My apologies on if I'm posting this in the wrong place.
After some failed attempts at trying to smoke various things using our all in one grill, my wife and I decided to purchase an actual electric smoker. We ended up purchasing the MES 35B model for $100 at our local BJ's Wholesale Club. We figured this would be a good starter unit for us.
That being said, we have not built nor operated this unit yet. I was looking for some suggestions on the best ways forward. I have searched these forums for the past couple of days, but there's a lot of information and I seem to be having trouble understanding it all.
Perhaps a good place to start would be these two questions:
1. For seasoning the unit as per the manual, should we use the wood chips during the last 45 minutes as suggested? If so, which wood chips would be best? I would think hickory, as usually hickory can go with anything.
2. I am looking at purchasing the A-MAZE-N tray with the 2 lb. of wood pellets. Many posts on here recommend doing so. So the questions that arise for me are, where in the unit should the try be placed, do I need to light the pellets before I put it in the unit, and would it be better to season with these wood pellets instead?
Any help and suggestions are greatly appreciated.
After some failed attempts at trying to smoke various things using our all in one grill, my wife and I decided to purchase an actual electric smoker. We ended up purchasing the MES 35B model for $100 at our local BJ's Wholesale Club. We figured this would be a good starter unit for us.
That being said, we have not built nor operated this unit yet. I was looking for some suggestions on the best ways forward. I have searched these forums for the past couple of days, but there's a lot of information and I seem to be having trouble understanding it all.
Perhaps a good place to start would be these two questions:
1. For seasoning the unit as per the manual, should we use the wood chips during the last 45 minutes as suggested? If so, which wood chips would be best? I would think hickory, as usually hickory can go with anything.
2. I am looking at purchasing the A-MAZE-N tray with the 2 lb. of wood pellets. Many posts on here recommend doing so. So the questions that arise for me are, where in the unit should the try be placed, do I need to light the pellets before I put it in the unit, and would it be better to season with these wood pellets instead?
Any help and suggestions are greatly appreciated.