Newbie here! MES 30! Advice??

[fatdaddy09]

Heller from good ole Muskogee, OK. I am new to smoking but have always grilled food for fam and friends over the past 5 yrs. Also have been around a few friends that have big expensive smokers on trailers. Decided to get my feet wet w a MES 30 before deciding to make a 800.00 or more investment on one of the larger ones. I know my way around this thing fairly well already but I am willing to take any advice on every aspect of smoking! I want to get good at this so any help/tips/advice is GREATLY appreciated!

 

[chef jimmyj]

Welcome to the SMF Family...Lots of MES owners so any questions try a search or ask. You will want to look into an AMNPS Pellet Smoke Generator... http://www.amazenproducts.com/Default.asp  The MES is good but adding Chips every 30 minutes gets old. I have an 8 pound Pork Butt smoking overnight tonight. It will take about 16 hours. Loaded the AMNPS once and it will give perfect Thin Blue Smoke (TBS) for 10 hours and I don't need to leave the Apartment until I want to add more Pellets or bring the Pork in...JJ

 

[disturbed1]

to the forum

 

[dj mishima]

Welcome to the board!

I started with an El Cheapo Brinkman charcoal smoker a few years ago.  I was able to pick one up used for $20.  I made some decent que on it, but I just got an MES 30 for Christmas.  It is so much easier and I'm really starting to cook now!  I just picked up an AMPNS a couple weeks ago and am really digging it.

 

[pgsmoker64]

Hey FD!

 

 to the SMF, the best BBQ site on the web.  Whatever you need to know about the fine art of BBQ you can find it right here, from recipes to technical knowledge.

One thing you need to know about us is that we like to see pictures of your creations and your gear.  We call it Q-View and its basically the 

!!!

So, don't just talk about your food, show it!  Otherwise you may get a gentle reminder, like this...

  or this...

Good Luck and Get Smokin'

Bill

 

[kathrynn]

 to SMF!  We are so glad you joined us!  There is a huge part of the forum where the MES folks gather.  Introduce your self there...and they will be glad to answer any of your questions!

Also....sign up for Jeff's E-course.  It's great and you will learn so much from it!  http://www.smoking-meat.com/smoking-basics-ecourse

If you need any help roaming around the forums....just holler!  Happy to help out!

Kat