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    Buying a used meat slicer: what to look for?

    I'm going to look at some used meat slicers in the next couple days. I am wondering if there is anything I should be looking for that would call off the deal. Just want to make sure I don't throw down the money on a commercial slicer to get it home and have to put more money into it. Any help...
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    Anyone ever make a side fire box for a MES?

    Well I'm smoking today with my MES 40 and I'm on the cusp of building my first UDS.  Just sitting here thinking, has anyone ever made a side fire box for this thing?  I know we have the smoke daddy and the AMAZEN smoker but I'm thinking about building a large fire box and plumb it to the chip...
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    What to do with a whole pork loin?

    I went to a meat raffle today and was buying tickets for everything.  Ended up with the haul pictured below. A whole bone-in pork loin, 5lbs of shrimp and a couple of fillet mignons. Now the problem is, I have no idea what to do with the loin.  How should I break it down and what should I do...
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    First chicken smoke..

    To what temp should I smoke non-brined chicken to?  I have my temp sensor in the thigh/leg area.  It was on for about 30 minutes and its already up to 110 degrees, does that seem right?  I'm smoking at 275 on my MES (but my temp is actually reading around 240).  I am considering tossing the...
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    Rub under the skin if removing the skin?

    I'm looking to smoke a chicken on Friday and it will be my first chicken I have ever made.  I am not going to jump into brining yet.  I plan on smoking at 250* till temp is hit (should be like 4 hours or so right?) and have read that the skin does not get crispy doing it this way so I plan to...
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    Having a party in a couple weeks, smoke ahead of time?

    Hello all.. I'm going to be having a party in 3 weeks and I already have two butts smoked, pulled and in the freezer.  I am thinking about doing one or two more (kinda ate one of them over the weekend lol).  I also want to try doing some chickens. I just got a double beer can chicken rack and...
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    Best Chili Recipe?

    I have a chili cookoff on Friday at work which I won last year with a southwestern flavored chili. Just trying to put together some ideas on what I should make this year. What are your best chili recipes? I'm thinking about going with a smoked beef chili, smoked chicken white chili or a bacon...
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    How long is too long to cure?

    I have some sliced up eye of the round that has been marinating since last Saturday. Is this stuff still good? Should I throw it on the dehydrator or throw it out? I didn't have enough room on the smoker on Sunday when I made the rest. Just wondering if its still good or not.
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    New guy from WI, and I bring Q-View!

    Hello all! I am sorta new around here. I've been looking around and reading for a while. I recently started to post a little more around here lately and thought I would introduce myself and share some q-view. My name is Brian and I just picked up a 40" MES two weekends ago. I have smoked...
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    Has anyone ever built a cabinet around their MES?

    Just wondering if anyone has ever built a cabinet around their MES. I am thinking about it cause I want it on rollers and up higher a little bit. Might cut down on the wind effecting the temp times too. Just a thought, I wanted to run it past the guys that know their MES's like the back of...
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    How do you monitor different cuts?

    Just wondering what everyone is using to monitor different cuts on their smoker? I just purchased a Maverick ET-73 and am going to try it out this weekend. I wanted to do an overnight smoke tonight but I want to do a brisket and a pork butt. But back to the question, what do you guys use for...
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    How does the Char-Griller Smokin Pro work in the winter?

    I am going through all the options on which smoker to buy/build. I was at Menards last night looking for 22" grates for a UDS build (still unsure about this as I'm having trouble getting a barrel) and I saw the Char-Griller Smokin Pro for like $180 with the firebox. I am wondering how this...
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    How much does it cost to run your electric smoker?

    I am weighing the pros and cons of electric smokers. I really want to build a UDS but I also want to be able to smoke jerky and sausage in lower temps than a UDS can provide. I'm just wondering what does it cost to run your electric smokers (mainly the MES). Cabela's has the 30" MESs on sale...
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