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Thanks for the response but I'm not sure if I want to give up any of the flavor I get with my stick burner. I have done a few parties and got rave reviews. I'm afraid if I went electric my quality would go down and I want word of mouth used as advertising for more parties. I would like it if I didn't have to tend it as much but maybe I just need to stick with wood and deal with the time involved.

I wish I knew a place that had an electric one for me to try without buying it. Like maybe renting it for a weekend. Has anybody ever heard of this?

 

[boneenterprise]

I have a walmart wood smoker and have been considering an electric one. I have noticed how many MES owners there are but looking at them I am not sure about using it for large pieces of meat. Has anybody gone from a wood to an electric? I am concerened about the flavor. Everybody loves what I do now. Would it be a mistake to go electric? I read a lot about the MES and it seams like there are problems with the element. I can't see spending upwards of $300 just to have problems and not get the same flavor.

Just how LARGE of pieces of meat are you planning on smoking?

The MES40 has A LOT of room for what it is worth, I have yet to max out its capacity yet (though I have not tried), but what I did put in there definatly fed alot of people and in some cases for a few meals.

Everyone loves what I do with the electric for both wood flavor and the quality of food alone, so I imagine you will get the same results.

Thanks for the response but I'm not sure if I want to give up any of the flavor I get with my stick burner. I have done a few parties and got rave reviews. I'm afraid if I went electric my quality would go down and I want word of mouth used as advertising for more parties. I would like it if I didn't have to tend it as much but maybe I just need to stick with wood and deal with the time involved.

I wish I knew a place that had an electric one for me to try without buying it. Like maybe renting it for a weekend. Has anybody ever heard of this?

Are you planning on using this for full on catering events or something, you keep relating posts on your "image" and what it means to people, I assume that is why that is?

Get a MES and use it at home, they are great to have around in general, just because you are buying one does not mean you have to use it for a buisness endevor.

 

[funkyboy]

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How was your first. I had mine about a month. It's great.

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[theory]

Oooooooh!  Happy camper today!

After looking for about 2 months specifically for the MES 40" all over the net and everywhere else, I finally got mine yesterday shipped from Sam's Club!

I waited and searched Sam's Club every day and it was never in stock, and I didn't want the 30" one and everywhere was showing the 40" MES for over $430.

Anyway....it finally showed up "in stock" a week ago on SC's site, and bam.....ordered it ($299), and put it together last night. (going to season it tonight, wooohoooo!)

Patience is a virtue, but this thing was hard to find!

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and my chihuahua asking, "so...where are the ribs?"

 

[chadinclw]

Glad you got your 40" cooker.

I was fortunate that my Sam's "always" has them in stock and when I was ready to pull the trigger I just walked in with my flatbed and loaded it up.

Have fun!

 

[Bearcarver]

Way to go Theory !!!!

I love it when a guy just won't give up until he gets what he wants for a good price !!!!

You're gonna love it !!!

Bear

 

[theory]

Thanks Chad and Bear!

Can't wait to slap something in it.  Can't this weekend due to work, et cetera, but when I get home tonight, I'm grabbing a beer (or 4) and "seasoning" it for the 3 hours it recommends.  Any recommendations for that other than the product manual instructions or the things I've already read here using the search on its seasoning? (I'm seasoning it with apple chips, if it matters, dunno)

--Picked up the a-maze-n pellet smoker 6x8 (#3 package with 10 dollar discount for us) and the Maverick 732 from Todd today, as well, on order. Thanks Todd!

 

[Bearcarver]

Thanks Chad and Bear!

Can't wait to slap something in it.  Can't this weekend due to work, et cetera, but when I get home tonight, I'm grabbing a beer (or 4) and "seasoning" it for the 3 hours it recommends.  Any recommendations for that other than the product manual instructions or the things I've already read here using the search on its seasoning? (I'm seasoning it with apple chips, if it matters, dunno)

--Picked up the a-maze-n pellet smoker 6x8 (#3 package with 10 dollar discount for us) and the Maverick 732 from Todd today, as well, on order. Thanks Todd!

Yup---I got a big suggestion for you:

If I remember correctly, they tell you to season for 3 hours, and add chips in the last hour.

Even a bad chip burner will smoke at 240˚ to 275˚ !!!!

You might want to do yourself a favor, and find out right away if you have to get the FREE retro-fix chip burner, to replace the one that came with it.

Instead of putting chips in for the last hour, put a very small handful in before you turn it on.

Then turn it all the way up---to 275˚, with your top exhaust vent open all the way, for your 3 hour seasoning.

Then pay close attention to when smoke starts coming out of the top vent.

Write down what the temp reading is when the smoke starts coming out.

Make sure it's smoke from the wood chips, and not just oil burning off of new parts.

If it doesn't start smoking until after 130˚, you probably need the retro-fix. Maybe 160˚, since it is now Summer time.

If it starts smoking after it's only been on for less than 5 minutes, your chip burner should be good to go.

Also after the seasoning is over, the chips you put in should be nothing but ash, and very little of that.

It should not be just blackened pieces of wood.

I know you got an AMNPS, and you may never use your chip burner, but you paid for a Smoker with a working Chip burner, and you should have just that.

That's what I would do,

Bear

 

[theory]

Good advice, thanks Bear!

 

[funkyboy]

When I smoke all my wood is just blackened pieces of wood./lib/ckeditor/images/spacer.gif?t=B37D54V/lib/ckeditor/images/spacer.gif?t=B37D54V

Whats wrong... nThanks

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[tromaron]

Sounds like you need to contact MB customer service for the free retro kit.  That should get your machine smoking right.  

... or just get an AMNPS and not worry about it.  

 

[Bearcarver]

Funky,

What Ron said.

Then once you get the Retro-fix working like it's supposed to, you can get the AMNPS so you can smoke for 8 to 12 hours without tending anything.

Bear

 

[funkyboy]

What is the retro kit. I call they are going to send me a new heat element.

Thanks
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[rktompsett]

What is a Mes???

 

[theory]

What is a Mes???

Masterbuilt Electric Smoker

 

[boneenterprise]

What is a Mes???

The Masterbuilt Electric Smoker: The best thing to happen to electricity since electricity.
 

 

[Bearcarver]

What is the retro kit. I call they are going to send me a new heat element.

Thanks
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Here is the Retro-kit in a video.

It shows you what it is & how easy it is swapped out.
 

http://www.masterbuilt.com/video/sept2010/smokeretrokit.wmv

Bear

 

[grohl4pres]

I love mine!  The only downside is rain and you can't enter competitions with them. 

 

[funkyboy]

Thanks Bear

I don't have that smoker.

Thanks funky
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[domapoi]

Why don't they send you a new chip loader as well? They give you this new tray that will hold more chips but make you still use the same little section that is no wider that the old, small chip tray to load your chips with! Has anybody removed any of the cover on the loader to allow more spread on the chips?