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Down Side of not using a Mail Box with a 30" Master Built?

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rarebear

rarebear

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Dec 28, 2015
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Sorry to beat this old horse but I'm new and the forum is vast and can't find what I'm looking for..

 I just ordered 20 lbs of pellets..

What's the down side of not using a Mail Box with my 30" Master Built and just using pellets in the chip pan?

I have some perforated stainless steel and could make it into a tube or tray and add it to a lower rack for the pellets or line the wood chip pan..

I'm not sure what I could use pellets in the Chip Pan and or on a Lower Shelf with a Tray I made..

I have been using my electric smoker with store bought wood chips in pan..It doesn't get any smoked flavor and mighty as well cook in the over..

Should I just do the Mail Box Mod or can I get almost same results with pellets in smoker??

Thanks much for having such a great forum, found myself here several times before and finally joins :)
 
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Other than the book telling not to use pellets in the MES chip tray, I think it would be cycles of too much smoke in between no smoke at all.

If you have a Tray that works as good as an Amazing Smoker "AMNPS", you don't need a mailbox mod, unless you have serious problems with air flow in your particular smoker.

Bear
 
Just noticed Wrong Forum :(

My smoker only has one 3/4" hole near the top back side for ventilation..

I can make and add dampers to the bottom and top, do you think these should be added?
 
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rarebear said:
 
Just noticed Wrong Forum :(

My smoker only has one 3/4" hole near the top back side for ventilation..

I can make and add dampers to the bottom and top, do you think these should be added?
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That's hard to say, because every smoker is different.

However if you're saying you have a Masterbuilt Analog Smoker, it seems many of them had to drill holes at the bottom to get enough air flow going for an AMNPS to work properly.

I would see what you can do with what you got, and if you have problems, post a couple pics & questions. We can help you better then.

Bear
 
I would recommend NOT using pellets in the MES tray. I did this once and when I later pulled out the chip loader to check on the pellets, a blast of flames shot out. Fortunately my face wasn't close enough to get burned. I have only used the pellets in the AMZN ever since. Maybe what happened to me was a fluke, but I would not risk it. David.
 
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