I've had the AMPNS for years now. It's been hit or miss on the performance. Usually when I got it to work, I stood around and scratched my head and admired my success
My advice to all the new BBQ "masters" reading this forum and thinking you know everything is this....
Follow the directions. 15 minutes of burning outside your MES means 15 minutes! Not 14... 8... 3 minutes!
Also, if you have time available, put the tray in the MES with the dust/pellets while you heat up the cooker. It makes a world of difference.
Since I've slowed down and embraced the pace that this thing works at, it's been all better.
If you're a newbie or an old timer fighting with the AMPNS. Stop. Re-read the directions.
It works perfectly!
I'm smoking 22# of deer bologna (in batches) this weekend and the AMPNS hasn't missed a beat in 40 hours (reloaded 2x so far).
Great product!
My advice to all the new BBQ "masters" reading this forum and thinking you know everything is this....
Follow the directions. 15 minutes of burning outside your MES means 15 minutes! Not 14... 8... 3 minutes!
Also, if you have time available, put the tray in the MES with the dust/pellets while you heat up the cooker. It makes a world of difference.
Since I've slowed down and embraced the pace that this thing works at, it's been all better.
If you're a newbie or an old timer fighting with the AMPNS. Stop. Re-read the directions.
It works perfectly!
I'm smoking 22# of deer bologna (in batches) this weekend and the AMPNS hasn't missed a beat in 40 hours (reloaded 2x so far).
Great product!