surfer joe
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Sam's has 40" Gen 2.5 bluetooth for $329. I just picked one up last week.It has four racks. Seasoned it the other day and hope to smoke in a few days.
Got mine at Sams approx 3+ weeks or so ago. So-far, so-good, have used it 3 times now it has worked perfect so far. Will be doing ribs Thursday.Sam's has 40" Gen 2.5 bluetooth for $329. I just picked one up last week.It has four racks. Seasoned it the other day and hope to smoke in a few days.
I think I figured it out.
2.5 Gen Masterbuilt 30 and 40" has 4 shelves.
2.5 Gen Masterbuilt Sportsman Elite 30" and 40" have 6 shelves.
Good point Re: the configuration. The other thing I do like is not having to worry about shelf space and where to put my probe. I can give it it's own shelf so I can pull out other trays for foiling, applying sauce etc, and not have to disconnect the probe each time. Makes things much easier.
I think the 6 shelves may give more shelf configuration options. Such as a large turkey with 2 or 3 shelves left for other food. In any case 4 or 6 shelves makes not much of a difference to me as I NEED MY SMOKER so I can get back to what I love, smoking meats!
Damn my wife just reported the AMPS went out again during the first 30min. She didnt use the blower as recommended...... She relit it inside the MES and had to leave the house. 5 out of 7 start-ups have failed now. I hope it doesnt go out again while she is away :( Either we are brain donors or something is up with my configuration.
To Me, Just keeping Cherry Pellets going for 3 hours is Amazing.My last smoke was a leg of lamb and I filled 2 rows in my AMNPS with cherry pellets and lit both rows at opposite ends. Had a lot of smoke - no problem with the pellets not staying lit. I'm not saying that's how it should be done, just something I tried for a 3 hr smoke.
Dennis
Do cherry pellets not burn-smoke well?
To Me, Just keeping Cherry Pellets going for 3 hours is Amazing.
Bear
Not for me.
Do cherry pellets not burn-smoke well?
I've mentioned that problem many times, so I often neglect to ask those who are having trouble with the AMNPS, if they are using Cherry.
Yeah I was wondering the same thing. We used cherry on my butt and it failed. Out of interest, of the 2 out of 7 times the AMPS successfully lit, I used hickory and Todd's Pitmasters. Not sure if that makes any diffs.
Nothing wrong with Oak.
What do you think about oak Bear? I was really impressed with it's flavor in my BCBs. Best I've had so far.