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    throw away aluminum pans for pork butt ??

    Same question ... but a slightly different issue ... so far I always put the throw-away pan underneath the pork--to catch drippings and make clean-up easier ... but when I put the pork directly on the smoker grate, after 14 hours the pork sticks to the grate.  Even with silicone gloves, trying...
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    My gen 1 MES 40 is great--question on fine-tuning

    Thanks for the quick replies. I too felt like I rolled the dice and came up seven.  I'm good with If It Ain't Broke mode.
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    My gen 1 MES 40 is great--question on fine-tuning

    Set up my generation 1 MES 40 from Amazon today and did the burn in.  Temperatures are consistent front to back, and remarkably consistent top to bottom.  None of the variability that others have had trouble with.  (Obviously, this wasn't skill on my part, but I'm OK with dumb luck :-) So two...
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    Placing MAV-732 probes inside an MES40?

    How do you place the MAV-732 probes inside the MES40? Do you just put 'em in there and shut the door on the wires? I've read that I should wrap the wires in tin foil, then just shut the door on the wires. I've read that I should thread the probes in through the exhaust vent. I've read that I...
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    Come Back Every Day to Win! A-MAZE-N Products Thanksgiving Giveaway

    If I win the A-MAZE-N-PELLET-SMOKER Contest, I plan to smoke cheese for Thanksgiving.
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    MES 40" Smoker (SAMS Club)

    SAMS model 20072612 is definitely the new gen MES 40.  Here's a bit more info on the number change: http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/130449/2012-mes-40-now-at-sams The differences between the new gen (20072612/20070512) and the old gen (20030311) are extensive, and thoroughly written up...
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    Black Friday Sales Announcements and Finds

    Amazon is showing the MES 40 Old gen at $299, free shipping if you've got Prime Old Gen 20070311 Question ... do you think that's Amazon's Black Friday/Cyber Monday/Lightning Deals price? ... or do you think Amazon might go even lower?
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    What is the best overall electric smoker?

    So what exactly is the problem with the MES Gen II? Also, I read somewhere that the MES interior is kind of small.  For people who have one ... can you fit full racks of ribs in there?  Or do you have to cut them in half to make 'em fit?  What about a whole brisket? And finally ... So I really...
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