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    Smoked pulled pork tacos question

    I'm serving smoked pulled pork tacos on Sunday afternoon. My plan is to mix some taco seasoning and brown sugar and rub a 4 lb boston butt and let it marinade for 24 hours. Saturday night i'm going to put it in the MES and sometime Sunday morning i'll pull it when it reaches temp. My thought was...
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    First cheese....problem

    Do you guys vac seal it and age it in the fridge? Can you freeze it or is it even necessary?
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    First cheese....problem

    Hey guys. I smoked my first cheese yesterday. A couple of 1 lb blocks of Kraft sharp cheddar and pepperjack. I used a WSM with an AMPS loaded with Amazen cherry pellets. I smoked them for 3 hrs at around 72 degrees. I tasted them today and it seemed pretty bitter. I thought I could tell a faint...
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    New from South Louisiana

    I stumbled here by accident trying to find andouille recipes the "traditional" way. I found foamheart who has helped me tremendously since signing up. I bought an MES along with LEM grinder, meat slicer, Weston sausage stuffer, and a complete AMNPS combo pack with the maverick thermometer. My...
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    Cover for MES 40 with cold smoker attached

    Is it easily removable? Like can I take it off and put it on for every smoke session? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Cover for MES 40 with cold smoker attached

    Just as the title says, I'm wondering does a cover exist that fits over the MES 40 with the cold smoker still attached?
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    Masterbuilt 40" Electric smoker with remote $239.99 (1 day only )

    I did. For $30 how could I not!
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    Masterbuilt 40" Electric smoker with remote $239.99 (1 day only )

    Well, I just got back from Sam's with this in tow. Thanks guys for helping me avoid buying a problem child. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Masterbuilt 40" Electric smoker with remote $239.99 (1 day only )

    I was just coming to post about this. I'm ready to pull the trigger on a MES but was planning on getting the bluetooth model from sam's club this weekend. As I understand it, (correct me if i'm wrong) the sam's model is gen 3 and has less problems? Do you guys think its a good idea to buy a gen2...
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