Adding cold smoker to MES due to lack of smoke?

[Khrakk]

What is it about the Amazing Smokers (Tray or Tube) That you don't like?
Price too good?
Don't like All Stainless Steel? (Mine's only 9 years old)

Just about every MES owner on this forum has at least one of them.

Bear

I don't have anything against the Amaze-N Smoker tubes/trays. I simply didn't know anything about them until I joined this forum. It looks good, and I'll be trying it sometime soon. In the meantime, I have ordered the slow smoker made by masterbuilt. Thanks, Wolfman, for letting me know it was available again.

Question, can you generate too much smoke? How much smoke output is enough? Example of smoke output from Slow Smoker Attachment is in attached picture below. I have better pictures, but this is only one I can find on phone. This is obviously right after I opened the door.

 

[Bearcarver]

I don't have anything against the Amaze-N Smoker tubes/trays. I simply didn't know anything about them until I joined this forum. It looks good, and I'll be trying it sometime soon. In the meantime, I have ordered the slow smoker made by masterbuilt. Thanks, Wolfman, for letting me know it was available again.

Question, can you generate too much smoke? How much smoke output is enough? Example of smoke output from Slow Smoker Attachment is in attached picture below. I have better pictures, but this is only one I can find on phone. This is obviously right after I opened the door.

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That looks too thick to me:
I like to have it so I can see through it to the back wall, but barely.
If I can't see through it, it's too Thick (Dense--Heavy).
That's another reason I like the AMNPS----You won't normally get it too heavy, unless you light more than one end.

BTW: The only reason I asked is because everybody suggested the AMNPS, and you ordered the other thing. Makes people seem not too helpful.
I hesitated answering the question above, about "How Much Smoke", because I doubt if it matters what I say.

Bear

 

[Khrakk]

Actually ordered both. I'm one of those individuals that likes to learn about something before buying, and since I didn't know anything about the ANMPS, I wanted to research it first. I've been looking for the other thing (or parts) for a couple months, so I jumped on it as soon as I saw it.

I'm waiting on the 12" tube preloaded, and will give it a whirl this weekend. My wife complains about to much smoke, and I'm hoping the tube will be the right amount of smoke for her. If I like the tube, I may upgrade to the tray.

I have not had great reliability with the slow smoker attachment (but I keep buying anyways because I like it much better than plain mes). I've gone through 3, and if the tube works the way I hope, I'll never buy another slow smoker attachment again.

I appreciate the feedback. I've been on this forum a few weeks now, and already picked up several tricks and great recipes.

 

[normanaj]

I'm waiting on the 12" tube preloaded, and will give it a whirl this weekend. My wife complains about to much smoke, and I'm hoping the tube will be the right amount of smoke for her. If I like the tube, I may upgrade to the tray.

The tube used as is with whole pellets will produce copious amounts of smoke so I started experimenting with it.Please check out this thread on modding the tube:
https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/u-bolt-mod-for-the-amnts.271846/

 

[Bearcarver]

Actually ordered both. I'm one of those individuals that likes to learn about something before buying, and since I didn't know anything about the ANMPS, I wanted to research it first. I've been looking for the other thing (or parts) for a couple months, so I jumped on it as soon as I saw it.

I'm waiting on the 12" tube preloaded, and will give it a whirl this weekend. My wife complains about to much smoke, and I'm hoping the tube will be the right amount of smoke for her. If I like the tube, I may upgrade to the tray.

I have not had great reliability with the slow smoker attachment (but I keep buying anyways because I like it much better than plain mes). I've gone through 3, and if the tube works the way I hope, I'll never buy another slow smoker attachment again.

I appreciate the feedback. I've been on this forum a few weeks now, and already picked up several tricks and great recipes.

I have the Tube & the Tray, but I never use the Tube, because I can't get it to put out a small enough amount of smoke for my MES. The AMNPS (Tray) is Perfect.
The Tube is recommended for larger Smokers and for people who smoke at High Altitudes (2000' plus). Some say they can get the tube to put out less smoke by filling it half full & shaking it horizontally flat before lighting it.
I tried everything & gave up, and just stick with the Tray---For 9 years now.
Best of Luck to You.

Bear

 

[Khrakk]

Thanks.

I think I'll try ribs with the tube this weekend and I'll let you all know how it goes.