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3 hours unwrapped at 225. 2 hours wrapped with your sauce ,butcher paper or aluminum foil @225. 1 hour unwrapped Xauce again @225 . Always spritze with Apple cider and apple cider vinegar when unwrapped . This will produce fall off the bone ribs. No heavy bark . Oh yeah feel free to use your...
Masterbuilt ,unless you are at the arctic circle, run hotter than set temp by about 20 degrees or more . Get something to monitor your temps other than Masterbuilt .
Today I decided I will use the MES in the role that works ,cold smoking . Outside temps were between 65 and 70 today .Had a couple blocks of Gouda and figured what the heck ,good cheese day .Used the Masterbuilt cold smoke attachment .Fired up attachment got it smoking then shut off power...
Ditto on the pecan and apple .Stay away from Mesquite unless you are mixing a very small amount with some of the more mild wood .Generally the fruit woods are the mild ones .
I have a Gen 2 MES30 .I have had the temperature problems since day 1 of ownership .My issue has always been that MES display will say something like 275 and Maverick will read a real temp of 315 and sometimes higher .I have replaced control unit under warranty ,no change . Today I received from...
I have a large Egg .I also have the smokeware cap . The gasket on the chimney of my egg was the old style felt gasket . lasted about three cooks before it started falling off . I put the Nomex gasket that came with the Smokeware cap on the inside of the cap near the top by the vent openings ...
If you are going to do a true cold smoke with the Masterbuilt cold smoker ,before putting unit in the side of the smoker plug in the cold smoke unit and get it smoking. Then shut it off .Pull out ash tray and put a piece of aluminum foil in it's place to catch ash .Stick cold smoke unit into...
That is the way the vent is supposed to be .I have the MES 30 and that is how the vent is closed .I also noticed you bought the Masterbuilt cold smoker kit .Good choice .Could have saved yourself $10.00 buying from Bass pro. No big deal . Don't know if you saw the posts about running it without...
Basically yes .Anywhere from 313 to 330 is what it will do. I used to say ,well if I want 225 I will set it around 195 or so . Now there is no telling where it will be .I did not buy an electric smoker to have temps that are all over the board .I could have stayed with my offset and had a much...
Well I think I've had it with my MES Gen 2 and it's crappy temperature control. Set it today for 275 and it ran at 330 .This thing has gotten to be totally useless for cooking and being able to get control of temperature . I have much better control using my Kamado charcoal burner . What amazes...
I have the masterbuilt electric cold smoker kit .It is almost a must to have if you have the MES gen 2 .AMNPS with gen 2 goes out a lot .The masterbuilt cold smoker gives you up to 6 hours of smoke and it will not go out . You can use split chunks,chips,pellets and broke up lump charcoal .You...
Use a good quality lump .Royal oak red bag is a good place to start,Home depot has best price. $12.97 for 17 pounds . Do not use briquets .Do not use Cowboy brand (junk). Filling your Kamado with lump and put it in a volcano shape . Light it in the middle of the top of the volcano ,DO NOT USE...
Feel fortunate that you got one of the good ones .Many can't get anywhere close to set temperature,they are running low .I called Masterbuilt and told them mine was going to 330 and was told not to worry it won't hurt anything .Just know what the difference is and adjust accordingly . Another...
Harbor freight sells a 1100 watt heat gun for $14.99 ,with frt. under $20.00 .Best way to light charcoal .Fire in 30 seconds .No fuss . Look on you tube .There are videos of people using heat guns to light coals .Oh yeah forget that $80 thing that is just a glorified heat gun .Cheap every day...
When I load the Acorn I'm loading to just below the heat deflector ,probably about 3.5 inches below deflector . You want the Lump charcoal in a volcano shape . Light it with whatever right in the top of the volcano .I use a heat gun,others use those little cubes from weber or the ones that come...
I have an Acorn that I bought a year ago .Cook on it all the time,right through the winter. I don't bother with the offset ,the MES or the Weber Genesis anymore .Lighting the Acorn with my Harbor Freight heat gun makes things very simple .The other part that is great about the Acorn is it's...
You would be better off if you fill your Kamado with charcoal and not leave center open .I own a Chargriller Acorn Kamado .When I first got it was doing that ring thing that you described .What happens is that you are getting too much air flow even though you have it dampened down . Try filling...
I can't tell you exactly how much chips because I always make a mix of chunk,chip,pellets and broken lump charcoal. I can tell you you won't miss much from your bag if you fill it up and it will burn for 6 hours .Might have to shake it down about about midway through burn but other than that it...