Release the smoke

[Markl]

Picked up a used MES cheap and added the Mailbox Mod. Got 10lbs of pork belly curing and can't wait to smoke it in this rig! Its first dry run today.

 

[tbern]

Looks good! Hopefully things go smoothly with your test, then bring on the pork belly!

 

[tallbm]

Picked up a used MES cheap and added the Mailbox Mod. Got 10lbs of pork belly curing and can't wait to smoke it in this rig! Its first dry run today.
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Hi there and welcome!

A cheap or free MES is the best to score. I like them and doing the simple rewire and slapping a PID controller on them.

Makes them better than a $800+ smoker and they hold dead on to whatever temp I set.

I'm looking forward to seeing your bacon! :)

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Well done on the mods. Thing of beauty.

 

[JLeonard]

Good looking set up.
Jim

 

[Steve H]

Nice set up! I know you stated that this is the burn in. But watch the smoke when you start to use it. It looks a bit dirty.

 

[Markl]

Nice set up! I know you stated that this is the burn in. But watch the smoke when you start to use it. It looks a bit dirty.

Yeah, I took the pic pretty much after I lit it. It cleaned up alot about 10 minutes later. So will want to make sure its burning well before adding pork belly

 

[Steve H]

Yeah, I took the pic pretty much after I lit it. It cleaned up alot about 10 minutes later. So will want to make sure its burning well before adding pork belly

I figured that was the case. Looking forward to seeing the bacon. I have a 8-pound slab of belly I need to get curing.