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Ended up being ABTs first up. The PID worked great.... held to +- 1 as far as I watched it. Alas, there were..... issues, lol. Grease and cheese dripping ON the AMPS not a good idea, lol. Wrong kind of smoke.... AMPS went out pretty regularly too..... methinks I will need some added...

I got the Analog one! I just picked up some chickens, 2 racks of ribs and some ABT and Fattie supplies to start with. In testing so far... it will just make 425 but it was on a cool-ish drizzly day. Lol the built in templates gauge says 350 tho. It's temp control swings about 50 tho. I do have...

Check this thread... its the Analog smoker which dward51 has modified the crap out of, LOL. http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/264396/mes-custom-ss-model-mods-pic-heavy That answers a lot in terms of construction, viable mods, ideas for yet other mods etc.

I found a agptek TA4-SNR on amazon for $17, then added a 25a ssr w heat sink for around $9, and a 4" long k type thermocouple with 10 foot lead or about $6. Add in a plastic ammo can and some sundry it was around $45 not including the extension cord. I've never built a PID before but I'm...

I'll let you know how it goes... I've got that smoker and a PID kit and AMZNPS on the way. It will take some tinkering but I couldn't find anything else for ~$200 that checked all my "boxes".

Alllriiigghtyy then, this is my huckleberry! The Analog is just winning me over, between the higher temps and hopefully greater reliability and for sure greater mod-ability the analog Masterbuilt 2007210 model is my winner! It's been ordered and it's on the way..... and because I'm a sucker...

I don't know about "designed" for the AMNPS but I have seen folks mention using it with this model in reviews and such. A couple of things I was able to find out: 1) Replacement elements are readily available. I found an element and controller for on Ebay for $50. 2) It will do 325-375...

Not sure what I did 2 my last post, so sorry if this is a dupe. I discovered some details about the analog option. 1) Its double walled, but not insulated in between. Surely the 3/4 -1 inch air gap is probably way better than just a single wall would be? Is it enough "better" for cold weather...

Further details on the Analog model... 1) There is a double shell but no insulation in between the layers, just a 3/4-1 inch air gap. So, although it's not insulated exactly, that air gap would seem to be a lot better than just a single wall would be. Enough better for cold weather use? No...

I'm shopping for a smoker too, and the controller issue has me considering a very similar analog version of the MES... in hopes that the "Dumb controller" is more durable, or at least easier to hack with a PID Mod or similar. In case you haven't seen that variant on the MES. Note: I'm not...

I hadn't considered the insulation factor, and indeed some of the reviews mention not being able to push the internal temps of those bullet style ones up very high. OK, so I've narrowed down to some kind of MES and now I'm questioning the digital vs analog versions. They both cost the same...

My name is Troy, I live in Denver and I'm about to be 46. I just recently started looking in to the smoker thing... at first thinking I would build a trash can smoker...mostly because I like to make stuff, LOL. My wife has convinced me I can spend $150 or so on a smoker and that she would...

I am eyeballing a smoker for my B-Day. I've never really tried smoking meats before (Well, except eating it, LOL), and looking to get my feet wet. I have a couple of front runners, but I can't seem to find out much about these "Bullet" style smokers (Which itself may be an indication not to get...