- May 7, 2017
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So, I guess low and slow WITH smoke is not an option with this MES 40" I just got. I'm very disappointed. Masterbuilt was absolutely no help! I can't get dry wood chips to burn unless I set it to 275. Any suggestions?
Flyin'.... Welcome to the club !!!!! Dave....
I'm new to the group. Hello everyone.
I'm getting older and didn't want to smoke like I used to with a barrel type smoker which burned wood and/or charcoal.
Over a year ago I purchased a MasterBuilt Electric Smoker and had the same problem with never getting enough smoke. It will not smoke unless the heating element is turned on because the temp is too low. Then it only smokes until the unit reaches temp. I no longer the use smoking device in the smoker and instead I use a pellet smoker device that I purchased from Amazon. Buy any of the 12" units and then purchase some wood pellets of your choice thru amazon. If you fill up the entire cavity it will actually smoke too much and make your foods taste too bitter. So, fill it a little of half (7ounces) and spread it evenly throughout the 12" tube. Put a propane torch to it and let it go. It'll burn for about 4 hours or more and is all the smoke you'll need for most meats. So, no more adding wood every hour and even at that it never smoked continuously. Be sure to put the pellet unit on the bottom of your smoker near the heating element with foil to protect staining in your unit. I'm a retired chef so I hope I didn't get too technical with you guys. Overall the solution to your problem is easily fixed. Even with this device you don't always get a smoke ring but I assure you that the smoke flavor is there. Good luck.
So, I guess low and slow WITH smoke is not an option with this MES 40" I just got. I'm very disappointed. Masterbuilt was absolutely no help! I can't get dry wood chips to burn unless I set it to 275. Any suggestions?