I just scrape off the big amounts of grease, and the Dishwasher gets the rest. Comes back clean.
Yeah my foil sticks to the black tar crud on the bottom of the pan and is getting hard to remove. My AMNPS is suppose to arrive today so I will give it a try really soon.
That's a good idea. I have also set a pot of boiling water inside it when I am done to sort of steam clean it and soften everything up so I can wipe down all of the surfaces.After and before every smoke, I turn my MES up to MAX. temp. for a couple hours... helps to turn the creosote to ash and sanitizes the inside.... No gooey stuff inside at all....
So basically smoke the creosote too! Lol!! That is a great idea nothing like a simple solution.After and before every smoke, I turn my MES up to MAX. temp. for a couple hours... helps to turn the creosote to ash and sanitizes the inside.... No gooey stuff inside at all....
I definitely recommend cleaning the "ceiling" of your MES on a regular basis. I learned the hard way how important this is last year. I had put a couple of racks of cheese in the smoker and when I was repositioning cheese on the top rack the back of my forearm brushed against the ceiling and all this black crumbly buildup fell down onto the entire rack of cheese. I just left it on there and when I used it in recipes or just to munch on I sliced off the thin top layer with the black sediment.
Yeah my foil sticks to the black tar crud on the bottom of the pan and is getting hard to remove. My AMNPS is suppose to arrive today so I will give it a try really soon.
Hi Larry!
I have the MES 30 and use the AMNPS in my unit.
There was not enough room to place the AMNPS in the lower left corner like Bear does in the MES 40.
Came up with this mounting solution that is working well for me.
Made this from wire to hang the AMNPS basket under the lowest rack. It just slides in.
Then slide the chip tube holder out about 2" and I get consistent smoke and it stays lit.
Then just like Bear shows, I cut a foil pan in half & put it upside down above my AMNPS. Not shown.
Hope this makes sense.
Larry
LOL - I got my dishwasher 39 years ago, she'll make a little noise when I try to load her up with too much baked on mess.
I just scrape off the big amounts of grease, and the Dishwasher gets the rest. Comes back clean.
I got that Dishwasher 46 years ago & she still works Great !!
Bear
Hmmmm----Strange!!
Bear
On my unit there are no bars for it to set on and nothing to remove that would allow the AMNPS to fit.
In order to place my AMNPS on the left side, I had to tilt it to get it in and pellets would spill out and then it would not sit flat.
There must be a lot of variations to the MES lineup.
Also suspended as it is I get a clean pellet burn without going out for more than seven hours. Never had to re-light it.
Good air flow probably helps.
Larry
You must have a gen2 that has the sloped drip plan that runs across the entire bottom.
Bear
On my unit there are no bars for it to set on and nothing to remove that would allow the AMNPS to fit.
In order to place my AMNPS on the left side, I had to tilt it to get it in and pellets would spill out and then it would not sit flat.
There must be a lot of variations to the MES lineup.
Also suspended as it is I get a clean pellet burn without going out for more than seven hours. Never had to re-light it.
Good air flow probably helps.
Larry
OK---You confused me by not having that slanted drip plate in. That's why I didn't know it was a Gen #2 MES.
Bear
Here are the pictures of my MES 30. It came with the sloped drip pan, that I do not use.
Area on left side of chip holder no bars to set on.
AMNPS will not fit in this space without tilting and spilling pellets
AMNPS with cover to direct smoke to center
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Considering making the cover and heat deflector more permanent out of SS sheet.
Any thoughts on more improvements?
Thanks
Larry
Great !!
I do use a drip pan as you suggested.
There are lots of ways to skin a cat and ideas for improvement are endless and fun to explore.
This set up has produced the best heat balance in the unit.
Have measure temps on the different shelves and both front and back not perfect but OK.
Thanks again for the ideas.
Larry
46 years ago? Was that one of those steam-powered models or does yours have those mechanical rocks that the dishes, glassware and flatware are beat against? We lost more dern place settings with those models...
I just scrape off the big amounts of grease, and the Dishwasher gets the rest. Comes back clean.
I got that Dishwasher 46 years ago & she still works Great !!
Bear
No---This one cleans the house & washes the clothes too.
46 years ago? Was that one of those steam-powered models or does yours have those mechanical rocks that the dishes, glassware and flatware are beat against? We lost more dern place settings with those models...
We just had to replace our 13-year-old Kenmore with a brand new Kitchen Aid. It's actually a big improvement over the old model and uses a lot less water and energy.
No---This one cleans the house & washes the clothes too.
And cooks non-smoked food too.
Bear