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  1. flyinsquirrel

    Not enough smoke in the mes 40.....?

    I have upgraded to the bigger chip tray in my unit but it seems that every time i put in a tray of chips it only pours good smoke for approx 20 min or so. Is this normal? When it is smoking good I can look inside and it is very nice and hazy....Im smoking at 220 degrees. And it also seems that...
  2. flyinsquirrel

    Mes 40 Soaking wood chips?

    Is it necessary to soak the wood chips in water when using this smoker? I have read that people soak their chips and wanted to clarify as to what I should be doing. Thanks!
  3. flyinsquirrel

    Building for smoking and grilling...........Ideas.......

    I am looking at poring a small pad of concrete to put up an inexpensive building  to do my grilling and smoking. Right now when im smoking or grilling wind, rain, and snow all seem to be a factor so I had the idea of building a sort of screen porch maybe 11' x approx 14-15' and have it as a bug...
  4. flyinsquirrel

    Help On Smoking My First Whole Chicken Please.

    I use an mes 40 elec. smoker and have a whole chicken that i would like to smoke. Please give me any advice as far as how long, what temp, what smoke, recipes, and where exactly to stick the meat probe in at and what internal temp to bring it to. Thank You!
  5. flyinsquirrel

    MES 40, Can I Use It The Way It Is Without The Updated Chip Tray?

    MES  40, Can I Use It The Way It Is Without The Updated Chip Tray? I should be getting it tomorrow and kinda wanna try some ribs? Will i be disappointed in its ability if i use it for the first time just the way it is until i get the update kit from masterbuilt warranty?
  6. flyinsquirrel

    Masterbuilt Chip Tray Upgrade Or AMNPS? Help........

    Ok, so after reading all this stuff im confused.....I just purchased a Masterbuilt 40 1200 watt smoker. If i do the chip tray upgrade will that be good enough if i dont wanna spend on the AMNPS at this point? 
  7. flyinsquirrel

    You Guys On This Forum Are Great!

    Hello To All. I am new to the smoking community. I am from east central south dakota. I have cooked low and slow doing ribs for the day over charcoal with some success and now am going to get into smoking. I did alot of research before deciding which smoker was best for me. I had narrowed it...
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