Recent content by johnnytex

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    Vote for Best Electric Smoker

    1+   Smokin-it (SI)
  2. Tuna Loin

    Tuna Loin

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    Tuna Loin

    Got a birthday party next weekend and a friend gave me a full 3.3 lb tuna loin. Looking for advice on smoking it in my #3. Brine? Slice or cook whole? Any suggestions? Thanks.
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    Smokin Tex 1400 vs. Smokin it #3

    Be sure to add the cost of shipping when compare price!
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    SMOKIN-IT SMOKER

    If you bypass your controller, you will have to use a PID like the Auber. Check out http://smokinitforums.com/index.php?topic=1041.0
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    SMOKIN-IT SMOKER

    The Auber works great. Set temp plus or minus 2 deg. If you bypass your controller (very easy) you can go up to 350 deg. I only use my Maverick if I am doing two meats.
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    Little chuckie on the Smokin-It #3

    What IT you shooting for?
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    MES 40 Overheat - FIXED

    Hey Dave Could you post that wiring diagram? Thanks.
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    Auber PID in a SI #3.

    Jason I took out the existing controller and just wired the two spade lugs together. Then depending on which unit you got, drop the probes thru the hole in the top, clip the temp 01 probe to a rack or drill a hole and mount the probe in the back wall. Stick the temp 02 probe in the meat. Plug...
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    Boneless Leg O' Lamb

    Doing one this weekend. What time and temps?
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    Auber PID in a SI #3.

    Well, I took a dive into the real deep end and ordered a Auber 153 for my Smokin-It #3. It was on sale but still $200. Ouch. I have seen where several people did this and got great results. I am trying to decide where to put the temperature probe. They suggest "we think the sensor should be...
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    what's the "cure"

    I am trying to understand. What if the recipe has no cure at all?
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    what's the "cure"

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    what's the "cure"

    I see there is a Cure #1 and Cure #2. What's the difference? Thanks.
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