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  1. gocubbies09

    Brisket for a wedding - Pull or Slice?

    I'll be smoking 4 or 5 briskets for a wedding in September. It's out of town so I'll need to smoke prior and freeze. My question is, would it be better to pull the brisket or slice it before I freeze? I've read through the forums and there's little mention of pulling brisket but I know I've seen...
  2. gocubbies09

    Freezer Burn??

    Picked up a brisket Monday from Sam's Club, opened it up tonight to get it ready for the smoker only to find out it has freezer burn all along the side of it. Im assuming this is just freezer burn right? Everything I've read says its still safe to eat just cut off the discolored pieces, is that...
  3. gocubbies09

    15 lbs of Boston Butt on the MES!

    First off, I would like to say that this web forum is full of fantastic information for a rookie smoker like my self. Kudos to SMF for hosting such a great site!  Yesterday, I went to Sam's Club and bought what I thought was a 15lb Boston Butt. It was the smallest one they had and beings it was...
  4. gocubbies09

    Wheels on the MES

    Well I haven't even completed my first smoke in my new MES and I've already made modifications. Due to limited space on my patio, where I plan on using it mostly, I wanted to be able to wheel it into the garage when I'm not using it. I bought a furniture dolly for 14.99 at Menards, used a scrap...
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    placement of water pan in 30" MES

    I just purchased a MES 30". I'm planning my first smoke this weeked. the smoker has 4 racks. is the water pan supposed to sit on the bottom rack? I'm doing beef jerky and would like to use all 4 racks. can I set the water pan directly on top of the wood chip box? since I'm doing jerky...
  6. gocubbies09

    Waiting for spring to get here so I can start a new hobby....Smoking MEAT!!

    Hi!  Joe here from North East Iowa. Stumbled across SMF while doing some research and WOW this site has tons of good info for a rookie like myself. I have always enjoyed making beef jerky in the food dehydrator and that's what turned me on to smoking. I also plan on doing some briskets...
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