New MES Bluetooth Digital smoker

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Ended up trying the BT and the app. Seems to be reliable. I'm going to set my maverick to 250 if I'm cooking around 225 and then that will be a safety alarm incase it takes off.

The temp seems to equalize after a while. When heating the Maverick and iGrill are much higher but then they seems to become closer to the MES built in temp after things slow down.
 
Ended up trying the BT and the app. Seems to be reliable. I'm going to set my maverick to 250 if I'm cooking around 225 and then that will be a safety alarm incase it takes off.

The temp seems to equalize after a while. When heating the Maverick and iGrill are much higher but then they seems to become closer to the MES built in temp after things slow down.
Yup---The MES sensor being built into the back wall is less sensitive, and doesn't coast up as far after the Heating element stops, and doesn't coast down as far after the Heating element starts.

Once everything settles down, the spread of those over-runs closes.

Plus once the meat warms up, it helps smooth things out some.

Bear
 
 
I hate to say it, but for outside,
Best thing would probably be a 20A with GFI.

Bear
yeah ideally it would've been wired for that - but they wired our condo to include the outside ones in the 15A circuit for the living room instead of their own.  I assume because they weren't figuring on heavy duty equipment on my tiny condo balcony.   Oh well.  When I move I'm sure the house we buy will be wired better.

For now, I got an extension cord for my TV to plug into the kitchen outlet while I smoke.  Works good.
 
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yeah ideally it would've been wired for that - but they wired our condo to include the outside ones in the 15A circuit for the living room instead of their own.  I assume because they weren't figuring on heavy duty equipment on my tiny condo balcony.   Oh well.  When I move I'm sure the house we buy will be wired better.

For now, I got an extension cord for my TV to plug into the kitchen outlet while I smoke.  Works good.
Don't feel bad:

When I had this Log House built, I was here every day making sure everything was done right.

I knew a Bit or more about everything except Electric, and that's the only thing that's screwed up in this house.

The electricians were Jerks (to put it mildly). While they were still here, the Carpenter was using his Little Contractor's Saw in the garage, and it blew the circuit breaker, causing the living room light to go off.

I complained, telling them I didn't want my Living Room and Garage outlets on the same circuit. So they fixed that.

Then for the next 12 years we had to turn the Kitchen lights off, so Mrs Bear could plug her vacuum cleaner in a Living Room outlet !!!  #$%^&*( !!!

Bear
 
Thanks Bear!

Question - there is no way to turn on the smoker automatically, say with the app, is there?  For instance I'd like to pre-heat it from 6-7AM but not get up at 6AM if I can help it.....
 
 
Thanks Bear!

Question - there is no way to turn on the smoker automatically, say with the app, is there?  For instance I'd like to pre-heat it from 6-7AM but not get up at 6AM if I can help it.....
I don't know anything about the BT App, because I don't have anything to go with it.

I know with the old RF Remote, if you had your smoker plugged in & had the Remote next to the bed, you could turn it on & set the time & temp with the Remote. I never did that, because I never leave mine plugged in, and I like to be right there with it when I turn it on.

Bear
 
Thanks for the response!  I just ended up getting up at 6.  No biggie.  Currently smoking a 6lb brisket.  225 degrees.  Currently at 160 degrees after 4 hours, but I know it'll stall for a couple hours.
 
 
Thanks for the response!  I just ended up getting up at 6.  No biggie.  Currently smoking a 6lb brisket.  225 degrees.  Currently at 160 degrees after 4 hours, but I know it'll stall for a couple hours.
Sounds Good!!

6 Lb Flat might not stall much.

You going to Foil?

Bear
 
 
only after I take it off.  I don't foil during the cook.  I'll probably pull at 195 and foil tight for a few hours.
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Brisket at 171.  Tossed on some italian sausages, plan to run those for 4 hours and then hopefully pull both.  Apple for the sausages.
 
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Hey Ive got one of these bad dogs and i just got done smoking a 13.76 pd brisket Christmas eve. Came out great! One down side is heatloss when the door opens and second is the lack of room for my packer brisket. May trade it in for a treyger. Brikest came out good but I can tell you they sent me a replacement remote because the first one didnot work and this one does not want to sync either. I still need to call them to have me walk through it but that could be a prob. Also did two trip tips and baby backs or two other occassions since I got it and works pretty good. I wish you could jam the heat up when you are done to burn away all the residual fat to ease clean up. Thats all here.
 
Holly crap Bear don't they have electrical wiring codes where you live? A city inspector around here would never pass that wiring screw up. When I moved here my garage had one 115 outlet and I have a number of wood working machines one of which require 220 we moved in the month of October so the first thing installed was a gas heater capable of raising the temp in a 3 car garage from 52 degrees that I keep it at in the winter to 72 degrees in 10 min. The next thing I did is install another breaker box with a 100 amp service for the garage which enabled me to run 220 and outlets every 3 feet lower and upper for convince. I also installed several celling outlets for lights. Doing the wiring myself the only thing that didn't pass inspection was the celling outlets because they were not the new child proof type. My celling is 10 feet but still I had to change the celling outlets to tamper proof. That's how strict the inspectors are around here. No I am not an electrician but I have wired businesses for 440 to handle big machines like paper cutters and offset printers. My job required me to master many things welding, machining, electronic trouble shooting, electrical wiring, machin painting, designing, rebuilding offset presses, folders, cutters, and many other machines used in the printing industry. On my days off I often used the back painting room to restore and repair cars.
I'm sorry this don't have anything to do with smoking I just ge carried away some times.

Randy,
 
Randy,

Yes, we have very strict electrical & zoning inspections here in PA, however I never saw them check each individual outlet to see which circuit it is on.

Bear
 
You are a better man then me Bear, I would be in court with someone over this. Have you ever had someone else out to see what can be done to correct the problems?

Randy,
 
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