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  1. hkeiner

    MES 40 - Learning the ropes

    For hot smoking at 225 temperatures or so you can get good results with the upgraded wood tray as well as with the original small wood tray. You just need to learn (1) how many chips is enough (but not too much) to put in the chip tray and (2) how often to refill the chip tray.
  2. hkeiner

    MES 40 Newbie fail

    Youi will not get a smoke ring using an MES, whether you use the chip tray or an AMNPS. Search this forum on this subject and you will read all about it. In short, a smoke ring is for looks (good looks) but it does not have an effect on taste. If you are not happy with your results, read up some...
  3. hkeiner

    Just bought a MES 40...

    An AMNPS and MES make a great combination. It is what I have and use. However, the chip tray on the MES works OK too to get TBS and without fire, if you use it correctly. Don't know why you got fire, but perhaps you put too many chips in the tray at one time or had the feeder or chip tray ajar...
  4. hkeiner

    Anyone familiar with Old Smokey Electric Smokers?

    Time estimates are good for general planning, but for most meats you should use a thermometer to determine when things are done (based upon internal meat temperatures). Ribs are one exception, where the 'bend" and "pull back" tests are more reliable. Regarding smoker temps, you will find many...
  5. hkeiner

    Masterbuilt Electric Smoker Door Seal

    There are various options for repairing/replacing the seal. The below link has some good suggestions on this. If you do a search on "MES door seal" or similar you will find even more suggestions to choose from. Better way than my trying to describe them all in this thread...
  6. hkeiner

    Cold-warm smoker - electrical safety concerns

     As Todd says, the dust works fine in the Pellet AMNPS. If someone finds that the dust burns too quickly, perhaps the AMNPS was located too close to the heat source. I place the AMNPS in my MES40 in the center of the bottom rack. Since this is above and near the heat source, I put the...
  7. hkeiner

    Outside storage

    I bought a smoker cover online from "The Cover Store". I got the "22 x 22x 36 Black" size and it fits a MES40 very well. http://www.the-cover-store.com/SearchByCategory.aspx?CategoryCode=kettle_smoker_covers
  8. hkeiner

    Jim Beam 4 Rack Steel Digital Smoker

    I use either sawdust or pellets in the AMNPS. Both work fine. You can not use both at the same time. Do a search on AMNPS and MES40 and you will get lots of good information and pics. Better than I could put in my reply. Good luck on whatever your choice of smoker is.
  9. hkeiner

    Jim Beam 4 Rack Steel Digital Smoker

    I am not a Bradley/Jim Beam smoker user but I understand one of the main attractions of the Bradley is that the puck feeder makes it possible to do long smokes without needing to refill a chip tray every 30-45minues. The negative is that the pucks can be a bit expensive compared to alternatives...
  10. hkeiner

    Masterbuilt smoker vent position?

    The metal can be removed, it just takes a bit of unscrewing, prying, and cutting with a hacksaw. The modification is  mentioned in a previous post on this thread (along with a link to the original mod thread). Not trying to talk anyone in to doing this mod, just pointing out to those reading...
  11. hkeiner

    Which size Amaze n smoker

    The order page on the Amazen website does a good job of describing the AMNPS with pictures and such. In short, there is only one size of the AMNPS (A-MAZE-N-PELLET-SMOKER ) and that is the one most of us would suggest that you get...
  12. hkeiner

    Which size Amaze n smoker

     Quote: It is never a good time to add 'intense' smoke Thin blue smoke (TBS) is the only way to go... and that takes time without rushing it.    I have never needed to prop open the door to get the AMNPS to work properly. I do the following and the AMNPS works great in my MES 40. I am not...
  13. hkeiner

    AMNPS

    So far I have been getting them from Todd via the Amazen website. See link below. I prefer the Perfect Mix stuff myself, but the hickory and apple are good choices too. I think Todd's prices are reasonable, especially if you get several 5lb packages at the same time.  You do not use that many...
  14. hkeiner

    Experimenting with MES40.

    Not exactly sure what you mean by this. If you mean the temp is around 155-158 when the controller is set at 150, then you can just set the controller to accomodate the difference. i.e., set it for 145 or so. That is what most of us MES owners do. If you more likely mean the temp swings between...
  15. hkeiner

    AMNPS

    I got the AMNS before the AMNPS existed and now I have both, so I have some experience using both of them. I much prefer using the AMNPS over the AMNS for hot smoking. It burns dust better than the AMNS (no jumping rows and more smoke intensity per row) and it also allows for the use...
  16. hkeiner

    MES 40, Can I Use It The Way It Is Without The Updated Chip Tray?

    Not to talk you out of getting the upgrade kit (since it is free) but the small chip tray does work pretty well for hot smoking (at 225 degrees or so). It becomes more of a problem at lower temperatures. You can also consider modifiying the existing small tray assembly by removing the extra...
  17. hkeiner

    electric or charcoal????

    Ditto on what Deltadude says about what is nice about a MES. I used propane and charcoal smokers in the past and they were a lot more trouble to use than an MES/AMNPS setup. I would never consider going back. In my opinion, the much lower cost to operate a MES is often under appreciated by...
  18. hkeiner

    Masterbuilt smoker vent position?

    Yes, that is right. My earlier comment was perhaps a bit ambiguious as to what this piece metal was attached to. For those still unclear about this, here is a link to the mod that removes this piece of metal from the small chip tray assembly...
  19. hkeiner

    Masterbuilt smoker vent position?

    I guess so. My small chip tray worked just fine after removing the extra piece of metal. If there is another design verson of the "small" chip tray that does NOT have the extra piece of metal but instead a different design deficiencey, that might explain the determination  of many to replace it...
  20. hkeiner

    Masterbuilt and my MES30 Model 20070111

    To be clear, your smoker is not really an "MES30" as it is usually referred to on this forum. The MES30 (and it's big brother MES40) are the electric digital version of Masterbuilt smoker . You have the analog version which is a completely different smoker design. Sorry about your troubles but...
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