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  1. jeremyc50

    Easter baby backs, no foil - thicker ribs top or bottom of MES

    Happy Easter y'all.  I'm using my new MES 40 for the first time.  I am smoking 14lbs of baby backs using Jeff's Rub, some Pecan and some Hickory pellets.  I typically use the 2-2-1 but I want to try to foil this time.  So two questions... 1. How long to I smoke these ribs for at what temp? 2...
  2. jeremyc50

    Question about brining a Butterball

    My wife and I are hosting our first thanksgiving for the family and I wanted to cook the best Turkey possible. I have a 18lbs Butterball turkey. My plan was to use the Slaughter house brine, injection and spritz.  However I have recently read that you are not suppose to brine a butterball...
  3. jeremyc50

    Are the new FoodSavers crap? What model do you have and how does it perform?

    I am looking for a vacuum sealer and from all the reviews I have read the old FoodSavers were rock solid however the new ones seem to be crap. I found a Game Saver Turbo on Craiglist for $80. Its got to be about 4 years old but in great shape. Do I buy this and risk my $80 on a used model or...
  4. jeremyc50

    Smoking Ribs in advance.

    Hey guys. My plan is to smoke 16lbs of ribs on Sunday for a party we are going to on Monday. I am smoking baby backs using the 2-2-1 method. My thought was to cook using a 2-2-.5 method then add sauce and reheat them on the grill the next day for a half hour. Any thoughts? If I had time I would...
  5. jeremyc50

    First beer can chicken on a MES

    Well my first smoke a beef brisket turned out 'okay'. It was tougher and drier than I hoped. I used the method of internal 160, foil till 200 then stuck it in a cooler for about an hour. I hope to have better luck with second smoke and my first beer can chicken. Here are my thoughts let me know...
  6. jeremyc50

    My FIRST smoke (brisket). Help me sell my wife guys!

    I bought a Cajun Injector (MES) electric smoker on craigslist for $100. My wife was hesitant on a new smoker but for $100 bucks she finally said what the hell. Guys wife was selling it because he husband used it twice. It was clean as a whistle. Help me sell me wife on this thing. I have a 3.5...
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