How Many Mes Owners Here?

[jsdspif]

I like my 30" . I ordered one from Cabelas and got the tracking and it said it had shipped so I went and bought a pork butt or something and I never got the smoker , ups said it got put on a truck to California , but I already had meat to smoke , so I made about a 2 hour drive to Cabelas to get one and my credit card was declined , but I had just used it across the street fromthe store to get gas and it worked . I then wrote them a check and the person wouldn't take that so I asked for a manager and explained all the trouble I was going through to get my smoker so he called somebody to ask about my order of the first smoker that I never got and then he took my check and apologized so I then made my way back home . The only bad thing about the smoker was after using it 4 or 5 times I had to do the "terminal" repair thing . I'd say that was / is the only thing I don't like about it along with my wood chips don't burn to ash but I still get plenty of smoke .

 

[skillet]

So after reading through this thread I decided I needed another smoker

Got the MES 40" with the window in fact, from Sams (299) as everyone as suggest, yesterday. It is the 1200 watt element, Model #20070810. It is as advertised, and I'm pleased with it so far, got up this morning and seasoned it, and threw in a entire pork butt and brisket, about 1pm today, it looks good and smells good.

Like the wood loader concept, nice to be able to stoke wood without opening up the hatch, I agree with others that a smoke daddy or some other external smoke generator would be a pleasant addition. I've put wood in about every hour give or take.

While looking over closer, I did notice and some minor marred spots, on the unit, really no big deal but I wondered if it was a refurb.

Also had to tweak the drip lip on the bottom of the inside door (the V), when the drip pan was perfectly aligned with the hole, the door couldn't close because it hit the lip, so I gently bent it up a little.

Then I remember when I took it out it was just wrapped in plastic around the unit and after inspecting it closer in the sunlight noticed in the corners of the window some of that blue film plastic you usually see on "new" stainless steel appliances.

Not sure but I'm guessing they had a lot of the 800 watters sitting around and retro fitted them with the 1200 watt version? or a refurb? Not a big deal to me, it works good and is smoking away great.

Just wondered if anyone else noticed this?








All in all I like the unit and looking forward to using it a lot!

 

[eman]

Nice pics , But i hate seeing a clean smoker. Get that thing dirty and show us the pics.

 

[kre756]

I purchased mine at Lowe's. Love it so far.

 

[twothphry]

I walked into Cabelas the day before Mother's Day to buy a new fishing vest. They didn't have what I wanted so I strolled past the cooking section and saw a MES on sale. Bingo! And I didn't have to pay shipping costs.
I told my wife I bought it for her for Mother's Day but it really was for me. Luckily, I had bought her a present so I covered my tush. I've run the break in cycle and am looking forward to giving the bad boy a run for its money this weekend.
I bought a MES on the recommendation of people on this board.

 

[controlfade]

I bought the 40" from sam's also. I have to say, that while this unit is very easy to use the quailty of food it produces is far from any charcoal smoker. I actually am in the process of converting it to a side firebox and removing the heating element and installing the bbq guru digi-q fan system.

 

[dale5351]

I bought my MES30 4-5 years ago at a place called Barbeque Delux, a store which has since closed its doors (at least in this area).  At the time I bought it the various reviews talked about how the "magnetic seal" broke down quickly.  BBQ Delux had a model that had a door latch.  Bass Pro, Walmart etc all had the models with no such latch.  As you all now know, all of them have the latch.

Even though I've had to repair the electrical connections to the heating element twice now, I am still happy with it.

 

[cruizer]

After almost 2 years finally had to do the fix. No worries at all and was ready for it just to lazy to do it before it failed. Most of the time was spent just cleaning it up as I don't clean very often except for the grates. Great unit !!

 

[hkeiner]

I used to have a Brinkman All-in-One bullet style gas smoker for ribs, butt, turkey legs, etc. but it was a pain to use. I had to adjust the gas valve constantly (the smoker temp would change with the wind conditons, the sun conditions, or just randomly it seemed) and adding wood required lifting most of the unit (along with the meat) up off the burner stand each time. After a year or so  I just stopped using it because it was no fun. A short while ago my wife asked why I didn't use the smoker anymore and I explained. She then asked why I didn't just go out and buy a better smoker. Duh. That kicked off an on-line research project by me to find a better smoker. I came across this forum, which spoke highly of the MES, along with posts on mods, the A-MAZE-N smoker, and other related stuff. I decided that I wanted a MES and got the MES 40 (with window, 1200W element, and all stainless steel body) and love it. No more hassles with controlling the temps and the AMNS makes controlling the smoke easy too. I don't think I would have gotten an MES (or any other new smoker for that matter) if not for this forum. The MES rocks as an easy to use hot smoker!!!  The all stainless steel body makes it a very attractive smoker too, in my opinion. It was purchased at Cabelas.

 

[fredr500]

I have the 30", no-smoke fix was to ship today, Amaze-N-Smoker (sp?) is due Wednesday.

To get the no-smoke fix just took 2 emails to customer service, and if I had been smart enough to include model and serial number in the first a singel email would have done it. 

Got it at Lowes, was priced at $199, I showed them the Amazon $179 price on my iPhone and they dropped it to $155, so with tax it was still less than Amazon with free shipping and no tax.

After 6 racks of baby backs, 4 lbs sirloin tip, 9 lbs of pork loin and a 15 lb turkey I am a happy camper.  The new smoke generator should make it even better.

If you are a Facebook user be sure to "like" Masterbuilt there and get their tips and contests.

Fred

 

[jongonz70]

Got my 30" with a window on Black friday 2010 at bass pro shop! I LOVE IT!!! great piece of machinery. 

 

[stovebolt]

Got a MES 40 SS with window for Christmas. I need the chip pan fix but I love it otherwise. Nice to look at, works well.

 

[pintobean]

Got a MES 40 SS with window for Christmas. I need the chip pan fix but I love it otherwise. Nice to look at, works well.

Yep, same here. 

 

[harlanr3]

I have an 30 inch analog with legs and a 1500w element.so far so good.The only PITA is you have to open it up to add chips but it seems to recover pretty quickly.

 

[pote05]

Just got my MES 40 on Christmas Eve... Works great

Also just came in today to help me even more my new Maverich ET-73 Remote Smoker Thermometer

 

[pote05]

WHat is the FIX?????????? 

 

[les3176]

I just got my mes 30 for xmas.it was orders from cabelas.So far i have use it three times  for snacksticks,and twice for bacon wrapped shrimp.No big smokes in it yet,but i will try a butt or brisket soon.It is very simple to use,holds temp well,as long as you dont open the door.Its a very welcome addition to my other smokers.

 

[theracenut]

Question for long time owners of the MES 40. How does the glass hold up? I assume it has double pane glass...does it stain and cloud between the glass after years of use?

 

[gobrowns]

I have the 30" - NON Digital readout model. The Misses bought it for me for Xmas from QVC. Used it twice so far and LOVE IT. Planning ribs this weekend!

 

[ptburnett68]

I have the MES 40 and I am in love!!!!