I am breaking my masterbuilt cold smoker in as we speak using pellets. Just got mine yesterday as a early Christmas present. I haven't smoked anything with it yet. I filled the hopper up about a third of the way and it has been smoking for 2 hours using some off Todd's A-Maze-N pellets. There is a nice amount of great smelling cherry smoke coming out of it. I also have the A-Maze-N pellet smoker and it works good too when I can keep it burning.
How effective are pellets in the coldsmoker?
The Mailbox Mod and the A-Maze-N Smoker is the best way to go...No heat just smoke on your cheese or fish.
How effective are pellets in the coldsmoker?
John have you ever used the Masterbuilt cold smoker or are you just assuming the mailbox mod works better? I am looking forward to getting this hooked up to the smoker so I can test just how much heat it will add. Just checked the outlet pipe with a infrared thermo and it is 137 degrees.
The Mailbox Mod and the A-Maze-N Smoker is the best way to go...No heat just smoke on your cheese or fish.
Works great and very efficient.
Good luck, John
Bottom line. Getting back to the OP's original question, that I tried to answer honestly without bias, yes pellets will work in your MECS. Try them and let us know how your food turns out and I will do the same. Welcome to the forum and good luck to you no matter how you decide to apply smoke to your creations!
How effective are pellets in the coldsmoker?
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John have you ever used the Masterbuilt cold smoker or are you just assuming the mailbox mod works better? I am looking forward to getting this hooked up to the smoker so I can test just how much heat it will add. Just checked the outlet pipe with a infrared thermo and it is 137 degrees.
I'll have to get back to you on that because all I have done is a few warm smokes. The smoker itself should be able to smoke at 10 degrees because your heat source is completely seperate.. The smoker is seperate and doesn't require any heat for a draft. Of course you'll pick up some small amount but I like Brian's idea of an extended connection.So, how much higher does the temp of the chamber of the MECS rise above the current outside temp when running it using factory issued equipment? I ask because looking at the Amazon ad for this item, it says "The Electric Cold Smoker provides continuous smoke for up to 6 hours at temperatures as lows as 100° to 120°F"????? 100 to 120 is not very cold.
That's why I added the tubing between the two units. I actually cut it in half and installed it, so you can play around with it quite a bit. Out of the box, the MECS slides right into the chip tube, and is secured using a hook pin with a wing nut. The heating element for the MECS is at the bottom of the unit, with the chips and chute sitting directly above it. Without the tube mod, the temps in the unit when cold smoking will get around 100-120. I actually think this is probably more of a smoker box, rather than a cold smoker.
I must apologize to the OP regarding my previous reply for I didn't realize we were talking about an actual Masterbuilt Coldsmoker vs cold smoking in a Masterbuilt smoker. My bad. Sorry. Next time Craig, read the title more carefully.
So, how much higher does the temp of the chamber of the MECS rise above the current outside temp when running it using factory issued equipment? I ask because looking at the Amazon ad for this item, it says "The Electric Cold Smoker provides continuous smoke for up to 6 hours at temperatures as lows as 100° to 120°F"????? 100 to 120 is not very cold.