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    AMNPS vs tube for a Camp Chef SmokePro?

    Would a smoke tray or tube work better in a pellet grill like the Camp Chef SmokePro?
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    Pit Boss vertical smoker - No smoke on any setting other than "Smoke"

    I very recently bought a Pit Boss vertical pellet smoker. I start up the smoker like so: Set dial to "Smoke" Power on smoker with the cabinet door open When I see smoke, close door and set to my desired cooking temperature Once smoker is close to my desired temperature (measured with a probe...
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    Camp Chef SmokePro DLX vs Pit Boss vertical smoker... Roughly same price

    I'm looking to upgrade my electric smoker for a pellet smoker. My only two options (due to location & price) are the Camp Chef SmokePro DLX and the Pit Boss Pro 4 Series Vetical Smoker. The Camp Chef is about $400 and the PB is about $390. Here are my thoughts on both models from doing some...
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    MES 30 latest gen extremely inaccurate thermometer.

    The thermometer on my MES 30 (latest gen, purchased from a Lowes about 2 months ago) is extremely inaccurate when there is food inside. Without food, it seems that the built in thermometer and my external probe thermometer are usually within ~10-20F of each other. This is still a big difference...
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    Is my AMNPS getting enough airflow? (MES 30)

    I have a newer generation MES 30 and I recently bought a AMNPS. I removed the chip loading tube completely and had the AMNPS tray in the bottom alumnium foil pan as show in this picture: I wanted to put it in an alumnium pan to catch any ash. The top tray is there to catch any dripping from the...
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    How to "deep clean" MES 30?

    I got my MES 30 from Lowes about a month back and have been using it every 2-3 days. I don't wipe the down the walls but I wash the cooking grates/water pan/bottom drip pan after every cook. When I was preheating my MES 30 today I saw that there was thin smoke coming out of the exhaust vent even...
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    Best place to put AMNPS 5x8 maze in a MES 30?

    I have a MES 30 variant from Lowes. I don't know the generation but this is what it looks like inside: https://mobileimages.lowes.com/product/converted/094428/094428271777_08325619.jpg Where would the best place to put the AMNPS maze be? I am currently putting it on the bottom rack inside an...
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    Hello from Southern California

    Hello from Southern California. I am a completely new smoker (just got my first smoker a month ago) and am really interested in learning how to smoke. I prefer electric smokers solely due to simplicity.
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    Steam and creosote in masterbuilt cold/slow smoker

    I am smoking Bear Mountain BBQ pellets in a Masterbuilt cold/slow smoker attached to a Masterbuilt digital electric smoker. Here is how I started it: Add pellets to cold smoker attachment about ~70% of the way. Online reviews I've read said that the cold/slow smoker works with pellets despite...
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