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    Upgrading

    I've had my MES40 1 year now and even got the A-MAZE-N tray and tried different types of wood pellets in it. For some reason I can not keep the amazen tray to stay burning. I light it with a gas torch and let it burn for several minutes. get plenty of hot little coals going, fire burns to a...
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    Pit Boss pellets irritating me.

    Bought a new 40 lb bag of Pit Boss competition mix pellets for my MES and the last 2 smokings I've had a tough time getting them to stay lit. I light one end of my A MAZE N tray with my torch and let it burn for a good 5 minutes before blowing the fire out so it can smolder and it has plenty of...
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    First smoking in my new Gen 1 MES 40.

    I will be doing my first smoking Friday in my new MES 140S 40 inch smoker. I had to retire my old Brinkmann wood/charcoal smoker after 13 years after it started falling apart. The new MES is already seasoned and ready to go. I bought a 10.2 lbs pork butt roast and i'm going for...
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    Quick question about my MES smoker.

    I bought a MES 140S smoker from Sportsman Warehouse black friday deal online. Paid $179 for it. Yes nearly half off. Is the MES 140S the model that everyone refers to as the generation 1 MES 40? Is this the one that Bear refers in his thread as the desired generation 1 MES 40 smoker to get...
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    Hello from Colorado.

    New to this forum but not new to smoking. Been smoking meats for 15-18 or so years. Started out with one of those trash can / R2D2 style smokers to give it a try and smoked some briskets and pork butt and shoulder roasts. I was hooked. Upgraded to a much bigger Brinkmann horizontal barrel...
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