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Well my trusty old MES bit the dust last year and been debating what to replace it with . Finally settled on Pit Boss Vertical. Like the vertical because I do a lot of venison summer sausages and just like the ability to hang them .
Was skeptical about pellet smoker but more I read seemed...
Just bought the Series 4 from Lowes this week, have not assembled it yet. I have used MES smokers for years and after my last one crapped out I decided to go with a pellet smoker . Look at the MES pellet but just did not look to well insulated.
One question I have is do you leave the unused...
Also looking for new ES, my trusty MES bit the dust THANKSGIVING DAY. Swapped turkey over to my Weber Kettle and not bad but little hotter than I like but turned out fine
I like an electric for the “plug n play” and not have to worry about it. I do smoke stuff but not a lot so not wanting to...
FUNNY did not see that. Would be a TAD BIT warm. LOL
Took turkey off Weber and looks great
Only thing is I used a brown sugar rub and and is darker than I like, looks burned at first.
See what inside is like after while, letting it rest now
Use that temp all time for turkeys
Plugged it back in this am and it came on but after short time I noticed it off again .
I will take a look at it this weekend.
Turned my MES on last night to preheat and just check it all out before smoking 1 of our 3 birds this am(frying other 2)
Was up to 2665+ with no problem for couple hours . Came in and watched some College/NBA basketball while wife was doing some of her T Day cooking prep .
Went back out and...
I have a MES and I go ahead and turn my on all night at 275, we will be in 30’s here in the am as well
I have a 15lb bird, already injected and applied rub and wrapped up in pad and wrap overnight in fridge. I will rub again first thing am and let it sit out while I get water/apple juice in...
WELL, after it got daylight I realized it was NOT THE MES, I have a heavy duty drop cord that has lighted plug in and that was all I looked at last night.
When I looked at it this am the plug from the smoker was about 3/4 way out, BRAIN FART
Oh well got the smoker up to temp and transferred...
Oh yea, Nothing at all at control center. no lights no nothing
Decided to do them on the Weber Gensis since we are eating at lunch time and got it set around 225 pretty steady
Put my ribs on at 6 am
Wish me luck
Bought a new 40" MES last year just before Thanksgiving and worked great(only used it 2/3 times) till I got ready to use it one day this summer and would not come on
Emailed Masterbuilt and they sent me a new burner unit
Well have done 3 turkeys (Thanksgiving and 2 for Christmas) and few...
Smoked MANY turkeys over the years and seems like most taste great and look decent but this one turned out PERFECT for me, GREAT smoke rings as well
2 things i did different this year
1-Brined the birds(did 2 for Christmas)
2-put a drip pan on bottom rack of smoker, wife used that to make...
I have smoked turkeys many times and never have brined one, just always inject them
Well this year someone gave me a tip, use one of those large zip loc bags like you use for clothes and seal it up in that and drop in the cooler. WORKS GREAT.
Well brined both the one I did for Wife's Boss...
How long and what temp did you do the 20lbers for, got mine on now and put it on a hot smoke--came by my house at lunch and turned smoker on 275----
Had bird in brine since yesterday and came home and injected/rubbed and put on smoker around 4pm
I smoke several turkeys a year and normally do the 12-15lb birds however doing one for my Wife's Boss and he has 4 kids so I thought I picked up an 18+lb bird
Never have done one this size but I ALWAYS preheat my smoker to 275 for few hours BEFORE putting the bird in
Also for some reason I...