MES Mailbox Mod! for use with AMNPS

[johnmeyer]

John,
That’s pretty cool and it looks better than a mail box. Randy,

I like it because it is food-grade tin, whereas mailboxes are often made of materials that are not completely food friendly. It is also cheaper. This one was left over from popcorn I received as a gift, so it was free. Even if you buy them at the source I cited, it is only $14. It's hard to find a metal mailbox for that price.

 

[speedster1]

I finally bit the bullet and did the mailbox mod for my MES 30. Worked wonderfully but I still haven't found a good pellet to use.

Did not bother with the oversized flex hose. Bought two adjustable 3" elbows.

 

[Sim Shoeman]

I finally bit the bullet and did the mailbox mod for my MES 30. Worked wonderfully but I still haven't found a good pellet to use.

Did not bother with the oversized flex hose. Bought two adjustable 3" elbows.

Get from todd http://www.amazenproducts.com/category_s/62.htm all over the forums people swear by them and te prices are marked pretty low right now

 

[johnmeyer]

Yes, get Todd's pellets. Some people compare his prices to pellets you can get at Home Depot. My advice? Don't obsess about the price. Why? Because when used in a smoking tray, as opposed to a Traeger pellet grill, you only use a handful with each smoke. The price is pennies for each smoke. What matters is the quality of that smoke, and Todd's pellets are the best, hands down.

 

[dr k]

The Jack Daniel's Bbqers Delight 1lb bag from Todd is the Sugar Maple charcoal their whiskey is dripped through and oak. It's super easy to light and is a very thin blue mellow smoke, being charcoal. It's great to blend with other pellets if you have strong flavored ones you want to mellow.

 

[Bearcarver]

Yes, get Todd's pellets. Some people compare his prices to pellets you can get at Home Depot. My advice? Don't obsess about the price. Why? Because when used in a smoking tray, as opposed to a Traeger pellet grill, you only use a handful with each smoke. The price is pennies for each smoke. What matters is the quality of that smoke, and Todd's pellets are the best, hands down.

Exactly!!!

Bear

 

[mikedaub]

Yes, get Todd's pellets. Some people compare his prices to pellets you can get at Home Depot. My advice? Don't obsess about the price. Why? Because when used in a smoking tray, as opposed to a Traeger pellet grill, you only use a handful with each smoke. The price is pennies for each smoke. What matters is the quality of that smoke, and Todd's pellets are the best, hands down.

I generally try to go the cheapest route I possibly can go, and a lot of times, it bites me in the back side.. I haven't even tried pricing other pellets out. Buy from Todd.. I just bought my ANMPS, and after several smokes, I won't be going any other direction. Between the ease of use, the great flavor they add, and the sales that are always out there, Todd has a customer for life with me.

 

[remsr]

Where can I buy some of Todd’s pellets?

Randy,

 

[mikedaub]

Where can I buy some of Todd’s pellets?

Randy,

http://www.amazenproducts.com/Default.asp

 

[daveomak]

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[remsr]

Ok Dave got it thanks.

Randy,

 

[martcrna10]

I like it because it is food-grade tin, whereas mailboxes are often made of materials that are not completely food friendly. It is also cheaper. This one was left over from popcorn I received as a gift, so it was free. Even if you buy them at the source I cited, it is only $14. It's hard to find a metal mailbox for that price.

 

[martcrna10]

Do you happen to know what size your popcorn tin is? 3.5 gallon, 1gallon?
Thanks!!

 

[dr k]

After three years of the mailbox mod I noticed the center row of the Amnps had hardened drips in it. I usually use one row and the first corner on shorter smokes so the middle row is empty. Creosote tar stalactites formed on the ceiling of the mailbox that harden in between smokes that I knocked off with a grill scraper. The entire inside of the mailbox is coated with a creosote shell like an M&M that I left alone. You may want to periodically inspect the roof of your mailbox.

 

[chopsaw]

Great info Kurt . Here's what I ran across using the tube in a mailbox . Out of no where I started getting thick smoke at the end of a cook . So bad I had to remove the tube . I noticed that a creosote shell had formed on the top , at the back end of the tube . Alot of the lower holes were blocked also . Cleaned it up , back to clean smoke .

Kurt thanks for bringing this up . Something to keep an eye on for sure .

 

[daveomak]

chopsaw, morning.... I don't see any air inlets in you MB mod...

 

[chopsaw]

That's because I had not talked to you yet . LOL .

 

[dr k]

I think one of the successes of my mailbox mod without holes in the door and all bottom mailbox mounting holes/corners plugged except the two next to each other closest to the door and my 700' elevation is that my gen 1 40 rear drain is capped, keeping all air going through the mailbox burning everything to white ash. I mentioned before that a lighter won't stay lit at the drain from the strong draft. I don't smoke a lot of food at once so I never generate pools of juice to drain so I foil over the hole in the bottom drip pan.

 

[johnmeyer]

Do you happen to know what size your popcorn tin is? 3.5 gallon, 1gallon?

99% certain it is a 3.5 gallon. At least that is what I said a year ago where I provided a link to a place that sells the tins:

My Post About Popcorn Tin Source

The one I used was leftover from past holidays because for years I had two relatives who sent me a tin of popcorn as a gift. I think someone later posted that you can get them even cheaper at either Walmart or Target (I can't remember which one). Regardless of where you get them, it will be far cheaper than a mailbox, and it is made of food-grade material, which is not true of mailboxes.

After three years of the mailbox mod I noticed the center row of the Amnps had hardened drips in it. I usually use one row and the first corner on shorter smokes so the middle row is empty. Creosote tar stalactites formed on the ceiling of the mailbox that harden in between smokes that I knocked off with a grill scraper. The entire inside of the mailbox is coated with a creosote shell like an M&M that I left alone. You may want to periodically inspect the roof of your mailbox.

I clean mine after each use in order to increase the efficiency of condensing the creosote, and to avoid the sort of situation you describe. I clean mine in my ultrasonic cleaner, but now that I have some "Purple Power" (after someone recommended it in these forums) I'm pretty sure one could just spray that on the inside surfaces, let it sit for five minutes, and then rinse it off with really hot water. So, you don't need the fancy machine to do the job.

 

[martcrna10]