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    Need help with MES

    I’d give it a test run on a smaller batch personally-maybe I had bad pellets or odd weather or something. Seems like mailbox mod is best way to cold smoke.
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    Need help with MES

    I cooked another batch of sticks today-removed the cold smoke attachment and just used the factory chip feeder. Sticks turned out great with good flavor-probably need to ditch the cold smoker and do mailbox mod instead. There was a few instances where the whole smoker was completely full of...
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    Need help with MES

    Putting them in dry. I typically have the top vent open all the way. It’s odd because even when I seasoned the smoker before doing any mods at all, heavy condensation would build on the inside. I’m not very experienced with electric smokers, but I’ve never had that much moisture in the...
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    Need help with MES

    Purchased new Only one speed in circulator-I didn’t run it today because I was worried it was the issue-still took the flavor out. I turn the MES cold smoker on for about 10 min, then turn it off and let the chips smolder-it’s a relatively clean looking smoke when I do that. The best batch...
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    Need help with MES

    I’ve tried vent open and vent closed. Using cabelas pecan wood chips I’m assuming the auber is accurate temp wise, but I’ll confirm with another one. For as much as I paid for the auber it better be pretty darn close. I tried using an amazn tube with pellets inside the smoker, and that was by...
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    Need help with MES

    So I bought a MES a month ago, installed auber controller, fan circulator, and cold smoke attachment. However, about half my cooks of some sort of sausage end up tasting like bitter hot dogs. Most of the flavors in the sausage goes away. I’ve cooked them on my pellet grill simultaneously (same...
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