First off I'm in Awe at all the great info here.. I'm new to this forum and pretty new to smoking. I'm retired Electric Line Forman 32 yrs 6 kids 9 granbuddies better known as guinea pigs. I own a MES and smoked a few things with good results I bought a used Cook Shack for $50 about 15 yrs old tried it and once the temp reaches then it shuts down.. so much for the good deal. bought the amzn pellet smoker box waiting to try it. just ordered a LEM 5lb stuffer and some casings. soon I will be trying my hand at making sausages. Looking forward to any and all advise can get. Thanks for listening