I got a MES 30" on black Friday and have been smoking every chance i get. I'm in Nashville, TN so the whether has been hit or miss having to watch out for rain etc also. I have smoked 1 turkey breast, 1 12lb turkey, a chicken, a pork butt. I have been having fun with it but VERY FRUSTRATED at cook times...... I bought a smokin recipe book from amazon and was using it as a guide for cook times etc. I haven't had one be done in a correct time frame yet...... My 4lb pork butt cooked at 200-220 they said should take up to 6-8hours of slow cooking...... 15 hours later it still was registering like 160ish on temperature so i bumped it up to 275 for 20 minutes to get to 190ish and then it was AWESOME!!! But 14 hours for a 4 hour butt is a little ridiculous if you ask me...... I bought a oven thermometer to put in my smoker also to compare and MES has been holding what it says it is..... The butt i also didn't even have the vent open at all..... So i'm anxious to do another one. I'm smoking 3 turkey breasts this Friday for the homeless i plan on using turkey brine on this site. I used another brine one other time it didn't have flavor of this brine. :) Also how do I add a footnote of my posts like what i own MES 30" and amazen pellet smoker!!! :) Lovin my amazen but i did try to use it on the windiest day of the year so blowing out the fire was a HUGE challenge!!! LOLLLLLLL