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  1. halfevl333

    Anyone know anything about the Meco - 5030 Electric Smoker And Grill

    A question... How do you add more wood to it?  Do you open the top and pull inside rack up to add wood?  And what temperatures does it go to?  Is it good enough to cook/smoke a turkey or chicken or roasts and ribs??
  2. halfevl333

    Anyone know anything about the Meco - 5030 Electric Smoker And Grill

    Thanks for the replies...  I have been watching BBq Pitmasters and eating my heart out wishing I could cook some of the stuff the contestants made...   If I take a few months I can probably save up about $150 give or take a buck or two...  I will check out the sources you listed...  Thanks...
  3. halfevl333

    Anyone know anything about the Meco - 5030 Electric Smoker And Grill

    I have a Big Chief smoker and it works OK, as long as you follow the instructions and finish in the oven or grill.  But I am considering something better.  I wish I could blow $200 or more but unfortunately being on disability, I am limited to around $100 or less (preferably less) which I know...
  4. halfevl333

    Big Chief Smoker

    I bought a Big Chief smoker recently.  I got a Little Chief that my wife's father had, unfortunately I never could get it to heat up.  I got rid of it and found the Big Chief.  It works great, IF you follow the instructions which say you smoke the meat and then finish in an oven.  I went with...
  5. halfevl333

    How to keep meat from being dry??

    Cool will try out your suggestions...   The recipe I used from the manual was: 1 Qt water 1/2 cup non-iodized salt 1/2 cup white sugar
  6. halfevl333

    Chicken Quarters

    Just posted a sort of similar question in the General Forum...  I have a Big Chief Smoker I just bought a couple months ago and when I tried to smoke chicken it came out pretty dry.  I tried it with a whole chicken and only used two pans of wood and then finished in my oven and it had a good...
  7. halfevl333

    How to keep meat from being dry??

    I have a Big Chief Smoker I just got.  I know they are not made for fully cooking/smoking meat, but are used to add smoke flavor to the meat so you can cook it in an oven (or possibly a grill..I haven't figured out how to do that yet)..  I smoked a whole chicken and it turned out pretty dry and...
  8. halfevl333

    I have a couple different ways of making jerky

    I have two Hi Mountain Jerky Cure and Seasoning, "Cracked Pepper 'n Garlic", and "Hickory Blend".  I got them from Bass Pro Shop.    http://www.himtnjerky.com/
  9. halfevl333

    Help with how to smoke....anything...

    OK I will look for a thermometer.  Right now I have a small table top gas grill that uses the small throw away bottles.  I want to get a bigger grill, just haven't found one I like yet, or that is not outrageously priced.  I would like a rotisserie since I think that would add a lot more...
  10. halfevl333

    I have a couple different ways of making jerky

    Hmm Thanks for the info...  So far the batches I have made never last long enough to spoil even though I make 2+ lbs of hamburger or sliced meat at a time.  I haven't tried the smoker yet, I figure the next batch I will try that.  I let the hamburger and the sliced meat set in fridge for 2 days...
  11. halfevl333

    Help with how to smoke....anything...

    I recently bought a Luhr Jensen Big Chief Front Load Electric 50Lb Smoker  and have used it a couple of times.  The first time, I followed the brine recipe that came with the smoker on a whole chicken and it turned out pretty good, but a little dry, I used Jack Daniels wood chips and then...
  12. halfevl333

    I have a couple different ways of making jerky

    I have a couple of the tube things to make hamburger jerky and I have also bought cheap cuts of meat and sliced it thin and made it that way.  I bought the jerky kits at Bass Pro shop.  It has all the ingredients needed.  I use my kitchen oven to make it, and it turns out pretty good.  It took...
  13. halfevl333

    Newby needs lots of help..smoker and grilling

    I live in Las Vegas NV or as it is known locally "Lost Wages, NV".... I have been using a small portable gas grill for the last 3 years. It is OK, but I get tired of having to keep changing the little bottles out and since it is small, about the best you can do is cook burgers, hot dogs and...
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