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    Wearing Gloves, do most people do this while BBQing?

    I just switched from clown-sized super insulated silicone gloves that I could probably pick up burning coals with, to the cotton gloves with XL nitrile over them. Much better dexterity, and for smoker temps (maybe not grill temps) they provide plenty of insulation. Just pulled some pork with...
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    Best place for 5mil Nitrile gloves during Covid?

    Shout out for My DDS supply. I bought EXTRA LARGE XL Aurelia Robust Nitrile Powder Free Examination Gloves (Box of 100) for $20 plus tax, shipping included, which is about $10 cheaper than anything on Amazon. They are thick enough to do the job and have a bit of texture so they grip OK. I...
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    Johnson Smoker for Sale

    It will help any possible buyer to know where this is located.
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    Help on Air intake - My attempt at "Mailbox mod"

    I agree. Your MES heat element should provide plenty of hot air rising in the box to the top vent, creating a draw that pulls in smoke from the generator. As for a stack, I just use a single tin can that fits in the top vent, just to keep the smoke off the control box. No problems so far.
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    Another mailbox mod

    I just realized that I never put the type of smoker I was modifying in the first post, and it's too late to edit. Just so people can find this in a search, the mailbox modification I made was for a Masterbuilt MES 30 (130B MB20071117) digital smoker. I am pretty sure that this mod works for...
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    Should I brine? cookbook? recipes?

    The second thing I ever smoked was a turkey. I have a 30-inch electric smoker, so the turkey has to be relatively small, 10-13 pounds. I used this recipe and it worked really well, but I'm sure the recipes above will give you great results too...
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    Another mailbox mod

    I did the first actual smoke using the mailbox, for pulled pork with two boneless shoulders (Costco, about 7.5 pounds each). Got a solid 12 hours of smoke out of the AMNPS using Traeger Blend pellets, with the vent open all the way, even with a solid breeze. At 235 smoker temp that was enough...
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    40 to 140 in 4...A Guideline and what to consider...

    Question: even if you somehow introduced bacteria through a thermometer probe, or took too long to get the meat past 140, won't cooking pulled pork to 200 IT kill virtually anything that might be a problem?
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    MES Mailbox Mod! for use with AMNPS

    I just created another mailbox mod thread with some minor tweaks to the standard mod. Another mailbox mod | Smoking Meat Forums - The Best Barbecue Discussion Forum On Earth! I put it in the electric smoker forum, maybe I should have put it here in the MES forum..
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    Smoking paprika powder

    For coffee filters, the basket ones would be best. We use cone filters and they don't work so well. I may pick up a cheap package of basket filters.
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    Another mailbox mod

    Nope, the door does not really seal, so air gets in around it. But I did have a couple issues on my test burn yesterday. The AMNPS went out once when I closed the smoker vent halfway. I kept it open after that and it never went out again. Then, when the smoldering pellets in the AMNPS got...
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    Another mailbox mod

    I guess to make this a complete post I'll show the elbow attachment details. Parts list: Two 3-inch duct elbows (aluminum if you can find them, I just used galvanized) One 3-inch x 8-foot semi-rigid duct One Grayson Medium, Steel, Post Mount Mailbox (they sell aluminum ones, but they are 4x...
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    Another mailbox mod

    And here is the final product. Although the box and elbows are galvanized, with the AMNPS the box only gets warm (you can keep your hand on the top), and the connectors barely get above ambient temp. The top connector just press fits into the smoker. I only used one clamp (top connector), the...
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    Another mailbox mod

    I wanted to replace all the plastic hardware with metal, and I wanted it to "latch." So I created a "handle" out of an old bolt and a couple of nuts and washers. For the latch, I had a package of extra strong magnets left over from another project, and just put them inside the box, behind the...
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    Another mailbox mod

    I know there are tons of mailbox mod threads, but I added a couple twists that I thought I'd share. Mine is going on the ground, so it needed a stand to give it enough clearance so the door would open without scraping the pavement. I had a scrap piece of 2x6, so I cut it long enough to use 4...
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