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  1. donaltman3

    Found a sale on brisket now what !?!

    Hey gang. I have a 40 mes smoker and have been wanting a brisket. I see them on bbq challenge shows but have never been able to cook one. After seeing them locally for 11 -12 bucks a pound I pretty much wrote off ever cooking one for myself. However I found a couple of them while out of...
  2. donaltman3

    Firing up the smoker!

    Firing up the smoker!
  3. donaltman3

    mes 140B

    I was just thinking about this, could you just run an internal 90 degree elbow and have an 8 or 10 inch pipe going towards the left side against the top back inside thus eliminating the need for a baffle or cutting any holes for a new vent?
  4. donaltman3

    First smoking attempt ever pork / turkey

    I do smoked turkey fairly often on my mes smoker and it does a great job. I think your dryness could be one of two things. It is possibly a little over cooked. I tend to take mine off about 155-160. Or perhaps you didn’t let it rest long enough and all the juices came out when you sliced it...
  5. donaltman3

    Masterbuild Mes 130b sale price

    I got the adventure series 40 inch for 30 bucks more from basspro $169.00 just before the holidays and it was back ordered. It showed up day after christmas. Mine did not come with a temp probe. It is no longer showing up as something that they sell on bass pro. I also purchased a 30...
  6. donaltman3

    New MES 140b smoker, got a few questions

    For what it is worth, it is/was called adventure series mes140b from bass pro shops online. I paid $169 for it with free shipping. It is no longer listed on their website. When I ordered it I got an email saying it was back ordered, but it showed up about 2 weeks later the day after Christmas.
  7. donaltman3

    New MES 140b smoker, got a few questions

    Here are a few more pictures. Notice the temp sensor on the left side and a little higher than middle. Also the full length uneven water pan. Last check out the racks with the mid racks that set on top of them giving you 6 racks but only having 4 rack slots in the cooker. Do you expect me...
  8. donaltman3

    2nd gen Masterbuilt PID questions

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  9. donaltman3

    I had a stroke

    I will not pretend to be a doctor but I will tell you something I tried and have had good luck with lowering my cholesterol level. Metamucil. I take a coffee mug each morning and put two big spoonfuls in it, top with cold water and swirl around. I use the sugar free kind and it tastes great...
  10. donaltman3

    MES 30. Temp issues

    update to an old post. I called after you (bear carver) suggested and was basically shut down. I was told it was out of any warranty They didn’t seem to want to help me. So I just gave up. It still worked for slow cooked low temp stuff and since I mainly do summer sausage and stuff like that...
  11. donaltman3

    New MES 140b smoker, got a few questions

    Wow I wasn’t expecting 80 bucks, but I am sure I could find it a little cheaper. Looks like a quality unit. Thanks for the suggestion.
  12. donaltman3

    New MES 140b smoker, got a few questions

  13. donaltman3

    New MES 140b smoker, got a few questions

    Hey all. My old MES 30 first gen smoker has seen better days, although it still cooks fine. My wife wanted to get me something for Christmas, so I asked for a 40 instead of the 30 that I had. (I like to do summer sausage, and it was hard doing 8-10 of them in the 30.) My 30 had a window...
  14. donaltman3

    MES 30. Temp issues

    I will try that.. thanks Bear.
  15. donaltman3

    MES 30. Temp issues

    Set it on 275 today , the heater cycled off at 273 displayed. Actual temp was only 235. The heater stayed off until it dropped to 260 displayed, it was actually 230. Click on and climbed back ti 273 before shutting back off. Never got hotter than 235 actual degrees. Vent closed. The...
  16. donaltman3

    MES 30. Temp issues

    Bear.. I will try that tonight with the smoker empty and report back. dr k.. I tried to pair them.... it never would work. I am interested in the Auber PID (I think) so I will do some more research on it.
  17. donaltman3

    MES 30. Temp issues

    The smoker has 30 pounds of summer sausage in it. It is set at 200 and is actually at 150 according to my in oven thermometer that is on thr middle shelf inside. I just opened door and snapped a picture. When the display drops to 190 it comes on and stays heating until it says 215 or so but...
  18. donaltman3

    MES 30. Temp issues

    Hey gang, can someome help me determin if my issues might be an easy repair or something I just make due with? I have a MES gen2 I’ve had it a few years. Originally all the temps seemed to be accurate but the remote never worked. I was sent a new one and it too did not work with the smoker...
  19. donaltman3

    Need some help w/Bone-in pork loin

    That is what I was thinking.. smoke it till it is safe 130-145...but not fully done... then later wrapping it in foil and bring up to 160ish in an oven.
  20. donaltman3

    Why refrigerate summer sausage?

    Corned beef is traditionally cooked by boiling... but the spices are almost identical between it and the summer sausage.. the main difference is Smoke. Since you're cooking them in the oven, next time I would add some liquid smoke.. Another difference is SS usually has some garlic, but a...
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