- Apr 24, 2015
- 35
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Hi guys,
I may finally have a working mes 40 gen 2 (had two bad gen 1 models) and had a couple questions as I try to get a couple smokes in before winter.
1. How far should I place a maverick from the food itself? My Mes looked to be running about 20 degrees cooler empty but when I put a beer can chicken in the cooker the smoker ran about 20 degrees hotter and e maverick never really caught up. Maybe it was the cold from the food?
2. How much smoke should I actually taste? My chicken, smoked with Apple wood chips, smelled like smoke but there was little smoke taste in my opinion. I have never really had much smoked food so in not sure if this is typical or if I did somethings wrong.
3. In terms of controlling temp swings bear had a post I will need to try about setting it lower initially and catching it on its way down. Would I apply the same method each time I open the door to spritz or remove to foil?
Thank you
I may finally have a working mes 40 gen 2 (had two bad gen 1 models) and had a couple questions as I try to get a couple smokes in before winter.
1. How far should I place a maverick from the food itself? My Mes looked to be running about 20 degrees cooler empty but when I put a beer can chicken in the cooker the smoker ran about 20 degrees hotter and e maverick never really caught up. Maybe it was the cold from the food?
2. How much smoke should I actually taste? My chicken, smoked with Apple wood chips, smelled like smoke but there was little smoke taste in my opinion. I have never really had much smoked food so in not sure if this is typical or if I did somethings wrong.
3. In terms of controlling temp swings bear had a post I will need to try about setting it lower initially and catching it on its way down. Would I apply the same method each time I open the door to spritz or remove to foil?
Thank you
