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Which One Do You Have?

  • 40'

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  • 40' 800 watt

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  • I like it a lot

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  • Sams Club

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Don't think I've seen that, but I don't think mustard would do anything like that. Not sure what you mean by vertically---You mean cracks across the bones?? Or between the bones?

Bear
Darn it all, Bear, I shoulda knowed you'd ask me that. If I remember correctly--and I don't always do--it kind of arced across a couple of bones. Problem is that sometimes I picture things differently from how they actually were. I had put some apple juice in the foils but most of it leaked out. What might have happened is that steam built up inside the ribs when foiled and the pressure split the meat when it was released. So I have to figure out what happened within the foil to prevent it from happening again.
 
This is a great chart. Thanks, Gary! I use a 25 ft. 16 AWG 134 amp cord when needed to connect my MES 30 to one of the outdoor power outlets on my home. I've talked to MB customer service about this and they agreed it was fine. I know just a little about extension cords and was confident when I bought two of these cords they'd do the job. I also use this type cord to power my outdoor Christmas tree light strings.
 
Thanks for going to the trouble to post this.
I was in the process of trying to make sure what I had was sufficient to operate mine.
This short cord just wasn't going to be convenient .
Will save for sure this is great to have even if you are rewiring in the shop etc.
Thanks
 
 
I had two racks of very meaty ribs and I smoked them at around 225-240* (you know how the MES 30 controller can swing temps over time). For the first time, the meat on both racks split vertically over the thickest parts of each rack.
I've noticed this on the extra meaty back ribs that I buy and smoke. It seems to happen whether or not I use mustard. It's happened when I've used olive oil to hold the rub on.

Ron
 
 
I've noticed this on the extra meaty back ribs that I buy and smoke. It seems to happen whether or not I use mustard. It's happened when I've used olive oil to hold the rub on.

Ron
Thanks, Ron. It's somewhat a comfort knowing that others are having the same problem. Seems like pig farmers are fattening up their pigs like cattle, chicken and turkey ranchers have been fattening up theirs for years. I think these days the ribs are too meaty. They were never this thick when I hate spareribs while I was growing up. I don't think they were this meaty even 5 years ago. I worry about the hormones and other junk being fed and pumped into pigs nowadays.
 
I have just purchased my MES and have not even had the time to use it yet.

But I am impressed with their customer service - my remote control did not work and my racks were bent from the shipping.  I told them that I had straightened the racks but they immediately sent me not only the remote control, but also 4 new racks.

Smoker1942
 
I bought mine from Walmart back in '06 I believe, love it.  Have done everything on it.

A friend suggested a small fan blowing towards the chip holder (3 holes in there), helps keeps the airflow and chips burning/smoking....works well.

My brother-in-law uses a "true" smoker with wood chunks....everyone in the family agrees my stuff comes out better!  it's all in the preparation!
 
I have used mine quite a bit in the short time i have had it. Love it so far, no issues at all , they are not very expensive either. Many people bad mouth it but my experience has been great.
 
 
I bought mine from Walmart back in '06 I believe, love it.  Have done everything on it.

A friend suggested a small fan blowing towards the chip holder (3 holes in there), helps keeps the airflow and chips burning/smoking....works well.

My brother-in-law uses a "true" smoker with wood chunks....everyone in the family agrees my stuff comes out better!  it's all in the preparation!
"it's all in the preparation!" This is why I love my MES 30. I can get true "Q" without having to buy the bigger and more expensive rigs.
 
 
I have used mine quite a bit in the short time i have had it. Love it so far, no issues at all , they are not very expensive either. Many people bad mouth it but my experience has been great.
This is why I love my MES 30. I can get true "Q" without having to buy the bigger and more expensive rigs.
 
 
I bought mine from Walmart back in '06 I believe, love it.  Have done everything on it.

A friend suggested a small fan blowing towards the chip holder (3 holes in there), helps keeps the airflow and chips burning/smoking....works well.

My brother-in-law uses a "true" smoker with wood chunks....everyone in the family agrees my stuff comes out better!  it's all in the preparation!
As I said in my reply to Paulh1966, we're producing real barbecue in our MES smokers which are much less expensive than the offset barrel smokers. OK, I'm not getting a smoke ring but I'm putting out true "Q" product which is the whole point anyway, isn't it?
 
Got a new 30 MES , always used propane or wood smokers in past.  

I cannot get a good smoke ring or any bark at all with my MES.  I am sure there are some tricks I need to know to make this thing work.  Also I am getting a bitter taste that I do not get with my propane smoker.  I have used both Hickory and Apple chips.  My ribs i have smoked so far are not getting the nice brown color like they should again using the same rub ect I have always used in other smokers.  Please help me with some ideas??
 
 
Got a new 30 MES , always used propane or wood smokers in past.  

I cannot get a good smoke ring or any bark at all with my MES.  I am sure there are some tricks I need to know to make this thing work.  Also I am getting a bitter taste that I do not get with my propane smoker.  I have used both Hickory and Apple chips.  My ribs i have smoked so far are not getting the nice brown color like they should again using the same rub ect I have always used in other smokers.  Please help me with some ideas??
Hi nailman!! Welcome!! 
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Here's a whole bunch of tricks with an MES.

Just click on "Bear's Step by Steps".

One idea is get an AMNPS, so you can get up to 11 straight hours of nice TBS, instead of going from heavy smoke (bitter taste) to no smoke to heavy smoke (bitter taste), etc, etc, etc.

And stop putting water in the water pan, which kills your bark. You won't get a smoke ring with electric, but it's all show anyway.

Bear
 
I have a 30" MES coming from QVC.  I don't have an outlet near where I need to use it, so will need a short (less than 25 ft) extension cord.  I'm not knowledgeable enough about electricity to read the chart above....what do I need to ask for when I go to buy one?
 
I you get a 25 ft, 14 guage, you'll be fine. Imprinted on the wire insulation will be codes including "14AWG" and that's what you want. It'll also cost more than the more common 16 guage cords. Of course you want a grounded cord, that is the ones with 3 prongs and 3 holes.

If you're really frugal, you could maybe convert the new 25-ft to a 10 and a 15, or something like that, if you only need a shorter length for your smoker. Buy one plug and one receptacle and make two out of one. But if you've never done any wiring, probably best to just us the new whole cord.
 
 
I have a 30" MES coming from QVC.  I don't have an outlet near where I need to use it, so will need a short (less than 25 ft) extension cord.  I'm not knowledgeable enough about electricity to read the chart above....what do I need to ask for when I go to buy one?
I bought a 3-prong 13 amp 16 gauge outdoor extension cord from Lowes which works fine with my MES. I've got to outside power outlets on my home and need the cord to connect my MES to the outlet in the front. I can get my smoker close enough to the outlet at the backyard side of the house to plug it in directly. I get the same performance from my MES with or without the extension cord.
 
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