The one in that picture is one of the earlier MES 30 Gen #1, with the square cornered control box.
Is this a Gen 2?
Jcollins,Yes ts 140.00 is a very good price. It is near the Christmas low. As far as being no cont everyone has there own opinions. The gen 1 has less inherent problem than the Gen 2.The 30 is small by some peoples standards but if you are smoking for only a couple of people it is adequate but if you smoke for a tribe go to a 40 It will cost you double but it is bigger. The 20070910 is a good smoker to learn on and it's not to pricey. Once again it's just my OPINION. Jted
I thought the gen 1s wasnt much count (i am very likely to be wrong in this) but it seem like a nice price...
The earlier Gen #1, with the square cornered control box would probably not have the meat probe, which I don't personally trust anyway, but a bigger thing would be it probably doesn't have the remote control either.
I just ordered this and had a question. Do you think this one will come with a meat probe?
Oh i dont know much at all about electric smokers just what i come across every now and again. but i guess if i was going to learn to this would be the smoker to do so? also i smoke on a 14.5 WSM so i know restricted cook space lol...
Jcollins,Yes ts 140.00 is a very good price. It is near the Christmas low. As far as being no cont everyone has there own opinions. The gen 1 has less inherent problem than the Gen 2.The 30 is small by some peoples standards but if you are smoking for only a couple of people it is adequate but if you smoke for a tribe go to a 40 It will cost you double but it is bigger. The 20070910 is a good smoker to learn on and it's not to pricey. Once again it's just my OPINION. Jted
This is the MES 30 Gen 1 which is the same one that I own and love.
I bought this smoker to learn on. I'd never owned one before and it was at a price point under my spending limit. I felt if I stunk at it at least I wouldn't be out a big cash investment. After 3 years I can tell you this little smoker blows me away. I use the A-MAZE-N Pellet Smoker and wood pellets and the quality of the barbecue that comes out of the smoker rivals or surpasses bbq restaurant chains once you learn what you're doing--which is very easy. Being an electric smoker, it's a different animal from the WSM, and you won't get smoke rings with it like you will with the WSM if you're using wood chunks along with charcoal. It's a great entry level electric smoker.
Oh i dont know much at all about electric smokers just what i come across every now and again. but i guess if i was going to learn to this would be the smoker to do so? also i smoke on a 14.5 WSM so i know restricted cook space lol...
I have this smoker and it didn't come with a meat probe.
I just ordered this and had a question. Do you think this one will come with a meat probe?