MES Digital Smokers

[mcgallimore]

Different personalities & different situations call for different kinds of smokers.
For me it's electric, without a close second.


Bear

If this is not what I want I will return it and either get a gas smoker or the Smokin it 3
:sausage:

 

[kirka62]

Hi,

My buddy has an older style MES smoker he leaves covered but out to the weather here in Boston. It has not done well at all and the hinges are rusting badly he says (after about 3 seasons). I am not surprised. That has also been my experience with grills left out all summer under cover around here. I suspect the cover my hold the moisture in (even when its sunny out) so maybe taking off the cover when the weather is good and leaving it on only when the weather is bad may help. That way it gets a chance to dry out. 

Aside from that I dont get a real warm feeling about the 2nd generation MES smokers from what I have read. Seems like if they work everyone likes em but I get the feeling its a crap shoot whether or not they will work. Too bad I like the design and would be perfect happy to buy it w/out any controller and build my own. So I am still kind of on the fence about them. If I get one I will post my results here.

Kurt

 

[smoke slinger]

I have the 2nd gen 40" with the window. Bought about 3 weeks ago at Sam's Club for $299. I have done St Louis style ribs and a meatloaf on it so far. The meat probe that comes built in is only about 3 degrees off from what my Maverick was reading. So far it has worked great and couldnt be happier. I keep mine in the garage and will be putting a smoke stack on it and venting it through the roof so I will have a permenant area for it.

 

[Bearcarver]

Hi,

My buddy has an older style MES smoker he leaves covered but out to the weather here in Boston. It has not done well at all and the hinges are rusting badly he says (after about 3 seasons). I am not surprised. That has also been my experience with grills left out all summer under cover around here. I suspect the cover my hold the moisture in (even when its sunny out) so maybe taking off the cover when the weather is good and leaving it on only when the weather is bad may help. That way it gets a chance to dry out. 

Kurt

Yup, that must be one of the first things to go. My Son had a Cookshack, and paid quite a bit for it. He left it outside for a few years, covered, and the hinges rusted completely off.

Bear

 

[mcgallimore]

Yup, that must be one of the first things to go. My Son had a Cookshack, and paid quite a bit for it. He left it outside for a few years, covered, and the hinges rusted completely off.


Bear

Now I don't know what to do..
My open car garage don't have a outlet :(
My desk is right outside my door of my screened in sun room..
Guess I could move it,in and out with the weather..
Or maybe I should cancel the order and get propane which I don't want to do :(
We put our windows in on our porch in the winter or if it raining...
I did get a 4 year warrantee with it..
I just may send it back..

I'm so confused.. I don't want to pay that kind of money and it rust out like my old grll/smoker did.
:(

 

[Bearcarver]

Now I don't know what to do..
My open car garage don't have a outlet :(
My desk is right outside my door of my screened in sun room..
Guess I could move it,in and out with the weather..
Or maybe I should cancel the order and get propane which I don't want to do :(
We put our windows in on our porch in the winter or if it raining...
I did get a 4 year warrantee with it..
I just may send it back..

I'm so confused.. I don't want to pay that kind of money and it rust out like my old grll/smoker did.
:(

Well, you're making me feel like I'm begging you to get the MES 40. I only want you to get what you're happy with. You can get a propane smoker, but if it was me, I'd get an outlet to the garage. But that's me.

Propane smokers rust out too, just like propane grills.

Bear

 

[kirka62]

Well, you're making me feel like I'm begging you to get the MES 40. I only want you to get what you're happy with. You can get a propane smoker, but if it was me, I'd get an outlet to the garage. But that's me.

Propane smokers rust out too, just like propane grills.

Bear

LOL thats a good one Bear. No I am just being cautious. I really do want an electric one and have no interest in a propane smoker. I do have a cabinet type charcoal smoker that I like for doing ribs I just figured electric would be a whole lot easier for long runs. I am interested in a 30" model, I had a 55 gal drum offset I built but it was just too big unless I was having a big party. I do appreciate your advice I will stop waffling around and just order it tonight! It should take about 2 weeks to arrive and I will post my results as soon as I get it.

