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    Tried a Boneless Pork Loin

    Ran across a bargain price and thought I'd give it a try.  Still new enough at this smoking business that nearly everything is a first for me.  Well, this worked out really well.  In fact, using my past notes prevented repeating mistakes.  I injected with juice/vinegar mix, used olive oil on...
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    Bad Taste Buds

    Thanks. And do you really want to judge, or just out for free chow?
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    How Many Mes Owners Here?

    I just looked up the Smoke Hollow.  It has two 12,000 Btu burners.  I think the MES 40 is 1200 watts.  The two seem to be close in size.  So the MES would produce just over 4000 Btus, one/sixth the heating capacity of the Smoke Hollow.   What am i missing?  Is the Smoke Hollow also a grill? ...
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    Bad Taste Buds

    A few weeks ago while we were in Eagar, AZ, I got to attend a contest for the first time.  There was an opportunity to sample, and I tried five contestants' ribs.  One was the best I've ever tasted anywhere and by far the best at that event as far as I was concerned.   They had a crunchy...
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    SMOKIN-IT SMOKER

    I went to Pineywood's thread he showed and saw the element was only 350 watts.  It's September here and already in the 30s at night with a high of 53 today.  So when Amazon says it's 350 watts but 8 amps, and the company website says 350 and 3 amps, I'm wondering what the wattage really is and...
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    How Many Mes Owners Here?

    I just received the new wood chip box from the company and will be trying it out today or tomorrow.  So far I think the 30" is a good deal for the price. 
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    Masterbuilt smoker vent position?

    I may not live long enough to get the hang of this smoking business, but learning is fun.  Is there EVER a time to shut down the vent partially or completely? And I'll add that customer service was very quick to respond to my email regarding the ill fitting chip tray.  A replacement is on the...
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    Water, When to Use, When to Soak

    The few "how-tos" I've read in my short time smoking said not to use water in the smoker.  When is it proper to use it, if ever? And how about soaking chips.  I got good smoke for three plus hours and was surprised to see how many of the chips looked reusable.  I would have expected ash.  And...
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    MES 30 Controls - A Moving Target

    Thanks guys.  I can work with that information.  And my vent is always 100% open.  Just glad to have you confirm that.  Temperature here is usually in the 70s in the summer, maybe a dozen days in the 80s if it's a hot summer.  Early morning temps usually in the 40s, so the smoker doesn't wake up...
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    Unhappy

    I got my mes 30 a couple weeks ago and had the same problem getting smoke.  I'm with you.  I want the thing to work.  I smoked today and had good smoke, having learned from two prior smokeless experiences.  Before putting ribs in I inserted the ill fitting chip tray with some chips and turned...
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    MES 30 Controls - A Moving Target

    Here is how things went today. Prepped 4.5 lbs. of spare ribs yesterday, fired up the smoker and all was going fine until I pulled the ribs to wrap them in foil.  The temp dropped to about 205 as it had before when I spritzered it earlier. But this time the temp in the smoker, which had...
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    Newbie with 2# of Country Style Pork Ribs

    Thanks again Eric.  The smoker was just turned on.  I'll go for 215 with the Mav.  I have apple, cherry and oak, so will go with about a third oak.   
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    Newbie with 2# of Country Style Pork Ribs

    On a camping trip this weekend I stopped in at the local mom and pop grocery store for a couple items.  I couldn't resist picking up this package of already divided ribs, four I believe, as they were nearing their stale date and were cheap. I'd like to smoke them in my MES 30.  If it's a bad...
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    New Mav not transmitting

    Thanks for all the help.
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    New Owner Needing Help

    For my first smoke I went with my meatloaf recipe, 2# burger, 1# sausage, and my other stuff.  I divide it into two loafs. I figured the worst that could happen is they could be moved to the oven.  But the came out just fine.  Would you experienced smokers consider meatloaf a reasonable 1st try...
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    New Mav not transmitting

    Well thanks, guys.  I removed and replaced the batteries and touched antennas.   Don't know which move worked, but the system worked just as it should. 
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    New Mav not transmitting

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    MES 30 Chip Tray - Tight Fit

    I made another post about not getting any smoke with the butt a few days ago.  But when I broke the unit in and during its first real use, the smoking went just fine.  The failure to smoke I'm now pretty sure was that the chips were too wet, never dried out properly to burn.  So this tray can...
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    New Mav not transmitting

    I've tucked it all away and will check when I have it out tomorrow, but are you saying the transmitter's on/off button is also a 2nd reset, next to the the C/F/reset button?
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