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  1. sctdg35

    New to the Gen II MES 30 any advice?

    You can try calling Masterbuilt and getting them to send you a new controller which they would do because they know they have a definite problem . If I remember correct it was like four screws and two plugs to replace .Easy repair . Hopefully if the new controller isn't right on, it will run on...
  2. sctdg35

    New to the Gen II MES 30 any advice?

    All Masterbuilt Gen 2 smokers have bad Temp. controllers .If yours reads lower than what the actual inside temp is ,you are lucky .I have replaced my controller with Masterbuilt warranty replacement and it still reads the same . Mine reads 25-35 degrees lower than actual internal temp...
  3. sctdg35

    MES 40 100 degrees off from Maverick "IT"?

    Get Masterbuilt to send you a new controller. Mine always ran high .They know they have a problem with them .But be prepared that there is a good chance it will be off where if you set it for 275 actual temp will go to 325-330 . That's what I got when I replaced mine. original controller did the...
  4. sctdg35

    Poor results. What am I doing wrong?

    You still have not stated whether your smoker is an electric or not .If it is the newer generation digital electric Masterbuilt you have to realize that the temperature control is usually wrong . It can be off by 50 degrees on the high side or 50 to the low .Get yourself a Maverick et-732 remote...
  5. sctdg35

    MES 40 - 20070311 HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT

    Master Built electric Cold Smoker attachment . $59 at Bass Pro .You will get hours of smoke without adding anything to it . Check it out
  6. sctdg35

    Masterbuilt cold smoker kit

    Try taking wood chunks and cutting them down a little with a hatchet, mix in a little broken up lump charcoal ,chips and some pellets. Gives a real nice smoke . The Masterbuilt kit is the best thing for getting good consistent smoke for the MES30 or 40 . It is true "set it and forget it" !!  it...
  7. sctdg35

    MES cold smoking kit question.

    Don't soak the chips. You can use chips mixed with pellets ,small chunks(split your regular chunks with hatchet) ,and broke up lump charcoal . Just don't try to over stuff the unit . It will work great . Will keep smoking for hours . I don't bother to use the hook arrangement because I take it...
  8. sctdg35

    Disappointed with amount of smoke; bought a master built electric 40" added updated part sent by mas

    I have the MES 30 . I know what I'm going to say next is unpopular on this forum but I will say it anyhow . Look into the Masterbuilt Electric Cold Smoker Kit . It really works and you can burn whatever you want in it except for saw dust and large chunks .I did the Amnps thing and always had...
  9. sctdg35

    MES 30 Temperature Control

    Well I finally packed it in with the Masterbuilt temperature exercise in futility . I bought a Chargriller Acorn Kamado  charcoal grill/smoker .Couldn't be happier .I did add an Auber temperature control and I am holding temperature better than the MES . The food that comes out tastes a lot...
  10. sctdg35

    AMNPS will not stay lit in my MES 30

    Why is it on this site that there is so little acknowledgement of the Masterbuilt electric cold smoker .It works and works well . I use it for normal smoking and if you put ice in the MES I would bet it would work fine for cheese and such . When I first got it I broke it in with MES shut down...
  11. sctdg35

    Beef Pricing

    I live in NJ and know that it is expensive to live in this state ,so when I hear people on this site talking about the low prices they pay for such things as Brisket I just chalked it up as typical getting beat in NJ again . Well I found this  http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lswbfrtl.pdf...
  12. sctdg35

    Cleaning Cast Iron Grates

    I was looking for an easy and effective way to clean the cast iron grill grate on my Char-Griller Acorn  . Well here is what I have been doing and it does a real nice job . First I bought a brush (I think it was at Home depot ,if not lowes) it is very simple but works good and has nice heavy...
  13. sctdg35

    Galvanized Ash Pail

    Well Last night I used that pail after calling the Mfg. who assured me there is no problem and it is used by many people for the same purpose . It worked perfect . I lifted charcoal insert out of Acorn with the red hot coals and carefully,and I say carefully because you have to watch that you...
  14. sctdg35

    Galvanized Ash Pail

    Is it safe to use a galvanized ash pail to put out hot charcoal and then reuse them at a later date . I have heard that heat and galvanized metal are not a good combination health wise . What I wanted to do is dump my hot coals in the can from my Char-griller Acorn and put them out with the...
  15. sctdg35

    Bears and overnight cooks

    Wow !! Who would have ever thought that the question of ,out of control wild life could get so many responses . What's weird about NJ ,well one of the many weird things about NJ ,is while it is way overpopulated by humans we  still have found room here for an overpopulation of bears . Who knows...
  16. sctdg35

    Bears and overnight cooks

    Noise does not bother Yogi and Booboo  around here . I have been coming back from fishing at the reservoir behind my house and had bears on the path ,so here you are yelling at it and waving your arms and making all kinds of noise and what do they do but just look at you like you are nuts . I...
  17. sctdg35

    Bears and overnight cooks

    Well from the kind of responses I'm going to assume there is no real answer . Thought I would have found someone that had an answer but I guess there is none . I think I am going to try saturating rags with the Havaheart spray I use on garbage night and hopefully that works . Don't want my grill...
  18. sctdg35

    Bears and overnight cooks

    Where I live and this is going to sound crazy (because it is North West NJ) we have a bear problem . Our Yogi friends are usually active during night time hours when it comes to the destructive part but sometimes they will come through in the middle of the day just to say hello or like in my...
  19. sctdg35

    Char-Griller/Akorn Temperature Woes

    I have the Acorn. I also have an auber temperature control on it . Before having the control I overshot temp and because of a knee jerk reaction on my part I damped it way down and put out the fire . Had same kind of episode happen after installing Auber. I have found that trick is to start fire...
  20. sctdg35

    Auber Temp Control for Char-Griller Acorn

    Dave I have to say that I looked at that Char-griller for months at BJ's believing the cheap price went along with the quality of how it cooked. Then I saw some people's reviews on this and other sites and when the price came down to $235 with deflector plate and cover I could not pass it up ...
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