Kurt

 

[Bearcarver]

LOL thats a good one Bear. No I am just being cautious. I really do want an electric one and have no interest in a propane smoker. I do have a cabinet type charcoal smoker that I like for doing ribs I just figured electric would be a whole lot easier for long runs. I am interested in a 30" model, I had a 55 gal drum offset I built but it was just too big unless I was having a big party. I do appreciate your advice I will stop waffling around and just order it tonight! It should take about 2 weeks to arrive and I will post my results as soon as I get it.

Kurt

That reply was to "mcgallimore".

I wasn't accusing you of waffling.

I don't do that kind of thing.

Bear

 

[mcgallimore]

Well, you're making me feel like I'm begging you to get the MES 40. I only want you to get what you're happy with. You can get a propane smoker, but if it was me, I'd get an outlet to the garage. But that's me.
Propane smokers rust out too, just like propane grills.


Bear

Gotcha :)
Thanks!

 

[mcgallimore]

Gotcha :)
Thanks!

Sorry about that Bear I didn't mean to..
I'm a typical woman and can't make her mind up ;)
I'm just going to see about getting a outlet box and outlet put in my covered car garage.. It's open.

 

[Bearcarver]

Sorry about that Bear I didn't mean to..
I'm a typical woman and can't make her mind up ;)
I'm just going to see about getting a outlet box and outlet put in my covered car garage.. It's open.

No problem-----We'll get you fixed up yet !!!

Probably good to have an outlet out there anyway.

Bear

 

[makshak]

Sorry about that Bear I didn't mean to..
I'm a typical woman and can't make her mind up ;)
I'm just going to see about getting a outlet box and outlet put in my covered car garage.. It's open.

I bought the MasterBuilt 40 about 6 months ago. This thing is EASY to use to get great Q. Take Bear's advice: add the outlet to your garage as close to the door as possible so that you can use an extension cord and roll the MES outside for the smoke.

 

[mcgallimore]

I have decided to leave it in my screen sunroom and roll it out on the desk when I'm using it.. I can even open the door and put it right outside my sunroom... I have outlets inside and outside so I think that will work well..

Untill I can get a outlet put in...
I have had a tv in that screened room for over 10 year and still works.. No moisture can get to it when we have the windows in..
:sausage:

 

[kirka62]

The outlet in the garage close to the door is a great idea. I put a panel out there years ago so there are no shortage of outles. 

Kurt 

 

[smoke slinger]

Dont know if it does really do any damage, but I do know the owners manual does not recommend use of a extension cord on these smokers.

 

[mcgallimore]

I am not going use one because I have outlets where it will be sitting either side of my wall of my screen room and then on the desk also :)

:sausage:

 

[kirka62]

I suspect part the problem with extension cords may be that often they could be of a smaller wire gauge than the actual circuit itself so its has a lower ampacity. Then take a long wire run (from a house out to a detached garage plus say a 100 ft extension cord) you could start getting voltage drop which only further increases the amperage draw.

 

[kirka62]

So I ordered the 
[h1]Masterbuilt 30'' Electric Smokehouse with Viewing Window[/h1]
2nd gen. model : 20070312.

It should be ready for me to pick up at BPS  in about a week.

I am hoping to do the trial run with a brisket, after I season the smoker. I have heard some people will light a couple of charcoal briquettes at the start to give a smoke ring, is this what you all usually do?

Thanks

kurt

 

[Bearcarver]

So I ordered the 
[h1]Masterbuilt 30'' Electric Smokehouse with Viewing Window[/h1]
2nd gen. model : 20070312.

It should be ready for me to pick up at BPS  in about a week.

I am hoping to do the trial run with a brisket, after I season the smoker. I have heard some people will light a couple of charcoal briquettes at the start to give a smoke ring, is this what you all usually do?

Thanks

kurt

If you're asking me----No, I don't get smoke rings----They're neat, but they're really all show.

I just use one of my Amazing collection.

Bear

 

[kirka62]

Thanks Bear,

Sounds like I need to look into the [color= rgb(24, 24, 24)]AMNPS. I hear a lot of good things about them![/color]

[color= rgb(24, 24, 24)]Kurt[/color]