- Jun 10, 2016
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I'm super excited about this!! I had been having lots of trouble with my MSE30 this summer. It worked great in the sprint when I purchased it. Lately, my basic problem has been that when the temperature outside was above 80° F, the smoking chamber would heat up so fast that even if I added the wood chips as it was heating up, they would not ignite because the heating element wouldn't stay on long enough. Needless to say it was very frustrating. The last couple of times I used it, I had to ignite the chips with a torch, and then keep a fan blowing towards the loader to keep them smoking. It was a headache, and not what I signed up for when I bought the MSE30 - set it and forget it, supposedly.
Finally, through some suggestions on this forum, I decided to try the AMNPS 5 x 8, but when I got it, it didn't seem to fit well anywhere in the newer model. The only place it was going to work was the lower left and even then it was a tight fit. So, I did some more reading and came upon the mailbox mod. So happy that I did.
I made this after work today and it only took an hour or so. I lit the pellets, and let it smoke for a couple hours just to see how it would work. I was amazed at the perfection of this little contraption. It is producing a nice thin blue smoke, and it's been consistently smoking for 3 hours now. I put my pork butt in an hour ago, and there is still plenty of pellets to go. I'm going to let 'er smoke for another couple of hours, and then disconnect the mailbox, and let it roast over night.
I just wanted to share, and say thank you to everyone for sharing info like this here. Makes it a lot of fun!!
Finally, through some suggestions on this forum, I decided to try the AMNPS 5 x 8, but when I got it, it didn't seem to fit well anywhere in the newer model. The only place it was going to work was the lower left and even then it was a tight fit. So, I did some more reading and came upon the mailbox mod. So happy that I did.
I made this after work today and it only took an hour or so. I lit the pellets, and let it smoke for a couple hours just to see how it would work. I was amazed at the perfection of this little contraption. It is producing a nice thin blue smoke, and it's been consistently smoking for 3 hours now. I put my pork butt in an hour ago, and there is still plenty of pellets to go. I'm going to let 'er smoke for another couple of hours, and then disconnect the mailbox, and let it roast over night.
I just wanted to share, and say thank you to everyone for sharing info like this here. Makes it a lot of fun!!
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