New MES Bluetooth Digital smoker

[iamdmphil]

TeddyP in my research over the past couple of weeks I have found that Sam's Club has it for the best price with the stand. $329 on the website. At least on the gen 2.5.

 

[Bearcarver]

TeddyP in my research over the past couple of weeks I have found that Sam's Club has it for the best price with the stand. $329 on the website. At least on the gen 2.5.

Yup---Best deal I could find too.   Says "Free Shipping" too.

Bear

 

[bullyboy13]

I'm looking into buying a MES and I saw that sams club has the gen 2 40inch Bluetooth for $279 also Walmart has a gen 1 40inch for $265.

so I was wondering which would be the best one to get out of the 2 since they are less than a $15 difference. also would it be best to buy the cold smoker to go with it or get the Amazen Pellet Smoker?

sams club bluetooth

https://www.samsclub.com/sams/masterbuilt-smoker/prod15560335.ip?xid=plp:product:1:1

walmarts

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Masterbuilt-40-Electric-Smoker-with-Window/22139073#about-item

 

[Bearcarver]

 
I'm looking into buying a MES and I saw that sams club has the gen 2 40inch Bluetooth for $279 also Walmart has a gen 1 40inch for $265.

so I was wondering which would be the best one to get out of the 2 since they are less than a $15 difference. also would it be best to buy the cold smoker to go with it or get the Amazen Pellet Smoker?

sams club bluetooth

https://www.samsclub.com/sams/masterbuilt-smoker/prod15560335.ip?xid=plp:product:1:1

walmarts

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Masterbuilt-40-Electric-Smoker-with-Window/22139073#about-item

The WallMart one is a Gen #1, and is a Great Smoker, second only to the other one you're showing---The Gen #2.5 (Bluetooth)---The Best of All.

And I would recommend the AMNPS over the Masterbuilt Cold Smoker.

The Gen #2.5 & the AMNPS are truly a "Match Made In Smoker Heaven".

Bear

 

[bullyboy13]

 
The WallMart one is a Gen #1, and is a Great Smoker, second only to the other one you're showing---The Gen #2.5 (Bluetooth)---The Best of All.

And I would recommend the AMNPS over the Masterbuilt Cold Smoker.

The Gen #2.5 & the AMNPS are truly a "Match Made In Smoker Heaven".

Bear

​thank you bearcarver for the information. which amnps should I look into buying the tubes or the tray and the bigger or smaller 1?

 

[Bearcarver]

 
​thank you bearcarver for the information. which amnps should I look into buying the tubes or the tray and the bigger or smaller 1?

I would personally only get the Tube (AMNTS) if I lived at a high altitude, like above 3,000'.

The 5 X 8 AMNPS (Maze-Tray) is Awesome for the rest of us.

At my low altitude, I find the Tube puts out too much (Heavy) smoke.

Bear

 

[bullyboy13]

 
I would personally only get the Tube (AMNTS) if I lived at a high altitude, like above 3,000'.

The 5 X 8 AMNPS (Maze-Tray) is Awesome for the rest of us.

At my low altitude, I find the Tube puts out too much (Heavy) smoke.

Bear

​thank you ill look into the tray. now i gotta find someone that has a sams club membership so that I don't have to pay the extra $30 for the smoker. since I don't want to pay $100 for a membership since that they are almost a hour away from me.....

 

[remsr]

I second that motion Bear the cold smoker is OK but real messy I use it only when I can't find pellets in the flavor I want which is red oak mostly.

Randy,

 

[bullyboy13]

now which to go with the amazn tray pellets or sawdust?

 

[Bearcarver]

 
now which to go with the amazn tray pellets or sawdust?

If you get the 5 X 8 AMNPS, get some Pellets & some Dust. You can use either in that one.

You'll want to use the Dust for cold smoking, but no higher than about 220° Smoker temp.

Bear

 

[madtownmonkey]

I just bought an mes 40 at sams club I seasoned it . It heated up fine I tried cooking a tritip at 225. The issue was that my third party thermometer smoke by thermopro read at least 20 degrees lower than the set temp even as the smoker had reached it set temp. Is there a preferred place to put a probe to monitor the temp of the smoker.

 

[smokingearl]

Yea 20 degrees lower is about normal really for the MES 40. I like to keep the probe on the rack behind the food I'm cooking which is on the second rack from the bottom. If my smoker is full with food on all the racks I still leave it in the same place.

 

[Bearcarver]

I just bought an mes 40 at sams club I seasoned it . It heated up fine I tried cooking a tritip at 225. The issue was that my third party thermometer smoke by thermopro read at least 20 degrees lower than the set temp even as the smoker had reached it set temp. Is there a preferred place to put a probe to monitor the temp of the smoker.

The only place I worry about the Smoker Temp is where the meat is.

If I'm only using one rack, it would be the 2nd rack from the top (in a 4 rack MES), which is usually the most consistent.

