I had kinda given up on the MES40 and went back to my WSM. Last cook was a windy cold day and decide to give another go. I went with 225 instead of 275 like I do on WSM. Really seemed to make a difference in smoke flavor. I tried it again today with some ribs. Ribs turned out pretty awesome. Seems that when smoking with the pellet tube you need to go slow. After in butcher paper turned up to 275. I may see a pellet grill in my future.