Used my MES 340G for the first time today to do some snack sticks and seemed to get a pretty noticeable temp swing from the right to left sides, right side above the heating element cooked much faster than the left side did, there any mods people recommend to even this out? I saw something about using a ceramic tile but also something about it nearly causing the unit to explode so wasn't sure about that. For most the cook I had the vents fully open but towards the end when my last batch of chips ran out and I was just trying to hit temp I closed the vent as much as possible and left the chip loader open a little for airflow in an attempt to treat the unit like a large oven.
The temp the unit reads also seems a bit hit or miss, during my initial burn in my probe was saying it was 15-20 degrees colder than what the controller said but later on they were within 5 degrees of each other at times. The racks weren't properly secured and when I unpacked the unit for assembly I noticed that the thermocouple was bent pretty bad, don't know if that could impact it but I figured it would either work or not work. Thanks
I don't know if it would help with airflow at all for normal use but I'm already in the process of making the mailbox mod for it since refilling woodchips every 30-40 min is a pain.
The temp the unit reads also seems a bit hit or miss, during my initial burn in my probe was saying it was 15-20 degrees colder than what the controller said but later on they were within 5 degrees of each other at times. The racks weren't properly secured and when I unpacked the unit for assembly I noticed that the thermocouple was bent pretty bad, don't know if that could impact it but I figured it would either work or not work. Thanks
I don't know if it would help with airflow at all for normal use but I'm already in the process of making the mailbox mod for it since refilling woodchips every 30-40 min is a pain.