I stick the Smoker probe through that rack, so the point is about 2" to 3" below the rack, and about 2" to the left of the Meat.

That way it will be far enough away from the Cold meat at the start, yet close enough to measure the Temp near the meat.

My MES usually reads 15° lower than the actual Temp that my Maverick reads, so I adjust accordingly. The thing to do is adjust your MES to get your third party Therm to read the Temp you want the meat to be in. That's why you want your third party Sensor near the Meat.

Bear

 

[madtownmonkey]

I did some ribs this weekend and a couple of small pork roasts. The third party probe was near the built in probe and they were off by less than 5 degrees most of the time. The food came out great. I was quite frustrated by the cold smoke attachment, when it  works it's great, but it clogged up so much, it needed a lot of baby sitting, which is exactly what I thought I wouldn't need to do.

 

[Bearcarver]

 
I did some ribs this weekend and a couple of small pork roasts. The third party probe was near the built in probe and they were off by less than 5 degrees most of the time. The food came out great. I was quite frustrated by the cold smoke attachment, when it  works it's great, but it clogged up so much, it needed a lot of baby sitting, which is exactly what I thought I wouldn't need to do.

I heard that about the Cold Smoker, but I have no personal experience with it.

Using an AMNPS, from Amazing Smoker makes Smoking so much easier. You might want to look into getting one.

Bear

 

[iamdmphil]

Well folks I hit the jackpot! After carefully searching and watching prices, the wifey and I just purchased the gen 2.5 40 inch from Sam's for $279 on an instant rebate weekend! My father in law is a member and all I have to do is pick it up this next Thursday and the smoking will begin!:yahoo:
Now to rack up with the AMNPS and the wireless therm. Only downside is that it's my weekend to work at the hospital next weekend....I guess Q 101 will come to those who wait.

David

 

[pilch]

Well done, sometimes it pays to wait.

Unfortunately I'm the impatient type and have to have it yesterday.

Waiting one more week will be nothing compared to all those smoke ups ahead of you,

Happy days,

Cheers from Down Under.

 

[candurin]

The only place I worry about the Smoker Temp is where the meat is.
If I'm only using one rack, it would be the 2nd rack from the top (in a 4 rack MES), which is usually the most consistent.

I stick the Smoker probe through that rack, so the point is about 2" to 3" below the rack, and about 2" to the left of the Meat.
That way it will be far enough away from the Cold meat at the start, yet close enough to measure the Temp near the meat.

My MES usually reads 15° lower than the actual Temp that my Maverick reads, so I adjust accordingly. The thing to do is adjust your MES to get your third party Therm to read the Temp you want the meat to be in. That's why you want your third party Sensor near the Meat.


Bear

I've been really slacking this year! First smoke (brisket) just went in an hour ago.

Now I have two ET-732's setup in the smoker.

BBQ temp on #1 is 228 (top shelf)
BBQ temp on #2 is 232 (3rd shelf)
Set point on smoker is 225 with brisket on 2nd shelf
MES is reporting as 225 degrees

Admittedly; never had temps that close. Very happy and it seems to get better with age (going on 2 years, if I recall).

 

[Bearcarver]

Well folks I hit the jackpot! After carefully searching and watching prices, the wifey and I just purchased the gen 2.5 40 inch from Sam's for $279 on an instant rebate weekend! My father in law is a member and all I have to do is pick it up this next Thursday and the smoking will begin!

Now to rack up with the AMNPS and the wireless therm. Only downside is that it's my weekend to work at the hospital next weekend....I guess Q 101 will come to those who wait.

David

Great Smoker & Great Price, David !!!

Sounds like you'll be good to go real soon.

In case you haven't already seen it, here's something that could help get you started:

Just click on "Bear's Step by Steps".

Bear

I've been really slacking this year! First smoke (brisket) just went in an hour ago.

Now I have two ET-732's setup in the smoker.

BBQ temp on #1 is 228 (top shelf)
BBQ temp on #2 is 232 (3rd shelf)
Set point on smoker is 225 with brisket on 2nd shelf
MES is reporting as 225 degrees

Admittedly; never had temps that close. Very happy and it seems to get better with age (going on 2 years, if I recall).

Great Numbers!!

Time to get Smoking!!

Bear

 

[ontherocks]

I just picked up a a 40in MES at Sam's with it being such a great deal; I also picked up a ET-733 and the Amazen Tray

.  During seasoning I placed the two probes on the 2nd tray from the top onee facing L and the other R.  I set the MES to 275 and during the seasoning the probe facing the right ranged from 304-334 and the probe facing the left ranged from 288-306.  Do these ranges seem right?  

The meat probe was always 10 degrees cooler than the left probe which was next to it.

Going forward I will just set the temp on the MES according to the 733 is this the correct way to handle the temp difference?

Thanks for any help!