My new vice!

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smktr

Newbie
Original poster
May 14, 2012
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10
Denver
Hi all-

I am in the Denver area.  New to smoking.  Purchasing a smoker was actually brought up as a suggestion for work (fire station) and in doing the research on which smoker to purchase, I wound up buying a second one for home.  So far, so good, with only a few problems that can be chalked up to A) being new to smoking and B) being a bit too much of a man and refusing to read directions first......

Went with two MES 30 inch electric smokers for a couple of reasons.

1.  Being in a fire station, the electric smoker with digital thermometer and timer allows us to be gone on calls without having to stoke the coals and monitor the temperatures, not to mention the shut off timer.  Additionally, if the temp is regulated, we don't have to worry too much about burning down a fire station, which would be HUGE irony for the media.....

2.  Being new to smoking, having the convenience of the digital thermometer allows us greater precision without the pre-requisite smoking abilities.  Successfully smoking with charcoal seems to be a bit of an art form.  Firefighters aren't known for their patience.....

That being said, our first several experiments have been big successes, and I will be on the forum plenty seeking tips, tricks, and recipes.  Happy smoking!!!
 
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Welcome...
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.A smoker at the fire station is a great idea. You can only wax the trucks and play pool so long before you get hungry....
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Yeah, burning down the fire station would not be a good thing. That would make the national  news...
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Welcome to the forum. This smoking thing is a blast! I have some bacon wrapped chicken in right now that I'm trying for the first time. I work on 2  Vol fire depts here in the area and Whiteman AFB has an airshow this weekend so hopefully we can stay call free and enjoy my experiment!
 
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