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  1. nickbuol

    Holy crap, why is the MES 40" gen 2.5 SOOO bad with temps?

    Well, after letting the meat rest for a little bit (longer than 30 minutes, less than 45), part of it just shredded easily, but a majority of it took a little more work to pull apart.  The flavor was good, and after resting, it was juicier on the inside than I thought.  Very tasty.  Just not...
  2. nickbuol

    Holy crap, why is the MES 40" gen 2.5 SOOO bad with temps?

    Good question on what the display was showing.  I was monitoring pretty much exclusively from the phone app.   I'll get it figured out yet, but I never imaged this much tinkering around. Bear, I will have to try that next time.   For now, I am going to have just mediocre pulled pork it seems...
  3. nickbuol

    Holy crap, why is the MES 40" gen 2.5 SOOO bad with temps?

    Yeah, after last weekend's swings, I was very careful about meat placement this time in regards to the sensor and such... Here is the kicker.  After the massive swing that I posted above, the thing settled down for about 4 hours, and was showing temps within a couple degrees of the 215F that it...
  4. nickbuol

    Holy crap, why is the MES 40" gen 2.5 SOOO bad with temps?

    And just 20 minutes later, it us under my set temp and still falling....  Ugh.  With my piece of crap Brinkman Smoke N Grill that I upgraded from, I "modded" the crap out of it just so that I could get temps above 225F.  It was all sort of hassle to work with, which was the primary reason that I...
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  6. nickbuol

    Holy crap, why is the MES 40" gen 2.5 SOOO bad with temps?

    Just fired up my smoker for the 2nd time today since I bought it to make some pulled pork.  I saw the temp fluctuations with my first usage, but this is ridiculous. I turned on the smoker an hour before I wanted to add the meat (three 7-8 pound pork butts).  During this warm-up time, I also put...
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  8. nickbuol

    Smoker recommendation for a 2 person household - Under $300

    Well, after talking to my wife last night and going over all sorts of options (including holding off and maybe getting something that cost more $$$), we landed on the MES 40 2.5 but did pay for the piece of mind warranty from Walmart.  It is shipping directly to my house, but if I decide once it...
  9. nickbuol

    Smoker recommendation for a 2 person household - Under $300

    I saw a picture of someone with a mailbox on their smoker, but never looked further into it.  I will have to check that out. I see that Walmart will ship a 40" Gen 2.5 20072715 for $276 plus tax (free shipping).  Might be a good option as it would be just at about the $300 limit that I am...
  10. nickbuol

    Smoker recommendation for a 2 person household - Under $300

    Wow, I was under the impression that the Gen 1 was the most desireable, thanks for the 2.5 recommendation.  I will look into that too, but wonder if it will be cost prohibitive.  Yeah, the window seems a bit useless to me.   We smoke mainly pork loin and ribs, but would love to try larger...
  11. nickbuol

    Smoker recommendation for a 2 person household - Under $300

    That is very helpful.  I was just looking for something a step up from my Brinkman in size and easy in keeping heat going, etc, but you bring up some great points such as the need to swap racks when cooking multiple items.  I had to swap racks with the junky Brinkman, but it was only 2 racks...
  12. nickbuol

    Smoker recommendation for a 2 person household - Under $300

    Hello.  I've been reading the forums here off and on for about 6 months. I currently have one of those $40 (with about $60 in mods LOL) Brinkman charcoal smokers that I got from my dad before they moved 1000 miles away.  I really like smoking food, but even with the mods that thing is a hassle...
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