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viskey

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Well i am about to purchase the MES 40" from Sam's. I enjoy grilling and cooking but am new to smoking. Have always wanted to get into it but never have. I am in South Dakota so we'll see how this smoker holds up during the winter. Been reading a lot on the forum the last couple days and just joined today. There is a lot of great info on here and i can't wait to get started. Any beginner tips for the MES 40" or just smoking in general? I will be doing the 5 day training as well. Thanks everyone!

 

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• Dec 28, 2011

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Welcome to SMF!

The MES is pretty much ready to go right out of the box. The main thing you will need is a reliable thermometer because the factory probe & the MES controller are never right. Maverick 732 would be my first choice. When you get the smoker put together you will want to season it. Just spray the inside with pam & set the controller to 275, put some wood chips in & let her smoke for a couple of hours. If yours came with the small chip drawer, then call Masterbuilt & they will send you out an upgrade for free. At some point you may want to get an A-MAZE-N smoke generator so you can get hours of smoke without adding chips every half hour. Good luck!

 

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Welcome..

This site has tons of info.

I suggest you spend some time reading all the different forums and the WIKIs.

Ask questions and use the handy dandy search tool for specific interests!!

Take the awesome free E-Course!!!

Have a great day!!!

Craig

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/wiki/about-jeffs-5-day-ecourse
 
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http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/forum/thread/109368/more-easy-made-bacon-with-q-view#post_666451

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/forum/thread/82034/how-to-post-qview-to-smf

 

alblancher

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• Dec 28, 2011

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welcome to the forum,  glad you joined us.!

 

jrod62

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:welcome1: to SMF ! lots of good info. on here

 

frosty

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• Dec 28, 2011

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SmokinAl said:

Welcome to SMF!

The MES is pretty much ready to go right out of the box. The main thing you will need is a reliable thermometer because the factory probe & the MES controller are never right. Maverick 732 would be my first choice. When you get the smoker put together you will want to season it. Just spray the inside with pam & set the controller to 275, put some wood chips in & let her smoke for a couple of hours. If yours came with the small chip drawer, then call Masterbuilt & they will send you out an upgrade for free. At some point you may want to get an A-MAZE-N smoke generator so you can get hours of smoke without adding chips every half hour. Good luck!

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Welcome, Viskey.

You will love the MES 40.  I have the AMNPS and it works great.  Durable and easy to use.  The Maverick 732 is great too.  They will hep guarantee your results.

Please let us look over your shoulder by sending photos.  We love the photos.  Enjoy, and take advantage of all the resources available here from all over the world.  GOOD LUCK!

 

johnnyveeee

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• Dec 28, 2011

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Welcome! I'm a newbie too, and have been having a blast! Good luck with your new smoker!

 

viskey

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Thanks guys! The forum is great and i feel very welcome here!

 

venture

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• Dec 28, 2011

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Welcome aboard!

Al is one of our MES experts here, and there are many.  I second his recommendation on the AMNS or AMNPS and the Maverick ET 732.  For the best customer service you will ever receive, this is the place:

http://www.amazenproducts.com/

Good luck and good smoking.

 

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SmokinAl said:

Welcome to SMF!

The MES is pretty much ready to go right out of the box. The main thing you will need is a reliable thermometer because the factory probe & the MES controller are never right. Maverick 732 would be my first choice. When you get the smoker put together you will want to season it. Just spray the inside with pam & set the controller to 275, put some wood chips in & let her smoke for a couple of hours. If yours came with the small chip drawer, then call Masterbuilt & they will send you out an upgrade for free. At some point you may want to get an A-MAZE-N smoke generator so you can get hours of smoke without adding chips every half hour. Good luck!

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Welcome to SMF  Agree with Al on the AMNPS 

 

viskey

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Does anyone recommend a good smoking cookbook that includes recipes/smoker settings/etc? I see a lot of recipes on here but since im new im not sure what everyone is doing. Is it just assumed that if they are using a MES that they are using the heat deflector(tile)? Water or no water in the pan? wet or dry chips? this info seems to be missing from say the first dz recipes i read today. im not quite "in the know" yet....

 

big casino

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Welcome to the forum

 

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First off welcome to SMF there Viskey. You'll really like this place for there are a bunch of really good folks here that would just love to help you with just about anything to do with smoking meat. Then if you have any questions you just post them here or yu can try in chat for a faster answer. If you are really new to all of this I would recommend that you look up and take the e-course. It is free and it will also give you the basics on smoking. So with all that said now go and get something to smoke.

Welcome To Your New Addiction

 

ecto1

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• Dec 29, 2011

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Welcome to SMF glad you can join us.  We are big on Pics and love to help everyone out.  Remember the only question that is dumb is one not asked.  You will not find a friendlier place to talk Que on the web.

You are going to fit in just fine.

 

sprky

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• Dec 29, 2011

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 to SMF. You have come to the right place for smoking info. This site is loaded with great info just use the search bar at top of page to find what you are looking for. If you can't locate the answer just ask folks here are willing to share there knowledge. I suggest you take  the 5 day e-course on smoking its chuck full of great info.Smoking Basics 5-Day eCourse

 

mossymo

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• Dec 29, 2011

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Glad you joined us Viskey and welcome to SMF!

Best tips I can give you is that if you are able store your Masterbuilt inside, you will get a longer, more reliable life out of it and the other is the A-MAZE-N smoker will provide continuous, quality smoke used with a Masterbuilt.