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  1. jupiter jack

    baconed cured

    First attempt at bacon.  Bought a case of frozen bellies from Restaurant Depo.  Thawed and trimmed. Pop's brine for 14 days.  Here is the dilemma.  Don't know if I did the math wrong or let time get away from me but ran out of time to cold smoke the bacon before i had to head out of town for a...
  2. jupiter jack

    First pork butt smoke

    Diving in tonight. Picked up 2 pork butts from Win Dixxie last night. Scored the fat cap. Pre rub. Post rub. Ready for overnight in the fridge. Loaded into MES preheated to 225 at 7 pm. Little TBS. Going to insert internal temp probe before I go to bed and let...
  3. jupiter jack

    Winn Dixie pork shoulder

    Anyone have any experience with Winn Dixie pork shoulders? They sell bone in butts that look decent. Don't have any experience grading shoulders though so was looking for a second opinion. TIA Jack
  4. jupiter jack

    Restaurant Depo precured bellies

    Quick question. Has anyone picked up the pre-cured pork bellies that Restaurant Depo sells? Looking to make some bacon and don't want to wait 8 plus days for the cure. TIA Jack
  5. jupiter jack

    MES mailbox mod and first smoke

    Took delivery of Gen 1 MES 40 last week and couldn't wait to try it out. First had to build a stand to get it off the ground a bit and to have a place for the mailbox mod. Quick run to HD and a few hours later (work done mostly by very talented father in law) resulted in the following.
  6. jupiter jack

    Pulling trigger on MES 40

    Going to pull trigger on MES 40 but wanted to make sure to avoid Gen II unit. Based on other threads I think this one Is a gen I. Can someone confirm that before I lay down the cc? Thanks.
  7. jupiter jack

    Which MES to buy?

    Hey gang. Been doing some research on MES electric smokers based on their popularity on this forum. Currently I have a BGE that I use infrequently. It's a great unit but the time required for set up and tending limit my use of it. Looking for something a little, well, less clingy. The idea of...
  8. jupiter jack

    Greetings

    Greetings from Jupiter, Fl! Been lurking on this site for a few weeks and decided to take the plunge and sign up. Have really enjoyed soaking up all the knowledge and insight on this forum. Looking forward to stepping up my BBQ game. Bought a BGE 8 years ago but got away from it for the last...
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