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  1. brayhaven

    New MES vs Older ones?

    My old MES 30 has been a great smoker for 8 yrs. had to replace the controller once but otherwise flawless. It finally burned out the element and has some rust. Had been thinking of getting a new one anyway. Question: when looking at reviews on the new ones and looking at them, they don’t...
  2. brayhaven

    Traveling smoker etc..

    I used to take a folding little chief on my Alaska trips and it worked great for smoking salmon. Gave it away and regret it. So I found a Smoke’n fold smoker on eBay for my next trip up there. Anyone use one of these? They’re discontinued and doesn’t seem to be much info on them. I...
  3. brayhaven

    Propane shut off timer?

    Anyone know of a gas shut off with a timer.. So you can set it for x hours and have the gas shut off while youre away? solenoid maybe?? Nephew who smokes a lot with his gas smoker needs one. Thanks for any assistance Greg
  4. brayhaven

    Travel smoker??

    Anyone know of a folding smoker, or a real small compact one electric or propane?  Not much room in the truck when travelling, but would like to  smoke some fish etc on the road on our trips.  Used to have a little chief folding one that I converted to propane and cariied with us, even on the...
  5. brayhaven

    Brisket is like sex..

    Did my first brisket this week. I'm obviously way down the learning curve and made some mistakes.  The MES 30 wasn'r working right (new controller on the way), my rub & technique needs tweaking, No "bark" and it came out a little tougher than I prefer.. But it was still very good!.. Having eaten...
  6. brayhaven

    Howdy Folks

    Just signed on to this outfit after some reading and learning. I'm  Impressed with the civility here that seems lacking in so many internet "communities".  Also the vast knowledge (I'm sure some of it is just half-vast) and willingness to share it with us newbies.  Not a total newbie.  Did some...
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