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  1. rraczyla

    My first smoke what went wrong?

    Well I went it try this this morning and I think something is wrong with my control box. I set for 275 and checked back 30 mintues later and the mes was off. So I turned back on ste the temp and then tried to set time and when I went up above an hour the unit shut down. It was making a clicking...
  2. rraczyla

    My first smoke what went wrong?

    Thanks bear I will give it a go of it ever stops raining. I will report back with results
  3. rraczyla

    My first smoke what went wrong?

    I have had the smoker about two months now. I actually haven't tried getting it above 230 but in the past I was getting 230 when the mes was showing 255. As a matter of fact this is the first time I did use an extension cord
  4. rraczyla

    My first smoke what went wrong?

    One thing to note my maverick was tested to within two degrees of boiling water
  5. rraczyla

    My first smoke what went wrong?

    Ok guys I have done ribs twice more and I think either my mes unit all together or the controller is not working correctly. I have a maverick et 732 on the second shelf through a potato. No matter what I cannot get the temp above 225. I have tried the metal sheet in bottom right at various...
  6. rraczyla

    My first smoke what went wrong?

    Well I'm back with two more smokes under my belt. The 2nd smoke I did was St. Louis ribs from Costco done 3-2-1 with jeffs rub at 230. They turned out tender and awesome. I ended up getting the maverick et 732 and with the bbq probe slid down the middle of second rack I ended up having to set...
  7. rraczyla

    MES 40 retrofit kit 20070311 Gen 1

    Yep fully understand one smoke won't tell me anything. I was more just curious if this is even offered for my unit in case I do ever experience issues and per Masterbuilt reps it is not.
  8. rraczyla

    MES 40 retrofit kit 20070311 Gen 1

    Hi all, I am going for my second smoke this weekend and have been reading that people were having issues with the wood not burning properly and not turning to ash. I haven't tested mine at lower smoking temps yet but I figured I would call Masterbuilt to get more info on the kit in case I do...
  9. rraczyla

    My first smoke what went wrong?

    I wont give up. I'm definitely excited to try again now that I have the Maverick to help test the temperature of the MES. I never grilled ribs before, guess I was too intimidated. 
  10. rraczyla

    My first smoke what went wrong?

    Thanks Bear. It sounds like whether I go with a foiled pan or double wrap in foil I should simply pour the juice over the ribs with bone side down. Excited to try again...just wish it wasn't two weeks away. 
  11. rraczyla

    My first smoke what went wrong?

    Have another question that couldn't specifically find the answer to in any threads. For my next ribs in a couple weeks I will be following bears step by step spare...very similar to jeffs using all the tips I got here. Since my wife wants FOTB when I do wrap the ribs with apple juice do I pool...
  12. rraczyla

    My first smoke what went wrong?

    Thanks for the info! Bear  - one quick question on lighting the amnps. I read your posts before on it but how long would you say you leave the flame on the pellets to get it going? On your suggestion I got the ts-3000 and it seemed to produce some large flames within seconds. Just curious how...
  13. rraczyla

    My first smoke what went wrong?

    Thanks for the info!
  14. rraczyla

    My first smoke what went wrong?

    Thanks Bear I don't think I will ditch it. Was a pain but I'm sure thats just the learning curve and once I get the hang of it lighting will be no problem...again this was my first smoke. Yes the metal sheet I was referring to was the one in the bottom right and I did have it tilted. I'm...
  15. rraczyla

    My first smoke what went wrong?

    Thanks for all the tips guys. I will probably ditch the amnps next time and the metal sheet. Maybe the sheet was absorbing some of the heat. It also sounds like I should have left them on longer. I can't try again for another two weeks but I will report back when I do.
  16. rraczyla

    My first smoke what went wrong?

    Yes was just using the temp on the control panel
  17. rraczyla

    My first smoke what went wrong?

    Thanks for that I can try a higher temperature next time. I just used Jeff's temperature suggestion. I also used a thermapen to check the temperature which had been calibrated.
  18. rraczyla

    My first smoke what went wrong?

    First of all I want to say thanks to everyone, this site is amazing. So I just did my first smoke and had miserable results. My setup is a gen1 mes40 setup the way Bearcarver has his...sheet metal bottom right, bottom row removed, amnps lower left with a disposable pan cut in half above he amnps...
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