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  1. Gary Uk

    Have I killed my Mes 30

    I live in the uk, got a Mes 30 shipped to me last year. I use a step down transformer to supply the unit 110v. At the weekend I made the mistake of plugging the Mes into the wrong socket, thus sending 220v to it. The lights went out and now it wont turn on. Does anyone have any ideas to fix it...
  2. Gary Uk

    Leftovers into a Fattie

    I have been meaning to try making a fattie for quite some time now. Was looking in the fridge and noticed a few things needed using up so i decided to throw them into a fattie I removed the skin from 6 caramelized onion sausages then rolled out and covered with bbq sauce. I lightly fried...
  3. Gary Uk

    Ribs and pork belly burnt ends

    First attempt at both of these. Cooked using the 3-2-1 method at 240 Came out real nice , bones just pulled out clean Cooked like this for 3 hours, then transferred to foil pan. Covered with honey and BBQ sauce and cooked for another 2 hours These were lovely, I can see why they are...
  4. Gary Uk

    Beef Ribs and Oxtails

    My First try at Beef short ribs, plus my local store had oxtails reduced so I thought why not throw a couple of those in also. I then covered them in Jeff's Texas Rub and left in the fridge overnight I cooked these on my mes30 at 250 using the 3-2-1 method Served up with salad and new...
  5. Gary Uk

    Weekend Smoke

    Had some friends round on Saturday, ideal opportunity to get the smoker going. Thought i would do some pulled pork, my first attempt was a few weeks ago and took way longer to cook than expected (cooked at 225) So this time I upped the temp to 250 and started it at the same time as my previous...
  6. Gary Uk

    Rolled breast of lamb

    I got a piece of lamb half price at my local store Wasn't entirely sure how long i was going to cook it for. As it had a fair bit of fat i decided to treat it like a butt and cook it low and slow. I covered it in a Moroccan tagine type paste Then cooked at 225 First time i have gotten...
  7. Gary Uk

    First try at chicken drumsticks

    My local supermarket had chicken drumsticks at half price, so i couldn't miss a chance to smoke something new I took the skin off and added some of Jeff's original rub I then wrapped in bacon I smoked them at 250 till i got an IT of 165 I finished off with a little BBQ sauce I have to...
  8. Gary Uk

    Simple rainbow trout

    Was looking around my local supermarket and spotted these half price As it was a weekday evening I didn't have much time to mess with brining or adding any other flavours. Plus I also wanted to try them with just a little smoke. I used just a handfull of jack daniels wood chips in my mes30...
  9. Gary Uk

    Pork butt challenge

    Ok guys I am from the UK and our cuts of meat differ from yours. Having seen all the wonderful pork butts being smoked I decided to get one from an online butcher that sells the American type of cut. I also bought a normal English piece of pork shoulder from my local supermarket There is...
  10. Gary Uk

    My first smokes

    Tried out my mes30 for the fist timet the weekend Did some ribs,corn and baked potatoes Sunday I tried some chicken thighs And tonight i made abt's I have a long way to go compared to you guys but i'm enjoying the learning process
  11. Gary Uk

    Hello from the UK

    Hey guys Been lurking on the site about a week now, whilst waiting for my mes30 to arrive from the USA It arrived yesterday, so i quickly seasoned it last night. Am trying out some ribs,baked potatoes and corn on the cob Hopefully it will go well, not used a smoker before but have plenty of...
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