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  1. jted

    Any hope for my MES40 or should it be trashed?

    If I cleaned mine it might look like yours. Now that you cleaned off all the seasoning (smoke residu) You Might want to burn a few pounds of pellets or chips in it to re season it. Since you scrubbed your grates? You should be good to go. Burn some pellets and get it dark again. These are...
  2. jted

    MES tripping GFCI

    I live in Virginia. It is humid. My MES is stored outside under a good cover. After a rainy or humid period mine trips the GFCI. I use a hair dryer to heat it up and it works to dry out the element. Lately I have been putting a Ziploc bag around the chip loader and inserting it back in. It works...
  3. jted

    I was told not to do this....

    Hey, That is just how I see it. Jted
  4. jted

    [MES30] Something seems to be Very Wrong

    Oregon, My first thoughts were not very nice ones.  After looking at how many posts you have I figure you are sorta new at this. Smoking in the rain poses several problems. JUST DON"T DO IT  It is not a good idea to use electrical equipment in the rain. It is hard on the smoker and can be...
  5. jted

    Bad smoke in my MES

     Hi, That is a great shot of good and bad smoke. I wish I had originally posted it but only re post it occasionally.
  6. jted

    Bad smoke in my MES

    Just one more opinion, Yes, you know you have bad smoke. Yes ,you have been told you are using too many chips. I will refer you to a picture the difference between the Good  (blue) and Bad (white smoke). This photo was submitted by Bmudd years ago. as originally uploaded to White Smoke...
  7. jted

    Cleaning?

    For those of us who don't have a dish washer or are the dish washer try Weber grill cleaner.  If you keep up with the grill cleaning it works wonders. A SOS pad and a little effort and they are clean. I can clean mine After letting them soak with just a simple spray down in about  5 Minn of good...
  8. jted

    Seasoned

  9. jted

    MES temp troubles

    Hi, let me through my two cents worth in. As Dave said temp. Swings are normal in a electric smoker with the controller that Masterbuilt uses. If you search Temp swings I am sure you will quickly realize you are not the only one with these  issue. Normal would be 20 degrees either side of your...
  10. jted

    Foil or not foil or brown butcher paper?

    Hi, Warren I am like you,  I don't foil unless I have to . Several weeks ago da Ricksta and I had this same conversation. I sent him a link where Aaron Franklin smoked 3 biscuits  and he and another chef checked them out It was informative. Jted    
  11. jted

    First time-not as I hoped

    Mike, I hope you had great success with your burgers. I never got them the way I liked till I cold smoked them for a hour or so the put them over charcoal. But that is just me. Lets talk about the Temperature chart you looked at. The chart was for sliced meat. Smoking-Al was given you Internal...
  12. jted

    First time-not as I hoped

    Joel, You will get some answers to your question from the forum, I guess I got up early this morning. The nature of a electric smoker is such that it is a humid environment when smoking.  That is also why like Parrot-Head  removed the closing device. After just a few smokes it becomes gummed...
  13. jted

    MES still use or no?

    Do as Dave Suggested and use it!        Jted
  14. jted

    Why did it take 12 hours to cook an 8# turkey breast?

    Hi, You asked for opinions so let me give you mine.  Let's talk about Dave's evaporative theory. He is  RIGHT. To  better understand,cool your bathroom to 70 degrees then take a long hot shower. When you get out that's evaporative cooling..I know the first thing I want is a towel. I cannot...
  15. jted

    MES 30 Side Shelf

    Thanks for the photo's.    Jted
  16. jted

    Thanks for the help upfront, finally constructed and tried out my Alton Brown flowerpot smoker

    Hi, What a learning experience. I tried several times to plan cooks and guests arriving at a pre set time. It was not till I realized that only a overnight cook would allow me to have the time to cook and let the meat rest.properly the day of the cook.  I cook my butts a little hotter than Dave...
  17. jted

    Unattended Smoking

    Use your probes and check on the meat if you get up . Other than that enjoy the cook from your bedroom. Jted
  18. jted

    bark problems

     Hi, welcome to the forum.  As the other guys have stated you will not see much bark or color on some meats. I will catch hell about what I am now going to say.  It is very hard to get chicken done right in a MES smoker. Why it's simple it doesn't get hot enough. About your ribs . If you use the...
  19. jted

    2 butts in mes30

    Jeff, the first shot is about 5 hours in and by the look of the AMNPS the second is at 12 or 14 hours. Check out the bone  pull back.  Jted
  20. jted

    2 butts in mes30

    Jeff, Your butts will do well. Just have patients. Decide if you are going to wrap with foil at 160. It will reduce the cook by several hours.b Personally I like to cook them naked for about 15 hours as Al said.Here's a shot of 2 in a MES 30. Good luck and enjoy. Check out JJ finishing sauce...
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