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  1. txmike

    What a Day

    I got a nice 5.5 lb shoulder roast in my MES 40" The A-MAZE-N-SMOKER is giving some good steady smoke. It's about 80°F with a nice breeze here in Sugar Land. Good cup of coffee. Wife and kids are leaving me alone. WHAT A DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope everyone is having as good a day as me.
  2. txmike

    Timing for a Bone In Shoulder Roast

    What would a good average time to cook a 5.5lb Bone in shoulder roast at 225°F. 1 hr/lb?? 1 1/2 hr/lb?? I would like to have it resting in the cooler at 4:00 to 5:00pm and start eating at 5:00 to 6:00pm. Any info would help.
  3. txmike

    1st Brisket on my MES 40"

    I found a nice 7lb flat late yesterday and rubbed it down with some dry rub I get from a pit builder in Houston, wraped it in plastic, put in the refrigerator. I setup the MES 40" so I was ready to get started at 2:00am and smoking by 3:00.  Every thing is going good, the smoker is to temp...
  4. txmike

    I'm Smoking Tonight

    After about a 5 hour search all over town, I found a real nice 7lb flat brisket. I figure I will get up at 2:00am to get every thing ready and put the brisket on at 3:am. I have my 40" MES and A-MAZE-N-SMOKER ready to go. If I can figure out how to upload pics from my wife's camera (She think's...
  5. txmike

    Rib Racks

    I've seen a lot of Qviews of people using rib racks. I thought about getting a rack, but never saw a need as I always smoked my ribs flat with the bone down. So are racks used just for space savings or is there another reason I'm not aware of?
  6. txmike

    Smoking Briskets

    Hey all, I'm use to cooking brisket on my charcoal/wood offset smoker with the temperature on the far side the pit at 250F and no water pan. Smoking time is 7 to 8 hours for an 8lb (trimed) brisket (wrapped for the last 2). From what I found, I should set my 40" MES at 200F and smoke the...
  7. txmike

    New here.

    Hi all, I have been looking at the MES fo about a year now. I have read a lot of bad reveiws about Masterbuilt, that is until I found this forum earlier this week. With all the info posted here I realizes the smoker I was reading about was not the somker I wanted to buy. I actully learned more...
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