How Many Mes Owners Here?

[domapoi]

5. Because you do not have to open the door of the MES to dump the chip/ash tray, you can keep the smoker closed the entire time it's cooking. No more 24 hour briskets! I use a Maverick 733 model meat/grill thermometer which has two probes. Once I cooked 3 briskets at the same time and used the Maverick for 2 of the pieces and the MES probe with the third. Remotes are wonderful things!!
 

Strange, I have never ever had to dump the chip/ash tray during any smoke, no matter how long my smoke has been. Even with one of my 20 hour smokes, when it was over, all that was left was left was less than a half tray of gray ash. Still had enough room for a lot more time of adding chips.

 

[obmitch]

I bought my 30" from Amazon 7 months ago and purchased the cold smoker at the same time. I just used the cold unit for the first time last week.I have the stand for my smoker which made it impossible to use the cold unit. They quit making the stands. It took all this time for me to figure out that if I put a couple of boards under my smoker and let them extend out one side, I would have a perfectly matching platform for the cold unit. The cold smoker really puts out the smoke. I've cooked all my life but I hadn't done any smoking before. My MES has far exceeded my expectations. It handles the temp and the smoke leaving me to concentrate on methods, rubs and recipes. What a great invention. I hope you enjoy yours like I do mine.

 

[ulrichj]

I have the MES 30 with window. Bought it at Bass Pro.

 

[greywolf1]

Was in the TSC store yesterday  in Cambridge Ontario , they have a 30" glass door Master built with probe and remote for $279.99 on sale. 

Just in time for fathers day.

 

[sunnie901]

We bought our 30" MES, without window, about 3 months ago from Amazon. Free shipping with Prime membership. We are still learning about the art of smoking, but so far, we love it.  We also purchased the cold smoker attachment, but have not used that yet. I also learned that, at least with the smoker that we purchased, if you contact the manufacturer, they will send you a new wood chip retro kit for your smoker as a courtesy. I did, and we received ours at no charge.

 

[Bearcarver]

For All New MES Owners!!

Here's a Whole Bunch of Easy to Follow "Step by Steps" that should help you get started with your New Smoker:

Just click on "Bear's Step by Steps".

Bear

 

[daricksta]

I've owned the MES 30 model #20070910 (what I call the "basic black model) for 3 years and it is an incredible little smoker for the money. Heck, it's an incredible smoker, period. As I tell all newbies--and some oldbies--I stopped using wood chips three years ago when I bought the A-MAZE-N Pellet Smoker so I could use wood pellets. With wood chips I kept oversmoking meats and cheeses so everything was harsh and bitter. After switching to wood pellets the barbecue I'm producing is better than what my wife and I have had in BBQ restaurants.

For all you MES newbies, keep this statement in mind from http://www.genuineideas.com/ArticlesIndex/sraelectricfuel.html:

"Even an electric smoker will beat most BBQ restaurants hands down."

 

[joe black]

I already know that I'm gonna catch a ton of grief over this, but with 80 pages and 1588 posts, all I can say is "enough, already". OK, so there's a lot of MES people here. Why don't you just carry your kitchen stove outside and hook it up? Then you can put a chimney of charcoal in the oven with a couple of splits and smoke some real BBQ. If I was going to use an electric cooker, I'd just boil my ribs, put my butt in a crock pot and smother both with liquid smoke.

As I said, I know I'm making some people mad, but why don't we have a separate site for electric folks without seeing the same "How many MES..." for several months?

 

[bmaddox]

I already know that I'm gonna catch a ton of grief over this, but with 80 pages and 1588 posts, all I can say is "enough, already". OK, so there's a lot of MES people here. Why don't you just carry your kitchen stove outside and hook it up? Then you can put a chimney of charcoal in the oven with a couple of splits and smoke some real BBQ. If I was going to use an electric cooker, I'd just boil my ribs, put my butt in a crock pot and smother both with liquid smoke.

As I said, I know I'm making some people mad, but why don't we have a separate site for electric folks without seeing the same "How many MES..." for several months?

We do. This thread is under the electric smokers section. If you don't want to see it than don't look at that section. 

