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    Oklahoma Joe first fire

    Yup. I think it should last longer than the first burn in, however.
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    Oklahoma Joe first fire

    My Oklahoma Joe Highland firebox paint comically failed on the first burn in. I am going to call Char Broil and get a replacement bottom. It holds temps pretty well though.
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    COS - Oklahoma Joe Highland vs New Braunfels Hondo

    I think this are both produced by Char Broil. I have seen both in person, but not side by side,  and I believe they are made out of the same thickness metal. They both appear to be about the same, with various pluses and minuses. The Hondo has a lot of reports of the firebox warping and bending...
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    Getting more smoke out of my MES

    The charcoal is just to keep the chips going when the heating element turns itself off. Here is the pic:
  5. Getting more smoke out of my MES

    Getting more smoke out of my MES

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    Getting more smoke out of my MES

    I normally run it at 250.
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    First Meat to Smoke in MES 30?

    I like to do a pork butt with a new smoker. It is probably the most forgiving of the smoking meats. Really though, it is hard to screw up with the MES.
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    Getting more smoke out of my MES

    I love the ease of my MES, but it isn't giving me the smoke flavor  I want in meats. Beans seem to absorb the flavor pretty well, but I have done a few butts and briskets and nothing is giving me what I want. I currently use lump charcoal and hickory chips in the tray, and I use a home made...
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    Early Christmas to me

    Did you get it from Tractor Supply?
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    MES Gen 1 30" - hell of a deal

    Thanks! My local TSC only had 1 in stock. They held it for me and I picked it up today.
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