How Many Mes Owners Here?

[bikerbones]

Bought it at Home Depot. Use it for salmon and  pulled port and ribs.
 

 

[red dog]

Love my MES 40. It is the ideal smoker for someone dissabled like me. I had a propane but always had to have someone help move tanks and whatnot. The MES is just the right height for loading meat from a wheelchair and loading wood and AMNPS is super easy. Then there is the safety factor. I just feel much safer using it.

 

[raastros2]

I got the MES40 love it!

 

[atweigl]

I have the 2012 new mes 40" with window model and totaly love it!  it has the higher amp heating unit.  new 2012 models are at cabela's

 

[beernuts]

I'm a new guy to smoking and I just picked my first smoker at Cabelas. It's a new model MES40. It was on sale and I had a coupon for another $15.00 off so it was very reasonably priced. I'm in the process of seasoning it right now. I really look forward to smoking my first racks of ribs in the coming days. One thing I didn't do was a temp check so I'm not sure if the temp is correct as show on the display. But it seems to be cycling properly so I'll do the temp check tomorrow.

I think this is going to be a lot of fun.

 

[pauldavid]

I plan on getting the MES 30" on black friday. $176 at Bass Pro. Also I went to Ace hardware and asked the manager if she could order some Trager pellets, and she said sure can, they will be in next week. They will be just under a buck a pound. I also just purchased a amnps from Todd along with some of his pellets. Can't wait to get smokin.

 

[wood chuck]

I just got mine about 2 weeks ago & have already  done ribs twice & a rump roast . All turned out fine .I did do a small rack of deer ribs .They were a disaster but I know what I done wrong. No fat on deer meat & I over estimated the time & was over cooked.  Well the dogs loved them.  I have a stick smoker also & am having a hard time accepting the fact that the ems is not cooking with smoke but with defused heat . The chips just had smoke for flavor.  With my sfs, I'm cooking with smoke. Dose any one else feel this way?

Now with that said ;This is my exp. with the EMS . You have to tend it more than the SFS or it will just cook a way with no smoke. Folks mine seems to burn out fast. About every 45min. I have to put chips in.

I sure am glad i found this site . It's been a lot of help to me . :~)

Edit; My G/F bought me the MES  to keep me from using my wood smoker (Pictured) . I have C OP D & while doing the wood or meat tending I some times get more smoke than the meat . :~)

 

[mneeley490]

Old model 30" now on sale on Amazon, $149. Doubt it'll get much cheaper on Black Friday, but I could be wrong.

 

[netbbq]

Amazon now has MES 30 at $149.  Only $3 above all time low.

 

[dairydennis]

I've got the 30" analog, and now starting to really understand the the pasture controls. I enjoy it and have cooked some great meat with it.:grilling_smilie:

 

[dairydennis]

Sorry, temperature controls, darn autocorrect.

 

[danzguy]

I just used my MES30 this morning, on a pork loin. My buddies all have this model, too, and love it. I purchased mine from Amazon. I've had no problems and look forward to building an external cold smoker to run in through the chip filler opening. If the coil decides to die some day I'll just rig something else up that will work.
 

 

[smoke83340]

I bought a MES 30 via Amazon [free shipping] and I love it.  I am new to smoking and absolutely everything has been a success:

trout, steelhead, tri-tip and chicken so far.

I bought the cheap vinyl cover but I doubt it will last long in Sun Valley winters.

I have not had any sensor problems yet but it was 9 degrees F this AM so I expect I may need to do some warming.

In the spring I will look into cold smoke mods and try lox.

Other equipment is an AMNPS [world's best customer service!]

and a great stainless beer can set-up that I scored at a thrift store.  No Idea who makes it.  The insert comes out for a beer can.

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[smoke83340]

That is a great price!!  Mine was 189 with free shipping

 

[smoke83340]

Hi, which cold smoke attachment did you get?

thanks,

Adam

 

[mneeley490]

Interesting chicken beer can set up there. I've never seen one like it. Looks very well built.

 

[daricksta]

Got my MES 30 thru Amazon.com. For some reason there were some white scuffs on the exterior but nothing major. The smoker works like a charm. I've been very happy with it.

 

[i bleed blue]

After trying to work with the Electric ECB, I broke down and bought a MES 30 today at Cabelas for 189 + Insane MO sales Tax. I did season it when I got home and ran my Maverick 732 to test the temps. 

Now, is there about a 20-25 degree temperature difference between what you set it at and what it actually reads? Case in point, I set it for 275 and my Maverick probe was hitting 300-305. When I dialed it back to 250, my Maverick was probing at 265-275. Semmes that is is abou 20-25 degrees hotter than what I set it at. Not going to be a problem, just curious what others have experienced.

 

[baba bones]

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I have the 40 window and love it done some mods on it and smked a butt for 16 hrs all night .with the amnps loaded 1 and half times.

 

[frosty]

Mine is the 40" with window.  Never regeretted purchasing mine from Cabella's for a moment.  The remote crapped out early, but hey it still heats fine, and produces great results.

No complaints!