I'm doing some ribs now. Put 1-1/2 rows in , have it sitting on the bottom dip pan left side. Not elevated , been smoking nice for 2 hrs now.
I use Hickory all the time.Doing a brisket tonight starting at midnight. Want it nice and smokey. Thinking about lighting both ends and getting up about 3 or so to reload and so with one end only for the rest of the time. Using hickory pellets. Sound okay? So far I've had no problems keeping it lit, just doesn't seem to give as much smokey flavor as my old smoker.
I think this question would be best answered by a MES 40 Bluetooth owner. Mine is a Gen #1.Hi All, I'm new here and just got a MES 40 Bluetooth, and am awaiting my pellet smoker. I have a large order (4pork shoulders) to cook this weekend (and won't be able to tend the chip loader, hence the AMNPS). A lot of the set ups above seem logical, but I'm wondering what you do about drippings with large orders? Won't drippings get on the smoker if you place it on the left side of the bottom? I will be doing four pork shoulders and I'm not sure I'll be able to just keep them all to the right out of the way of the AMNPS. If I put the smoker right in the middle under the water pan and over the drain hole, will grease still be able to drain? Thank you in advance for your help!
The water pan completely covers the AMPS. Its hard to see from this angle, but you dont get any drippings on it.Hi All, I'm new here and just got a MES 40 Bluetooth, and am awaiting my pellet smoker. I have a large order (4pork shoulders) to cook this weekend (and won't be able to tend the chip loader, hence the AMNPS). A lot of the set ups above seem logical, but I'm wondering what you do about drippings with large orders? Won't drippings get on the smoker if you place it on the left side of the bottom? I will be doing four pork shoulders and I'm not sure I'll be able to just keep them all to the right out of the way of the AMNPS. If I put the smoker right in the middle under the water pan and over the drain hole, will grease still be able to drain? Thank you in advance for your help!
If you want to smoke sausage, then what? Lol. JK. With the MES', putting the links on flat racks probably is the way to go. So a few aren't scolding down by the heating element and others at the top ( if you smoke sausage.)
If you have the Cabelas model, the sausage hanger works perfectly for elevation (like it was designed for the AMPS haha!)
If I remember this weekend, I will take a photo from the top angle. But I recall checking it when I first got my smoker and I think there were no edges exposed.
The set-up picture Mummel posted is how I did mine. I sat the AMNPS on top of a old smoker box (about the size of a brick) that I used to place in my Weber gas grill. I placed the AMNPS on the left side but slightly towards the center, which kept anything from dripping on it.Hi All, I'm new here and just got a MES 40 Bluetooth, and am awaiting my pellet smoker. I have a large order (4pork shoulders) to cook this weekend (and won't be able to tend the chip loader, hence the AMNPS). A lot of the set ups above seem logical, but I'm wondering what you do about drippings with large orders? Won't drippings get on the smoker if you place it on the left side of the bottom? I will be doing four pork shoulders and I'm not sure I'll be able to just keep them all to the right out of the way of the AMNPS. If I put the smoker right in the middle under the water pan and over the drain hole, will grease still be able to drain? Thank you in advance for your help!
Nice looking MES by the way, @mummel
, I've used mine 3 times and it looks like a gremlin in a microwave in there, I clean the grates and pans and glass but how do you get the sides and back so clean? and the metal part of the door?
Nick I've actually never cleaned it :) I just clean the probes. I think the trick is to keep your vent wide open so you dont get creosote. I foil the drip pan, water pan, and more importantly, the chip burner cover, and its keeps everything looking brand new.
Nice looking MES by the way, @mummel , I've used mine 3 times and it looks like a gremlin in a microwave in there, I clean the grates and pans and glass but how do you get the sides and back so clean? and the metal part of the door?
That may be your problem because your drip pan hole is in the center. I can't keep a lighter lit outside the smoker when it's next to the hole while it's smoking. It sucks a lot of air. Weren't you the one that asked where does the air come in if the chip loader is plugged?Mmmm that's a good point about the airflow. My hole is sealed. I need to do that. Thanks.