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  1. cflbob

    Just Bought a Weber 22 Grill - Is This The Place to Hang Out?

    I did my first test smoke using the snake method yesterday. I wanted to see how long a quarter of the distance around would last and it came out a little over three hours. I can see getting three of those but not much more, to keep the ends from touching each other. I took this right after...
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    Just Bought a Weber 22 Grill - Is This The Place to Hang Out?

    Thanks for the welcome, everyone. I appreciate it. I did a first cook last weekend, some pork "country ribs" (slices through a shoulder). Came out great. I've got a whole Boston Butt in the freezer, so trying that sounds good. I've done probably a dozen in my MES over the years, but I...
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    Just Bought a Weber 22 Grill - Is This The Place to Hang Out?

    I've been a member of the forums for several years but only drop by now and then to research some topic. My old grill rusted out a couple of years ago and my wife and I treated ourselves to a Weber 22 Kettle. I'm interested in both grilling and smoking and plan to try a snake method with...
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    Disappointed with amount of smoke; bought a master built electric 40" added updated part sent by mas

    Been on vacation in South Dakota since June 2, so I missed this.  I like your idea, but what about refilling it once the chips burn down?  They seem to last for no more than 6 hours, so do you stop generating smoke then, or pull the chute (chimney?) out while it's hot and re-do that? About...
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    Disappointed with amount of smoke; bought a master built electric 40" added updated part sent by mas

    Great idea!  I'm headed out of town for a while, but will try this when I get back.
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    Disappointed with amount of smoke; bought a master built electric 40" added updated part sent by mas

    Looks fantastic.  Last time I did a turkey (Easter?), I finished it in the oven for a little while, too.  I made a little funnel out of a soda can so that I can pour chips out of the bag into the chute.  Those will form a logjam, too, and I'm just pouring them loose, not trying to tamp them down.
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    Disappointed with amount of smoke; bought a master built electric 40" added updated part sent by mas

    Yeah, I ought to try those out.  I cleaned out the chute by soaking it in vinegar for a while.  It's amazing how fast it rusted!  Literally overnight, it had a light coating of rust on every surface.  The resins protect it.  I bet the cooking spray would, too.
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    Disappointed with amount of smoke; bought a master built electric 40" added updated part sent by mas

    Tony, I'd like to echo just about everything you say, and ask a question. First off, I have a 30" digital MES with no glass, and bought their cold smoke generator for the same reason.  I've only smoked a couple of batches, for two hours each, but I love the way they come out and my wife does as...
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    Has Anyone Fooled the MES Temp Sensor Before?

    Bear, did you have that piece of aluminum sheet lying around or did you buy it someplace?  Is it some sort of Home Depot part?  I don't have any sheets that size, and the only sheet I have is 1/8" thick anyway.  I wouldn't use 1/8 sheet in the smoker, it's too useful for other projects.  
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    Has Anyone Fooled the MES Temp Sensor Before?

    Good to hear!  Very cool results. This past Friday, I was smoking about 7 lbs. or beef short ribs, with the chamber set to 235.  My "meat probe" on the left wall was reading 190.  I kept increasing the thermostat until the chamber got to 225, and it was close to 265.  Definitely have to do...
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    Has Anyone Fooled the MES Temp Sensor Before?

    D'oh!  It's not like I hadn't just looked at that post.  Interesting idea.  Easy to grab a sheet of aluminum somewhere and give that a try. Thanks
  12. cflbob

    Has Anyone Fooled the MES Temp Sensor Before?

    Interesting.  My smoker looks like the Gen 1 30" except for one thing: the controller is rounded rather than square.  I got it at Cabela's last Christmas, if I recall correctly.  Also, the water pan is oval and the one in the picture looks round.  Do you have a picture of your baffle handy?
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    Has Anyone Fooled the MES Temp Sensor Before?

    I just started researching why my MES has started running cooler than the thermostat is set for and found this thread.  I noticed this for the first time a couple of weeks ago while doing my first cold smoke with the external Masterbuilt smoke generator.  I was running a small load (1 pound) of...
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    Cleaning masterbuilt electric smoker

    A lot of folks here have talked about wrong readings from the thermostat.  I started to notice this the other day, while "hot" smoking some salmon.  I noticed I had the chamber set to 150 while the meat probe, hanging on the side wall said 127.  So I increased the chamber temp on the thermostat...
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    First Smoke on MES Side Box

    I think I've read every post about the Amazen systems on here, and there must be a thousand.  I wasn't convinced. There were far too many reports of problems with that, too.  Too many find it hard to light or to keep lit.  I read about "dry the chips in the oven" or "dry them in the microwave"...
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    First Smoke on MES Side Box

    Thanks, Al,  I didn't know you could load chips from the bottom - didn't even think of it.  When I had the little flames coming up to the top of the chip chute, I folded up a piece of aluminum foil into a makeshift funnel.  Still dropped a little around the chute but less than by hand.  Same...
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    First Smoke on MES Side Box

    After thinking lots and going back and forth over all the options, my wife and I decided to get the Masterbuilt side smoker box for my MES 30" digital.  If I had to pick reason in a nutshell, it just seemed like the closest thing to the no-brainer option.  It's a product Masterbuilt made for the...
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