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  1. swelland

    MES 40 Temp Issues - I know I am not alone!!

    I purchased an MES 40 June 1st from Sams Club and had issues with getting smoke.  Masterbuilt sent new smoke kit (which is nice), but as I continued testing I found I was getting internal box temperatures that were as much as 28 degrees below what controller reads.  Called MB and they said...
  2. swelland

    My First Chuckies...and some corn too!! w many QView

    Well I am on my SECOND replaced MES 40 (and the THIRD is on the way) due to 30+ degree temp variances, but I am cooking anyway!!  Tonight I tried to 3 lb chucks and some ears of corn.  Marinated one chuck in italian marinade and the other was just salt/fresh ground pepper.  I preferred the...
  3. swelland

    Fatties taking FOREVER!!

    Put a brisket on this morning and decided to throw 3 fatties on (first time ever) as a trial.  Fatties hit smoker (MES w/ AMNS) at 2:30pm at 230 degrees.  I am now approaching 5 hours and still internal is only 143 in 2 and 144 in third.  Thought these were 2-3 hours normal.  I made them using...
  4. swelland

    Smoked Sirloin in MES 40 with AMNS

    AMNS arrived today and I just HAD to smoke something... too close to dinner for anything long term, so I fired up the AMNS with a short load of hickory and threw a 1 1/2 in thick sirloin on for 1.25 hours at 225.  Finished of on 500 degree infrared for about a minute and a half on each side...
  5. swelland

    MES 40 New Purchase

    New here and wanted to say thanks to all for the great advise I have found digging through these pages.  Brand new 40" MES and having the "lack of smoke" issue.  Spent 8 days trying different types of wood (chip/pellet/wet/dry) and vent openings (closed/partial/full) and the bottom line is...
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