The others are correct the last 2 digits is the year. In this case the Sam's MES 40 is a 2010 model that had a SSteel Door and all the electronics with, I believe, a Black Cabinet...In 2011 the Model # 20070311 came out and seems identical to the Sam's unit but is all Stainless Steel. Amazon had them for awhile at a great price but seems to be currently out of stock...JJThanks for the reply! i noticed the model number on the sams club one is 20070810. Heres the link:
http://www.samsclub.com/sams/shop/product.jsp?productId=prod1180971&navAction=push
Anyone can explain what the deal with the model number boogie here? Post a pic when you can to see the goods :)
Hmm, not enough smoke visually or taste-wise? My unit produced quite a bit of smoke I thought. Initially white smoke, then not so visible of what I think they call blue smoke. I only put in wood chips twice while smoking a brisket and was totally surprised at the smokey result. I have the AMNPS kit anyway for when I am not there for the 2nd add. I feel I may be babysitting the temperature too much though, which by the way I did not find to be accurate on my unit.I have this model - in fact, I received it for Mother's Day a few days early. I'm not new to smoking meats, but am brand new to an electric smoker. The unit worked properly - temp correct, the remote functioned perfectly as well. However, I'm getting ready to post a few questions regarding the amount of smoke this unit produces (not enough). I'm used to babysitting a smoker using the coal, chips, hotbox method, but felt I babysat the electric unit more.
Sam's has the MES40 for $299.00. My local Sam's has them in stock as well as online.
I'm fairly new to smoking and have just used our new MES30 (new model) twice. The first time we smoked wings. Way too much smoke... I had the vent almost closed thinking this would be good. The taste was great, but the after-effect - not so good! We only used a handfull of wood chips that time. The second time we smoked beef and pork ribs using the 3 - 2 - 1 method. This unit is VERY smoke efficient. I used 1 cup of wood chips at the beginning, and that lasted the entire time. I kept thinking I would need to add more, but the smoke was still going, slowly but evenly, throughout. The flavour was perfect!
I also tested the temp, and it held steady at 225 the entire time. I love this smoker!
I'm fairly new to smoking and have just used our new MES30 (new model) twice. The first time we smoked wings. Way too much smoke... I had the vent almost closed thinking this would be good. The taste was great, but the after-effect - not so good! We only used a handfull of wood chips that time. The second time we smoked beef and pork ribs using the 3 - 2 - 1 method. This unit is VERY smoke efficient. I used 1 cup of wood chips at the beginning, and that lasted the entire time. I kept thinking I would need to add more, but the smoke was still going, slowly but evenly, throughout. The flavour was perfect!
I also tested the temp, and it held steady at 225 the entire time. I love this smoker!