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    Switching to Bradley from Masterbuilt?

    Took my MES back to Sam's and I'm currently without a smoker while I wait for things to get sorted out. I went to Cabela's and most of the smoking area was light of merchandise. The sales lady said in the first few weeks of Feb, they should be getting back in stock. Having said that, I am...
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    Masterbuilt Smokers removed from the local Sam`s Club

    I actually bought one from Sam's at the end of December. I took it back to exchange it because I had problems with the temperature control and was informed they had been recalled. This was a couple of weeks ago in Milwaukee and I just came here looking for an update.
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    Help! I'm in Limbo.

    Thank you all for your suggestions and advise. I actually liked the MES 40. I liked the size of it, and as it is currently 14 degrees in Milwaukee, the 1200 watt heating element appeals to me. I really had just taken it back to Sam's with the intention of exchanging it till that option was taken...
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    Help! I'm in Limbo.

    I bought my first smoker right before the new year and I am all in! Love the food that comes out of the smoker and going forward, I think I will always have a smoker. Here is my problem. Based on many of the comments on this forum and a great price, I bought the 2012 MES 40' from Sams Club...
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    MES warms up, trips GFI

    Had the same problem with the 40'. During the break in, after it passed a certain temp, it would alway trip the GFI. Never figured out why, but I simply broke it in with a max temp of 260 as opposed to the 275 recommended. I did later on discover that the temperature readings on my MES were way...
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    2012 MES 40 vs. Old Model MES 40

    Going to need to exchange my MES 2012 smoker also. There were already a few problems that were going to lead to the exchange, but tonight, based on this thread, I stuck a third party probe into my smoker as I was doing some ribs. With the smoker set to 225, I was getting readings of up to 260 on...
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    2012 MES 40 vs. Old Model MES 40

    I have read and learned so much from this site that I thank you, my family thanks you, and my neighbors thank you all! I bought the new 40" MES right before New Years eve and smoked 8 racks of ribs for my first smoke. Thanks to all the reading and advice from this site, I came out a hero...
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