MES 40 (I think - from Sam's last fall) with Electronics and Remote - Temp Question

rabbithutch · Mar 28, 2012

I've only used this smoker a couple of times last fall. I'm old and I've slept at least twice since then so I can't remember how the set temp and the reported temps behaved.

I'm at 3 hours on a smoke of 4 chickens (BUBA) using apple pellets and an AMNPS. Got a good blue wispy smoke coming out.

Here's my question: If I set the temp at 275* (highest setting it will take), should I be seeing temps flashed on the digi readout that are below 200*?

I've got probes in the breasts of 3 of the 4 birds but none have got to the 180* that I'm looking for.

How long am I gonna have to keep these birds in the smoke the get them up to IT?

TIA

yrrndsmoker · Mar 28, 2012

If you set the temp to 275* and hit the "set temp" button it should come up within 5/10 minutes if you keep the door closed. Also 180* in the breast is kinda high, will have dry breasts. I usually take to 160* in the breast and will coast 4-5 degrees up after you take out. Always comes out perfect. Good luck!!

rabbithutch · Mar 28, 2012

Thanks! I'll stop them at a lower temp.

I figured out what the problem was. Apparently I had set the time wrong and it had expired so it turned off the heater. I reset the timer and will watch the probe temps.

Don't know how long the heater was off, but the temps never fell lower than 180*. The heat is back on. I think the period without the heater coming on might have been as much as 45 minutes.

Is there a way to use the MES without the timer?

smokinhusker · Mar 28, 2012

If you want heat, you have to set the time. I usually set it at a random time in excess of the anticipated end time of the smoked item.

hkeiner · Mar 29, 2012

I think that when the controller is first turned on and the timer button is pressed, the display flashes 24 hrs as a starting time. Tap the " - " button a few times and your will have 23+ hours on the timer. That gives your plenty of time.

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