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    First MES Gen 2.5 Smoke

    Makes sense! I have another grill that I have used for smoking in the past and it is similar in not needing water. Being unfamiliar with how this one cooked and the fear of electric not adding any humidity, my plan was 1cup of water for the start and not refilling. Didn't seem to do any harm...
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    First MES Gen 2.5 Smoke

    Just pulled 'em and because the wife and kids aren't home yet, wrapped and set to 150F to hold. They came out great! Good bark, awesome flavor (dry brine + meatheads rib rub recipe). Didn't open the unit at all, no spray. Grabbed myself a piece because I couldn't wait:
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    First MES Gen 2.5 Smoke

    I figured there would be limited airflow with the chiploader port screw-cap on. The idea I had was to cut the chip dispensor tray off and replace it with a kind of prong that sticks into the tube holes and allows it to pivot open side up when it isn't in the smoker. That way you could light it...
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    First MES Gen 2.5 Smoke

    I'm wondering if I put the water tray in the wrong way. It's not over the heating element and I would have expected the water to evaporate by now. Also seems like above the water, there is less bark forming than above where there is no water. Though I should not trust what I see yet. There are...
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    First MES Gen 2.5 Smoke

    Thanks!
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    First MES Gen 2.5 Smoke

    Got my first two ribs in the 40" MES, Gen 2.5. I spent a few hours yesterday breaking the thing in and understanding how it manages temperature / smoke. This is an attempt to use wood chips rather than a tube smoker, but I have an idea to at some point rig a tube smoker into the wood chip...
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    Pit boss pro series 820

    Perhaps it was user error. Three thermowork thermometers placed around the grill with crazy variance. The design seems flawed. It's trying to be both a BBQ that can sear and a smoker all in one. The piece that switches between the two being a sliding metal plate over the firebox. The algorithm...
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    Pit boss pro series 820

    I had been in the habit of smoking manual. Recently planned for a rather large party and my neighbor let me borrow his Pitt Boss. Having tasted his meat in the past, I figured how bad could it be? I'd get some sleep. Mistake was on me for trying a different grill for the first time the morning...
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    Masterbuilt Smokers (Bear’s Thoughts & Findings)

    This looks like Gen 2.5, 40" for $250: https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/p/masterbuilt-40-bluetooth-electric-smoker-20msbu40bltthlctrcfp/20msbu40bltthlctrcfp
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