Kept noticing in the newsletter the question about MES owners. I had no idea what that meant so I ignored it. Today I was out looking at (M)asterbuilt (E)lectric (S)mokers when it hit me right between the eyes. Duh. I haven't used an MES yet but I have a Brinkman Electric (BES?) that I've used for two years now and I love electric. I'd never go to anything else. Plug it in and go, unplug it and your done. No fussing with charcoal set up or clean up or running out of propane at inopportune times. Two reasons I'm shopping for a new one. I bought this one on the cheap because I didn't know if I'd like smoking so it isn't wide enough. I need it to be a few inches wider AND, the one I have doesn't really get hot enough if the temperature is below 50 degrees outside. I don't know for sure but the element must be 500 watts or so. I didn't know, at the time, that they came in watts. I thought they came in on and off. I've found all that in the MES. My son has a propane Brinkmann he complains about all the time so I'll probably give him my old electric one.