And I am having a hard time writing a response that won't get me banned so I will leave it at this, if you don't think electrics are smokers you can make the drive down to Florida and I will cook food for you on my electric that will rival any BBQ you have ever had. End of story. 

 

[joe black]

I knew I was opening a big ol' can of worms. I don't visit the electric site. I usually only look at "New Posts". I have commented on many of your posts, as you have mine and we have always been positive and civil. I just said what I think. I don't want to start a war. I'm sure that you cook what you like as do I. I just don't have an unlimited amount of time to spend with all of the new posts and have a hard time sifting thru MES this and MES that. I, of course wasn't attacking you personally, and I trust that you know that. I apologize if you took my post personally. Happy Fathers Day. I hope you have a good weekend, Joe

 

[Bearcarver]

Threads that go on too long are threads where there is a lot of fighting involved. This thread is not one of those.

This thread is great that it goes on & on, because it's a good thread to send MES Newbies to.

There's a lot of redundancy in this thread, but it's better than having to send someone to 6 or 8 different threads for his education.

Bear

 

[joe black]

Bear, Please see my response to Bmaddox, above. This will probably apply to a lot of people who have their opinion and I respect that because I am also entitled to my opinion. I hope you, as well as many others understand. Besides, how can I argue with a man who makes bears out of trees with a chainsaw. Have a good weekend and Father's Day, Joe

 

[Bearcarver]

Bear, Please see my response to Bmaddox, above. This will probably apply to a lot of people who have their opinion and I respect that because I am also entitled to my opinion. I hope you, as well as many others understand. Besides, how can I argue with a man who makes bears out of trees with a chainsaw. Have a good weekend and Father's Day, Joe

Thanks Joe---And Happy Daddy's Day to you too.

I didn't see your last post before I posted that I like the fact that this thread keeps going, because this is now the thread I send Newbies to for a lot of information, and I used to have to either search for them or send them to a bunch of different threads for their question, unless I knew the answer already.

I would not want to see the Mods shut this thread down for being too long, because it's a Great place to send those Newbies.

There was no Ill-Will directed at you or anyone else.  I don't do that stuff.

Bear

 

[ttora]

just got my 40 a few days ago at academy for 249.00 (20070311) 1st gen stainless w window. AMNPS and ET-732 on the way also. broke in lastnite for 6hrs w pecan chips.

 

[greywolf1]

I very much enjoy checking this thread out everyday, as I'm sure a lot of other people do as well . I have gotten a ton of ideas from this thread as well as from the wood  smoker threads .

The reason I went to the MES is the time you have to spend with a wood smoker , I don't have that kind of time being as I'm self employed but I enjoy smoked meat . This not an attack on you Joe

 I thought smoking meat was smoking meat . We all enjoy the art of smoking be it electric or wood .

 

[mummel]

The MES + AMPS is a no brainer.  I did a 14 hour smoke with hardly lifting a finger.  But tending to fire can be fun if you have the time. 

 

[the sandman]

I got the same one this Christmas and within 2-3 degrees of my Thermoworks. I just love it. It was great during the winter, maintaining temps very well.

 

[jted]

 
just got my 40 a few days ago at academy for 249.00 (20070311) 1st gen stainless w window. AMNPS and ET-732 on the way also. broke in lastnite for 6hrs w pecan chips.

That's was a SMOKEN hot deal (pun intended) I actually checked with the most local store about 40 miles away through the country but they did not have one. A bit of a Hassel to go for a rain check and the regular shipping is 50 bucks

Enjoy your new unit. Send us lots of Q Views. The next best thing to doing it is seeing it  Jted.

 

[Bearcarver]

 
just got my 40 a few days ago at academy for 249.00 (20070311) 1st gen stainless w window. AMNPS and ET-732 on the way also. broke in lastnite for 6hrs w pecan chips.

Congrats!!!   What a deal !!

That's the exact model I have, and I paid $349 for it over 5 years ago!!

Awesome Smoker!!

Bear

 

[cbennefield]

Started my Father's Day butt this morning. It looks like I have visited Bear's Step-by-step!

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• cbennefield
• Jun 20, 2015