

    Smoke then fry?

    I have 2 new toys, a new MES & a new propane deep fryer. Wanted to try this for a long time, I am going to inject just butter salt & pepper (wife doesn't like marinades or cajun spices) & see how it turns out, I am getting kind of hungry thinking about it.
  10. dieselrealtor

    New MES, anything I should know?

    I picked up the last 30" I could find around here, Lowes regularly 179, display model they agreed to mark down to 150, hard to beat. I did a wipedown, washing the racks & internals, on now at 125 to burn off anything inside. Should I oil the interior for the 3 hour seasoning/cookoff period or...
  11. dieselrealtor

    butt rubs

    GET A ROPE!. sorry, couldn't resist.
  12. dieselrealtor

    16 hours for 7# butt to reach 190.

    May have been better, but the others that I have done have been around 10-12 hours. I really didn't want to have to tend it at night by adding chunks, spraying or watching temps. I figure that I will put it in the oven at around 10 hours if it doesn't look like it is going to be ready by 5.
  13. dieselrealtor

    16 hours for 7# butt to reach 190.

    I finally pulled it out of the smoker at 190, I put it in the oven for a short time & then decided that since it was tender enough to fall apart pulling it off the smoker then it was tender enough to eat. The family thought it tasted great, except the bark which most of them don't like bark...
  14. dieselrealtor

    16 hours for 7# butt to reach 190.

    Planning on having company this afternoon, started my 7 pounder this morning about 4:30, smoker temps stayed around 225-235 most of the day, some spikes up to around 250 but not for long. 8:30 tonight I finally decided it had been long enough & pulled it, it was nearly falling apart when I...
  15. dieselrealtor

    Here I am, again.

    I thought maybe I had kinda lost my mind?/?/? (short trip)
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