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My AMPS. I bought one of the original ones from Todd (Anderson?) back in the day. When coupled with my mailbox mod, it's probably the tool I used the most by far. Sadly, I sold it along with my MES 40, when I got divorced and had to move to an apt.

Did a test with whole pellets and dust in a tube with my mailbox mod. These burned well as whole pellets but not so well as dust,the dust just wouldn't stay lit. So I ended up smoking a ribeye using whole pellets and then a quick reverse sear.Plenty of charcoal flavor in the finished product.

2 rounds of microwave and the 10 min good flame up solved everything for me. Also getting good airflow holes nailed in mailbox mod. Takes a little work to sort out but once u get it sorted it is consistent.

i will look into this thanks. does it require a lot of babysitting?

I've only used the LJ char/hickory blend and it does give your food a charcoal flavor. I've never used 100% charcoal pellets but that'll be happening tonight if the snow stops. Need to break-in a new mailbox mod as the old one has seen better days.

...MES. You can actually consider this an opportunity to upgrade your rig. If you replace the heating element, get a PID, and attach a mailbox mod, you'll be set. (I use a Masterbuilt Slow Smoke attachment, not a mailbox. The crucial thing is to decouple and separate your heat source and...

You're selling me quickly! I just posted on your thread about the rewire with some questions. Thanks for your help!!

...more set and forget than a PID run electric smoker. Get a reliable 4 probe wireless thermometer with high and low alarms, do the AMNPS + mailbox mod setup, and you can smoke just about anything in a hassle free manner! I live in brisket country and about 2 times a month get $0.87-$1/lb pork...

So I had the idea a while back to build an external firebox for my kettle. I had considered just doing a mailbox mod, but where is the fun in not going overboard? It is made of 3/16 hrs and the chamber is an 18" cube. It will come in just under the grate on the opposite side of the handle. I...

I just made a batch this weekend. set the MES at 165 with a mailbox mod w/A-MAZE-N tray with pellets. Let it go for about 4 hours. Turned out really good, but a little on the dry side for my wife so I may check on it earlier next time or cut thicker slices. For jerky I use the High Mountain...

Interesting. I looked at my Lowe's and they don't have them, but all the other in the area do. Not at the price you're getting... $17.98 per 20 lb bag.

Mine doesnt require much baby sitting runs pretty close to set temp. Using the mailbox mod with the amnps tray I get 9-10 hours of continuous smoke, also another reason you'll need the pellet tray most mes smokers would burn chips under 200-210.

Or add a mailbox mod to eliminate the problem.

...and lots of leaks, but for the time being it will have to do. I found a used Oklahoma Joe on Market Place that will need a lot of cleaning before its ready to smoke. Also in the same purchase comes a "Smoke Hollow" wood smoker that I want to modify for a cold smoker and maybe use a "mailbox...

Mailbox mod is the best for electric. Can remove or open chip tube, make sure pellets, chips are dry. The trays do not burn inside as well as the tubes. I used 6" tubes in mine for 2 hrs of additional smoke until did the mailbox mod.

Do what most have already done. Get an third party PID (ex auber controller) and do the mailbox mod. Temps will be steady and you won't have to feed the beast every 20 min. And Yes, you'll get good eats!

I think what you want is a Masterbuilt electric MES 40 for what you want to do. It can be modded with a PID for temp control and the mailbox mod for smoke.

Realistically if you could find a used 40" Masterbuilt Electric Smoker(MES) do the simple rewire and add an Auber PID you'd have a better smoker at a fraction of the cost.Doing the "mailbox mod" makes it even better.It just might not be as pretty though!

Pic of my setup with mailbox mod ( lots of info on this also in search forum )

My MES-30 went about 7 years also, but decided to die on Thanksgiving when I had 2 turkey breasts to smoke. Black Friday is coming, check out the ads. There will likely be some MES-40's on good sales, that's what I did. Enjoyed the extra room and used a mailbox mod to make it even more set-n-forget.