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  1. glen1978

    Need some quick help with new MES 40!

    Model 2007010 with controller on top of the unit.  Working good.  Ribs been on for 1.5 hours.  Gonna foil em up at 2 hours and stick back in for 2 then unfoil and back in they go.  Move top rack to bottom and vice versa.
  2. glen1978

    Need some quick help with new MES 40!

    Well smoker is working great.  Just cooked it off for 2.25 hours and added my first batch of chips.  Babybacks are rubbed down with mustard and Angelos rub.  2-2-1 is what Im gonna go with at around 230 degrees.
  3. glen1978

    Need some quick help with new MES 40!

    Well took it back to Academy and swapped for another one with no problems.  Its on the front porch now fired up and awaiting the initial results......hopefully this one turns off, LOL!  Was gonna do a brisket with Gordons Grub Rub but that will put me eating it as a midnight snack.  Just gonna...
  4. glen1978

    Need some quick help with new MES 40!

    Well turned the thing off and the element stayed on......had to unplug it to get it to go off.  Let it set again for over a minute and plugged it back up without touching any of the controls and the element just came back on.  Guess its a piece of shat and gotta take it back. 
  5. glen1978

    Need some quick help with new MES 40!

    Well after awhile here its still set at 275 but is showing 300 and not going higher.  Meat probe is at 338 and climbing.....element is still on.  Guess Im gonna have to take it back and exchange it.  Puts a bad taste in my mouth and havent cooked a dang thing.
  6. glen1978

    Need some quick help with new MES 40!

    Well after unplugging it for a while I turned it back on to 275 and set the timer for one hour.  Temp got to 275 and the light went out but element stayed on.  Temp continued to climb.  Its at 300 now.  The internal probe is at 280 and climbing.....element still glowing.  Once the temp gets to...
  7. glen1978

    Need some quick help with new MES 40!

    yeah I set the time to 3 hours just like it said in the manual  and hit "set".  It went to 275 and the heat light turned off but the element kept on glowing red.  The internal probe showed 359.  I just unplugged it and waiting for it to heat back up......will know in a couple minutes.
  8. glen1978

    Need some quick help with new MES 40!

    Well just picked me up a MES 40 at Academy and already got it fired up.  Read on here and in the manual before cooking to run it up to 275 for 3 hours and then add chips for the last 45 minutes.  I set the temp to 275 but the temp is showing 300 degrees and the internal probe is showing 359. ...
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