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  1. ptarmigan

    Smoking chicken 2nd try=awesome!

    Well my first go around was successful in that my family ate and enjoyed it.  I however was not satisfied because the skin was bitter and inedible.  Yesterday I decided to give it a go again but changed things up a bit.  This time I did not brine the chicken, and also I separated the thigh/legs...
  2. ptarmigan

    First time smoking chicken

    I can't go all winter without the grill.  Now having a smoker (only been two weeks or so) I'll be cooking outside even more.  The blue tooth on the smoker and the remote thermometer is KEY! 
  3. ptarmigan

    First time smoking chicken

    I forgot to add that the temp outside was 5 deg F when I started, down to 0 when I finished and the smoker held its heat very well.
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    First time smoking chicken

    I had the day off today and decided to put some thighs in the smoker.  I put them in a brine (1 gal water, 1/8 cup salt, 2/3 cup brown sugar) for about 4 hours prior.   Took them out of the brine, pat dried them, rubbed some EVOO on them, then put a light amount of natures seasoning and cayenne...
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  8. ptarmigan

    What's your occupation?

    Finance manager at a car dealership, father to two awesome boys, and husband to a great stay at home wife.  I work for them and to feed my addiction to fishing.  I've been an addict for 37 of my 39 yrs on this planet.  There was no hope for recovery so I caved in and moved to Alaska 11 yrs ago.
  9. ptarmigan

    Masterbuilt from Cabelas

    I smoked it up yesterday and it turned out a bit salty for my taste as well.  I did a wet brine for half and a dry cure for the other half.  My guess is I let them sit too long.  I'll try it again but I will cut the salt down just a bit and cut the cure time in half.  The dry cure is a simple...
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    Masterbuilt from Cabelas

    Well I've got the smoker fired up tonight doing a "cure".  Had a hiccup to start things off.  When I first plugged it in nothing happened.  Had to do some troubleshooting right off the bat.  Opened the access panel on the bottom and found a wire that was not pushed into one of the connectors...
  11. ptarmigan

    Masterbuilt from Cabelas

    They're sold on Amazon as well.  The maze with 1lb of hickory pellets included is $28.90 with free shipping (even to AK) if you're a prime member.  If I wasn't going to use it tomorrow I would have ordered from them.  
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    Masterbuilt from Cabelas

    I will be buying one when I pick up the smoker tonight.  Cabelas sells the A-MAZE-N trays and tubes locally.  I looked on his website and  there is a disclaimer about free shipping to Continental US only. I always find that funny because we are attached to the same continent.  Should read...
  13. ptarmigan

    Masterbuilt from Cabelas

    I will be doing that as soon as I get out of work.  Any idea how Cabelas pellets are quality wise?  I've been using that username on a bunch of forums in the last ten years.  Too hard to use a different one for every forum.  I do feel a bit guilty when I eat some of my brethren though...
  14. ptarmigan

    Masterbuilt from Cabelas

    I stopped by on my way home last night and they are running an end of season sale on their Cabelas MES 40 w/BT.   Don't know how important Bluetooth is, but they're marked down to $329 from $429 right now.  Looked like a nice unit and I think it will be going home with me tonight.
  15. ptarmigan

    Masterbuilt from Cabelas

    Other than the door being glass and no BT, what other differences are there between the two?  Will the AMPS tray work with it as well?  I really like the idea of using pellets instead of chips.  I'll have to see how others convert theirs to use them.
  16. ptarmigan

    Masterbuilt from Cabelas

    Hey folk, new guy here from Alaska.  I posted above in the roll call and now have some questions. I've lived up here for 11 yrs and always had my fish smoked for me and now it's time for me to do my own.  Cabelas currently has a Masterbuilt sportsman elite 40" window smoker on sale...
  17. ptarmigan

    Hello from Alaska...

    Well I'm finally getting around to buying my own smoker.  After doing some searching online this place seemed like a great place to ask questions.  I'm an avid fisherman and hunter up here and I'm looking forward to smoking my own salmon and game soon.   Matt
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