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    Is my AMNPS getting enough airflow? (MES 30)

    I am going to consider hanging it from the bottom rack and having a foil pan on the bottom rack so only 1 rack gets used, but at the moment I am placing it on the bottom rack and having a foil pan on the rack above. I am using Bear Mountain pellets. I have a shipment of lumberjack pellets...
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    Is my AMNPS getting enough airflow? (MES 30)

    By "lack of temperature" do you mean the temperature at which the pellets are smoldering at or the temperature inside the MES? I started another test run with the same parameters as my previous post but with the MES powered on and set to ~225F. I did not place the lit AMNPS inside the MES until...
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    Is my AMNPS getting enough airflow? (MES 30)

    I tried a "dry run" (MES turned off) again with: One row of pellets Chip tube pulled out about 2 inches AMNPS on the bottom most cooking rack Foil pan on the rack directly above The AMNPS burned for about 4 hours again, which should be correct. However, I am still not getting 100% white ash...
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    Is my AMNPS getting enough airflow? (MES 30)

    It was about 3 or 4 hours. I don't believe the maze will fit on the left of the heating element. I could put it on the bottom rack, but then I would also need the 3rd rack for a drip pan.
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    Is my AMNPS getting enough airflow? (MES 30)

    What do your pellets look like after being burned off in the mailbox?
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    Is my AMNPS getting enough airflow? (MES 30)

    I don't really care about the ambient temperature increase because I will be using the AMNPS for hot smoking, I just want to make sure the pellets burn cleanly. The first test I conducted was with the chip loader in, but pulled out 1-2 inches. That resulted in black pellets leftover. I'll try...
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    Is my AMNPS getting enough airflow? (MES 30)

    I have a newer generation MES 30 and I recently bought a AMNPS. I removed the chip loading tube completely and had the AMNPS tray in the bottom alumnium foil pan as show in this picture: I wanted to put it in an alumnium pan to catch any ash. The top tray is there to catch any dripping from the...
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    How to "deep clean" MES 30?

    So the buildup on walls is perfectly fine and safe? If I run my MES at max temp (set at 275F, external thermometer is saying ~325F) for ~4 hours, what should I do if there is still smoke coming out? By that point, it can't be water/condensation because any water should've boiled out by then...
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    How to "deep clean" MES 30?

    I got my MES 30 from Lowes about a month back and have been using it every 2-3 days. I don't wipe the down the walls but I wash the cooking grates/water pan/bottom drip pan after every cook. When I was preheating my MES 30 today I saw that there was thin smoke coming out of the exhaust vent even...
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    Best place to put AMNPS 5x8 maze in a MES 30?

    I don't think I have any issues keeping the AMNPS lit. My first smoke with it turned out decent and it was pumping out smoke for hours without issue. I just don't think it's very efficient to use two cooking racks to use it...
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    Best place to put AMNPS 5x8 maze in a MES 30?

    I have a MES 30 variant from Lowes. I don't know the generation but this is what it looks like inside: https://mobileimages.lowes.com/product/converted/094428/094428271777_08325619.jpg Where would the best place to put the AMNPS maze be? I am currently putting it on the bottom rack inside an...
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    Steam and creosote in masterbuilt cold/slow smoker

    There is definitely paint inside and it has definitely bubbled off... Fortunately the smoke that came out of the main smoker body didn't smell bad (smoke coming out of the cold smoker attachment did smell bad) but I am not risking it. Interesting, thank you for the tip. Do you need to add a fan...
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    Steam and creosote in masterbuilt cold/slow smoker

    Pellets were smoking fine (smoke was sorta white/thick tho) before I opened the cap. After the cap opened, a LOT of the interior paint bubbled up and peeled off. From reading other reviews, it seems that this is caused by excessive heat so I'm assuming that opening the cap caused a flareup/fire...
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    Steam and creosote in masterbuilt cold/slow smoker

    I just checked the interior of my cold smoker and it seems that most of the paint got burned off... I guess opening the cap blocking the pellets caused a flare up due to the sudden influx of oxygen and started an internal fire or something. About half of the interior paint has completely bubbled...
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    Hello from Southern California

    Hello from Southern California. I am a completely new smoker (just got my first smoker a month ago) and am really interested in learning how to smoke. I prefer electric smokers solely due to simplicity.
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    Steam and creosote in masterbuilt cold/slow smoker

    I am smoking Bear Mountain BBQ pellets in a Masterbuilt cold/slow smoker attached to a Masterbuilt digital electric smoker. Here is how I started it: Add pellets to cold smoker attachment about ~70% of the way. Online reviews I've read said that the cold/slow smoker works with pellets despite...
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