Brand new MES 40

[twelveozcurls51]

New to this smoker. Any ideas or insights. Seen things on amazn. I have a tube and the tray. Never had success with them on my old propane

 

[sportgd]

I have the 30 and built a mailbox for it because I felt I needed more room. From everything I have seen the 40 allows for more space to place the tray so I am not sure you'll need to do that!  Congrats on the new smoker

 

[twelveozcurls51]

Thanks.Where do they generally place the tray. When I had my propane I had trouble with drippings and the pellets catching fire.

 

[sportgd]

I think usually on the bottom all the way to the left away from the element. I always put an aluminum pan under what I'm cooking to catch the drippings so that should help with that problem

 

[smokingearl]

I put my 5x8 amazen tray on the bottom of the smoker, next to the heating element, with the lit end facing the back of the smoker and next to the element. I find with it placed this way it stays lit at the beginning of the cook then by the time it burns the first row it's the burning pellets aren't as close to the element to cause them to burn too fast and they are also good and dry and burn perfectly the remainder of the cook. The water pan keeps dripping off the pellets as well.

 

[Bearcarver]

 
Thanks.Where do they generally place the tray. When I had my propane I had trouble with drippings and the pellets catching fire.

All 3 MES generations are different.

I believe yours is a Gen #2.5 like mine.

I've found the best place to put the AMNPS is on the bottom rack, all the way to the right.

Then you can pull the Chip dumper out a couple inches to allow more air flow to the AMNPS, or push it in for less air flow.

Bear