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  1. az_sailor

    Martini Poultry Brine

    I think this might be the right place to post this since it is poultry-specific. If it should have been posted in a different folder, please let me know. So here’s the story. I decided to try my hand at smoking a chicken, and from reading SMF, knew that I wanted to brine it first. So last...
  2. az_sailor

    My first MES smoke – Martini Brined Chicken w/Qview

    Hi all, Well, I broke in my new Sam’s MES this weekend and would have to rate it as a successful first attempt. I spatchcocked a 5lb chicken and brined it overnight in my Martini poultry brine. Rinsed and dried the bird and let the skin dry out for two hours in the fridge. Brought the MES up to...
  3. az_sailor

    Thanks all for the advice! The final: 7 of 10 say “go bigâ€.

    Thanks to everyone who weighed in on this. The final tally was 7 out of 10 in favor of buying the Sam's unit. When I read the responses, the "go big, you won't regret it" argument really worked for me. So I went to Sam's on Sunday and got my MES. I've done the 3-hour “seasoning†cycle, and...
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    Top dollar paid for informed opinions...

    OK, so I lied. Actually Iâ€8482m only paying the standard rate for opinions. However, I could really use some help with the “which one to buy†decision. Iâ€8482ve got the bug bad, and am definitely going to get an MES. Where Iâ€8482m struggling is making a cost-vs-features judgment. The...
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    Hi all. MWM seeks MES, object smoked meat.

    Hi everybody, I came across SMF while doing online research on electric smokers. My MES hasn't even been purchased yet, so obviously I'm the newest of newbies. So even though I don't have anything to contribute yet, the members here are so friendly & helpful, I had to join instead of just...
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