mes30

Hi All, I moved to the UK recently and brought my MES 30 with me, which I use with a transformer for 220 to 110v. No issues until last night when I accidentally plugged it into the 220v outlet on the transformer (not even beer involved, just dumb!) The display came on for about 10 secs then went...

Hey everyone, I’m a complete newbie to smoking meat. Born and raised in Indiana, been livin in Florida for the last 15 years. Got an MES 30 a week ago and have been having issues with smoke. Will be getting an AMPNS soon. So far have made ribs and drumsticks. Turned out pretty tasty...not...

Hey all, I have a Masterbuilt (20070411) 30" Digital Electric Smoker. I have had some issues with the controller turning off. I turn on the smoker, it works fine, but then randomly turns off. I can eventually (by moving the control panel) get it to turn on and hope it stays on. So I have...

Been seeing PBBE's on here and decided to make some for a men's Christmas party. Started with a 5 lbs Pork Belly (skin off) that I found for $1.88/lb. I cubed them a little smaller than most I've seen because I wanted them to go farther at the party. About 1"x1". Seasoned with a little BBQ...

I've been lurking over @Bearcarver 's index lately and decided to try out his Bear Logs (you can find the step-by-step recipe here). A friend of mine needed to clean out his freezer for a moose he just shot, so I got a whole bunch of his ground mule deer from last year's kill. I began with 9...

I recently bought a "Master Chef" MES clone. I believe it to be MES130/B model. It has the identical interior, with the vent in the right rear corner. I have read all the tips and such, and have only a couple questions. Has anyone cut a new vent in the LeftRear corner to improve the smoke...

Hi, I have been a silent member for a while now. I have been learning a lot about my relatively new MES30 2.5 (non BT) smoker, and smoking itself. I also use my diy version of the Smoke Daddy, attached through the chip drawer opening, with great success. However, I seem to have one major...