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I have the same issue! I just got mine a few days ago, and I hate it so much! Totally over-smoked my last batch and there was nothing I could do to reduce the smoke. Maybe in a larger smoke house, but for a little MES 30 I think it's way too much. Going back to mailbox mod with maze.

Thanks so much for the help. I looked at some YouTube videos on the trays and tubes. I didn’t see any that featured the U-bolt mod though. Out of curiosity, what is the benefit of adding that mod to the tubes?

No problem. This thread is pretty big now so it's not easy to come in at any point and sort through the info. The initial post incorporates most of the necessary info but it may miss a small percentage of things needed or people just have questions. You are asking and getting things fixed...

One of the things with the tray is you really need to hit it with flame for about 5 minutes before blowing out the flame. The u-bolt mod has had great reviews. I went with the mailbox mod. And haven't had an issue since.

I have a mes 30, it makes some good smoked meats, from smoking cheese to ribs, butts, hanging kielbasa. If I was to get another I think I would get the 40 just to have a little more room if needed. As for temp swings it does have a 15 degree swing when first turned on but over a little time it...

Thank you for your responses. I am not familiar with the mailbox mod, but just by looking at the pictures I am assuming that the mailbox is a separate smoke generating chamber. The box holds a tray or a tube that holds pellets or chips, and then said pellets or chips are started manually with a...

Mailbox mod and or a pellet tube/maze will have you covered!

That's the gist of it. You may have to tweak your mailbox mod with adding holes or covering up existing holes, etc. but that stuff is simple and is honestly just part of tweaking your BBQ setup/system to work for you and your situation. For instance I have my MES and mailbox mod in a plastic...

I am having all kinds of trouble with the casings becoming so tough that you can't bite through them. I have tried both cold and hot and they both came out the same. I have tried 3 hours to as much as 6 hours all the same. What am I doing wrong? My unsmoked sausage has just the bite you...

Thanks! What is an MES?

...the AMNPS tray filling each trough about half full with pellets. Sometimes I have lightly sprinkled some chips on top of the pellets. Have never tried water soaked chips. Since the chips would not be in a tray that is very close to the heat source, I don't see how it would work in a...

I have an AW-1520H so it is 15A. I'll give those settings a shot and adjust where I'm putting my Auber probe and see how that effects things after my other tests just to make sure the smoker itself is functioning properly. I did make a new exhaust dead center in the top and my top probe always...

You start the pellets or chips manually with a torch, correct?

This is one of the reasons that I got a MES. Lookin for a cart/table for it to sit on.

Alright everyone, I’ve done it. After months and months of tinkering, I’ve finally achieved a nice smoke ring on ribs in my MES with mailbox mod!!! And no, I didn’t use curing salts. I considering that cheating, don’t know why. First off, I used the wet-dry method, but honestly I didn’t know...

Here's some examples of it on an MES the 1st two pics are actually my mailbox mod and you can see my AMNPS tray with pellets getting ready to be put in the mailbox mod in pic #2: Others: I like the ammo can style that is attached directly. Again these are mailbox mod ideas for MES and...

Turn off the attachment when it's smoking for lighter smoke. Or get a 15 amp 120vac variable router controller to plug it into. I use a 6" PVC coupling with a $14 sealed 4-D battery upside down camping tent fan as a draft on low. I use the mailbox mod with the cold smoking fan. You say dry it...

Glad you got it under control. I had a bad fire in my MES40 once. I put the pellet tube on the heat deflector which started the pellets on fire and starting the fat in the pan on fire. I pulled the pan out and grease on fire went every where. Man was that scary! Got me to do the mailbox mod.

I average 10 hours out of my original 12 " . They have a solid end cap , and I think that makes a difference in burn rate . I have the newer 6 and 12 . Both with holes in the end cap . With the U bolt I still get good burn times . Using a mailbox makes a difference too .

I'm back at this and think I may have made a small step towards figuring it out. Having gone through countless posts on the topic, and doing my best to stay out of the weeds when it comes to TBS vs well take your pick of smoke, I figured I could either reduce the amount of smoke going into the...