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    2012 MES Electric Smoker Recall

    dward, MES sent employees to Bass pro  warehouses to fix all the units they had. that is why no one can tell what is different in the images. If you look at the new and old image above, the tabs are facing the same direction. The ones that were bad had the tab facing upward, but the fix was to...
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    masterbuilt question

    I think the wattage really only deals with how fast it heats up. I think the thermostat location and the cycle temp is what would determine max temp... Maybe?
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    masterbuilt question

    The analogue smoker will get hotter, close to 400 degrees. But it does not have insulation so it will lose heat faster. You have to open the door to load wood chips. It is not as pretty as the digital unit, but it does the same job in my opinion. 
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    Any mods to the new MES 40" yet?

    The new controller will work on the smokers that have lights and meat-probes only (30 or 40). I took my unit apart and noticed that there is a wireless transmitter in the controller head. So The head unit and the remote work together. I replaced this unit with my old smoker and it worked on it...
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