NEWBIE SMOKING IN THE STEEL CITY....HOPEFULLY.

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mikelaw56

Newbie
Original poster
Dec 11, 2012
3
10
Pittsburgh PA
HELLO FROM PITTSBURGH PA

I AM FAIRLY NEW TO SMOKING. JUST BOUGHT A MES 30 ANALOG. PICKED IT FOR $99 ON CABELA'S.COM. CHOSE IT OVER THE DIGITAL BECAUSE I THOUGHT THERE LESS THINGS THAT COULD GO WRONG(AND IT WAS LIKE $40 LESS) I.E. ELECTRONICS BUT I DID NOT REALIZE THEY ARE COMPLETLY DIFFRENT MODELS. THE ANALOG DOES NOT HAVE A DAMPER VENT NOR DOES IT HAVE THE WOOD CHIP PAN THAT ALLOWS ACCESS WITH OUT OPENING THE DOOR.

THAT BEING SAID I HAVE SMOKED (OR TRIED TO SMOKE) THREE TIMES EACH TIME GETTING A LITTLE BETTER BUT NOT GREAT. THE MES 30 SEEMS JUST DOES NOT SEEM TO GET ENOUGH OXEYGEN AND THEREFORE NOT ENOUGH SMOKE.

SO I JUST ORDERED THE A-MAZE-N PELLET SMOKER THAT EVERYONE RAVES ABOUT. GOT PACKAGE #3.

SO I HOPE THIS SOLVES MY PROBLEMS. B/C I AM GOING TO BE SMOKING A TURKEY/TURKEY BREAST FOR CHRISTMAS.

OH AND I LOVE THIS FORUM SO MUCH INFO. ITS NICE TO SEE THERE ARE OTHERS OUT THERE THAT LOVE TO SMOKE AND GRILL.

MY EQUIPMENT:

MES 30 ANALOG- WITH HOLES IN THE BOTTOM AND TOP FOR MORE AIR

A-MAZE-N-PELLET SMOKER- COMING SOON

BRINKMAN GAS GRILL- NOT A BIG FAN DOES NOT PUT OUT ENOUGH HEAT

CHAR-GRILLER CHARCOAL GRILL WITH SIDE BOX- 5YEARS OLD AND WERE I DO MOST OF MY GRILLING.

THANK YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ALOT OF GOOD SMOKED FOOD.
 
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