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  1. deerjohn

    freezing ground venison for stuffing latter

    New to grinding my venison.  Can I  grind and mix in the pork & seasoning for summer sausage, stuff and then freeze the logs for latter smoking??
  2. deerjohn

    MES #30 MOBIL CART

    Just completed this cart!  The cart has side and front fold down shelves that hold my foil pans loaded with meats.  I tested all sides and top of the smoker with an infrared temp gun before I started the project, and found no temperature over 98 degrees.  I am able to roll the cabinet right out...
  3. deerjohn

    New Ride for my MES 30!

    About a month ago I started a thread asking for info on the external temperature of my recently purchased MES 30?  I was considering building a wood cabinet for the smoker and wanted to be sure that I wasn't creating a fire hazard!  Everyone suggested that the smoker was cool enough to lay your...
  4. deerjohn

    Which MAVERICK thermometer??

    I've read a lot of posts braging about the Maverick #732 wireless thermometer!  I see that they offer a #733 also, with two meat probes.  I believe the #732 has one meat and one smoker probe?  Has anyone had experience with both??  I have a MES 30, and would like to verify its temperatures, and...
  5. deerjohn

    FRUSTRATION !!!!

    I just finished country style ribs!  Tough and bloody???  Mes 30, 2 hours @ 250 degrees naked, 1 hour in a foil pan with juice and BBQ sauce covered.  1/2 hour naked with sauce turning at 15 minuted!  Only opened smoker to change from naked to foil and then back to naked????  Really tough, and...
  6. deerjohn

    Not to happy with my first smoke!

    We just finished consuming my first try at smoking baby backs!!  They were delicious, all guests really enjoyed them!!  I started with the 321 method and then added an extra hour because they weren't pulling back on the bone as I thought they should!  Even with an extra hour, the bones were only...
  7. deerjohn

    Smoked CATFISH ??

    Does anyone have experience smoking Catfish??  I find a lot of Salmon being smoked but no posts about the lowly CAT !!!
  8. deerjohn

    Best placement of ribs on my MES 30

    As I mentioned in another post, I am quickly approaching my first smoke on Christmas Eve!!  3 slabs of Baby Backs resting in the frig awaiting the touch of my gentle fingers!  Should I place them high, low, or in the center of the smoker??                M E R R Y   C H R I S T M A S   To all...
  9. deerjohn

    Water pan???

    There seems to be a lot of opinions on what to put in the water pan??  I've read sand, gravel, water, apple juice and leaving it empty!?  Whats your thoughts??
  10. deerjohn

    When to add chips to my MES 3??

    Looking forward to my first smoke on Christmas Eve, BABY BACKS !!  I read on many of the posts that the smoking system on the MES leaves a lot to be desired!  Whats the point in owning a smoker if it doesn't smoke??  It sounds like I'll want to add an A-maze-n smoker in the future.  How will I...
  11. deerjohn

    MES 30 Chip Tray?

    I just found that I am able to insert my chip tray in two positions?  Should the tray lay directly on the burner with the lower panel of the tray going under the crossbar and the burner??
  12. deerjohn

    External Temp of an MES 30

    Just bought a MES 30 from Cabelas!!  I am thinking of building a wood mobil cabinet with storage, shelving and the smoker!  I would like to know how warm the outside walls of the smoker get??  I have been active on a lot of different forums hunting, fishing, RVing, bow hunting etc.,  and I must...
  13. deerjohn

    Hello all you SMOKERS !

    HELLO, My name is deerjohn, and I am fresh to the world of home smokers.  I have lived in beautiful Western Michigan for 75 years.  I am a dedicated Hunter and Fisherman and spend a lot of time bowhunting at my cottage in northern Michigan.  I am retired after 49 years in the marina industry.  I...
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