Meat smoker recommendations

[nightrunner]

Looking for an electric or gas pellet smoker. Had a charcoal one that somehow walked off in the middle of the night. Looking at options.

Looking at under $500 budget.

[Photoguy67]

I have a Masterbilt Electric 30" that I love, I got it for around 200 at lowes.

 

[Omega]

The 30" is nice, but a taller unit would be better IMHO,  deer sausage hangs a bit low in it.  You can make a workaround, or just lay the sausage on the grills, but they smoke a bit unevenly that way.  For regular things it would be great as is, but the MES lends itself to many mods, some of which I've done, others are going to be this spring. Not my pics, but you get the idea.

To control airflow/smoke, works great.

 

 MES Mailbox Mod! for use with AMNPS.  Not done yet, can't get the AMNPS working yet.

To hang sausage a bit higher, raises it almost perfectly for summer sausage.

 

 

[quedz]

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[Ruprect2]

On 2/3/2017 at 8:51 PM, Photoguy67 said:

I have a Masterbilt Electric 30" that I love, I got it for around 200 at lowes.

 

Same here.  Got mine from amazon though.

[mikegideon]

On 2/3/2017 at 8:51 PM, Photoguy67 said:

I have a Masterbilt Electric 30" that I love, I got it for around 200 at lowes.

 

Same here, but Bass Pro

[Fourtyfive]

I have a Bradley, love it.

[desertsubi]

On 2/3/2017 at 9:54 PM, Omega said:

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I used to run a MES 30 with mailbox and such, worked great for all kinds of stuff.  I made my tube that connects the mailbox to the MES around 20 feet long using elbows and extensions, this actually helped produce a cleaner smoke and made the food MUCH better.  Also if your having staying lit problems with the mailbox crack the front lid a bit, mine needed more airflow so I drilled 3 3/4 in holes in the front.  The top vent should be 100% open at all times, I actually used a can to make an extension for the exhaust, this allowed heat to build going up and to pull the smoke through the smoker easier.

 

Wife said my setup was ghetto but never turned down a meal.  

Now A days I picked up a COS and run Oak all day long.  Something about the way wood tastes compaired to electric its a huge difference.

For those looking for TONS of smoking information:  http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/f/

Edited February 13, 2017 by desertsubi
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