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  1. deerjohn

    Smoked CATFISH ??

    Does anyone have experience smoking Catfish??  I find a lot of Salmon being smoked but no posts about the lowly CAT !!!
  2. deerjohn

    MES 30 2.5 Digital AMNPS Placement

    I noticed Travisty uses a drip pan on top of his smoke box, but I can't figure out where he is getting all the smoke??  Does that location of your drip pan effect the heating??
  3. deerjohn

    MES 30 Chip Tray?

    I can slide the entire tray in above the crossbar that supports the smoking system?  I think the lower plate of the chip tray should slide in under the crossbar, allowing the tray to rest on the burner??  If I slide the whole tray in above the crossbar, the tray itself is 1/2" above the...
  4. deerjohn

    Best placement of ribs on my MES 30

    As I mentioned in another post, I am quickly approaching my first smoke on Christmas Eve!!  3 slabs of Baby Backs resting in the frig awaiting the touch of my gentle fingers!  Should I place them high, low, or in the center of the smoker??                M E R R Y   C H R I S T M A S   To all...
  5. deerjohn

    Water pan???

    There seems to be a lot of opinions on what to put in the water pan??  I've read sand, gravel, water, apple juice and leaving it empty!?  Whats your thoughts??
  6. deerjohn

    When to add chips to my MES 3??

    Thanks guys thats the info I was looking for. 
  7. deerjohn

    When to add chips to my MES 3??

    Looking forward to my first smoke on Christmas Eve, BABY BACKS !!  I read on many of the posts that the smoking system on the MES leaves a lot to be desired!  Whats the point in owning a smoker if it doesn't smoke??  It sounds like I'll want to add an A-maze-n smoker in the future.  How will I...
  8. deerjohn

    MES 30 Chip Tray?

    I just found that I am able to insert my chip tray in two positions?  Should the tray lay directly on the burner with the lower panel of the tray going under the crossbar and the burner??
  9. deerjohn

    External Temp of an MES 30

    Just bought a MES 30 from Cabelas!!  I am thinking of building a wood mobil cabinet with storage, shelving and the smoker!  I would like to know how warm the outside walls of the smoker get??  I have been active on a lot of different forums hunting, fishing, RVing, bow hunting etc.,  and I must...
  10. deerjohn

    Hello all you SMOKERS !

    HELLO, My name is deerjohn, and I am fresh to the world of home smokers.  I have lived in beautiful Western Michigan for 75 years.  I am a dedicated Hunter and Fisherman and spend a lot of time bowhunting at my cottage in northern Michigan.  I am retired after 49 years in the marina industry.  I...
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