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  1. eppbbq

    Questions about my new MES 30"

    I'm with Foamheart on this one. Experience is the best teacher. Keep playing with it and you'll figure out what works best for you. It's like hittin a good drive. Thats what keeps you at it!
  2. eppbbq

    Questions about my new MES 30"

    My MES 30 is the gen 2. The control panel in on the front. The gen 1 has the control panel on the back...from what I gather. I never put water in the pan. Even with the vent wide open there is a lot of steam in the box just from the meat. Since the same coil that generates the heat is...
  3. eppbbq

    How Many Mes Owners Here?

    I got with MB. They said something is going on with the body. I had to cut the cord off and send it along with the serial plates on the back to them and they'll send new body. I got mine at Lowes as well. Model 20071514.
  4. eppbbq

    How Many Mes Owners Here?

    I've had one for 2 months. On my 4th smoke with it and it stopped working. Shorts the GFI. I tried different circuits and it does the same thing. Bummed big time. Wiring etc all looks like brand new (cause it is!)
  5. eppbbq

    Looking to buy a propane smoker.

    I have a smoke hollow from Gander. It's great for ribs butts and brisket, but too hot for salmon, jerky and sausage. It doesn't get below 200. I've been thinking about adding a few more vents, but you may not be willing to mess around with that on a new unit. The Landmann looks like it's...
  6. eppbbq

    New to SMF

    Thanks!  I try to keep things cold, but should probably step up the effort.  I stuffed the casings and put em in the fridge for 14 hours before smoking them. the recipe is from the little chief cook book...pretty standard stuff (I'm going by memory now). 5lbs. ground meat (this time I just...
  7. eppbbq

    New to SMF

    Hey everyone from Grand Rapids, MI.  I'm Eric, and I've been smoking meat with varying success for 20 years, but I'm still a rank amateur, but love my successes and even some of my failures just the same.  I started out doing salmon on a Little Chief, and got hooked.  Now I use a propane Smoke...
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