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Some Butts I smoked in my MES with mailbox mod.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 12:45 am
Posted on 7/23/18 at 12:45 am
So I saw a post earlier this year on TD about Walmart having MES smokers on clearance. Went and picked one up. Ended up getting an amaze-n-pellet tray and doing a mailbox mod to the smoker. I was ridiculed on here by some when I asked about the mailbox mod, but I don't care... So glad I did it.
Works great, I can start it and it'll smoke for 10 hours without me messing with it. Only downside would be trying to hold temp in cold weather.
So far I've done 4 butts, 2 chickens, and some ribs. Everything has come out great.
Anyway, here's some pics.
Works great, I can start it and it'll smoke for 10 hours without me messing with it. Only downside would be trying to hold temp in cold weather.
So far I've done 4 butts, 2 chickens, and some ribs. Everything has come out great.
Anyway, here's some pics.
This post was edited on 7/23/18 at 1:40 am
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Posted on 7/23/18 at 12:56 am to NATidefan
Meat looks good, but that mailbox mod is a federal offense. Postal Code and whatnot.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 12:58 am to NATidefan
Upvote
Posted on 7/23/18 at 6:00 am to NATidefan
How do you keep the door glass so clean? Mine is darn near black after one smoke.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 6:31 am to NATidefan
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Ended up getting an amaze-n-pellet tray and doing a mailbox mod to the smoker. I was ridiculed on here by some when I asked about the mailbox mod, but I don't care... So glad I did it.
AMNPS is the only way to smoke with the MES, some on here still won’t jump on that train much less the mailbox mod.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 7:55 am to NATidefan
What’s the point of this mailbox??
Posted on 7/23/18 at 8:04 am to Uncle JackD
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What’s the point of this mailbox??
Airflow and getting the pellets away from the burner. Some people have a lot of trouble getting the airflow right in their MES to keep the pellets lit. Some others have problems with the burner causing the pellets to burn too fast. This solves both those issues by putting the pellets outside the MES.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 8:08 am to Dam Guide
Glad to see indoor smoking is making a comeback to the mainstream. In the 90s they went so far in the wrong direction with fire codes and safety regulations it forced just about everyone outside to the elements.
We didn't have fancy mailbox attachments back in the 90s tho. We had 2 big box fans and open windows. Added a mod once with a few feet of flexible AC coil but it restricted flow too much.
We didn't have fancy mailbox attachments back in the 90s tho. We had 2 big box fans and open windows. Added a mod once with a few feet of flexible AC coil but it restricted flow too much.
This post was edited on 7/23/18 at 8:09 am
Posted on 7/23/18 at 8:29 am to Tiger Ryno
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In the 90s
In the 90's? Hell in the 80's this mod is what we used to heat the house. Pellets ran much longer before needing to replaced.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 8:45 am to Uncle JackD
The MES is kind of a nightmare for airflow. It drafts poorly and the vents do next to nothing. By moving the pellets to the mailbox it drafts better, and you can control the airflow to the pellets by opening or closing the door. A lot of people add a 90 degree elbow to the outflow vent to improve draft as well. Mailbox also takes the pellets out of the line of fire of the drippings which will put out the pellets in a heartbeat. Allows you to cold smoke better too. Other than looking kinda junky there's no reason to not do the mailbox mod.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 9:45 am to unclejhim
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How do you keep the door glass so clean? Mine is darn near black after one smoke.
I clean it
Posted on 7/23/18 at 10:05 am to NATidefan
I have that exact smoker and use the Amaze-n-tray also. Would like to get the specs on that mailbox mod. Does the smoke enter from the chip loader hole? Looks like you keep the top vent closed?
Posted on 7/23/18 at 12:09 pm to NATidefan
Why would you smoke meat inside of your house?
Posted on 7/23/18 at 1:58 pm to slinger1317
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have that exact smoker and use the Amaze-n-tray also. Would like to get the specs on that mailbox mod. Does the smoke enter from the chip loader hole? Looks like you keep the top vent closed?
No, I don't keep the top vent closed, that was a piece of metal I was playing with to cover the heat element I ended up not using. I keep the top vent wide open.
Basically you strip out all the stuff at the bottom except the heat element. Wood chips loader, chip pan, etc. It's pretty easy.
I did have to open a panel on the back to get to a screw to loosen a bracket holding the cover that sits over the wood chips I believe.
Then just get a three inch metal ducting elbow, pipe, mailbox, and vent tape. The hole for the chip loader is exactly the right size to slide the pipe in.
The hardest part was cutting the hole in the mailbox for the pipe. I drew a circle, then made pie shaped traingles in the the circle and cut those with a drimmel and bent them into the mailbox to make flanges I could tape the pipe too.
You can do it several different ways. Like out the back where it's flat and easier, but I liked the look of this better.
Then cut some holes in the mailbox door for the air to flow through.
After that you just slide the pipe into the wood chip loader hole.
However you do it I would recommend making sure the mailbox sits below the smoker and the pipe is going upwards as much as possible, not sideways.
I also added some bolts to the bottom of the amaze-n-pellet tray to lift it up for better airflow.
This post was edited on 7/23/18 at 2:39 pm
Posted on 7/23/18 at 2:01 pm to WaWaWeeWa
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Why would you smoke meat inside of your house?
I don't smoke inside my house. That was just a pic I took before taking it out on the deck, lol.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 3:00 pm to NATidefan
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Only downside would be trying to hold temp in cold weather.
Why can't you just wrap the mailbox in some fireproof insulation? Seems like it would be pretty easy.
This post was edited on 7/23/18 at 3:01 pm
Posted on 7/23/18 at 3:04 pm to SUB
My first smoke was in February. It was cold and still did ok, but you could tell it was struggling to keep temp to 230.
If I lived in a colder climate up north I would consider doing something different, but it's really not that big of a deal in the south.
This post was edited on 7/23/18 at 3:22 pm
Posted on 7/23/18 at 3:08 pm to SUB
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Why can't you just wrap the mailbox in some fireproof insulation? Seems like it would be pretty easy.
Seems to be most of the heat comes from the heating element and the smoke comes from the mailbox but I am kinda confused by the set up
Posted on 7/23/18 at 3:09 pm to NATidefan
Do you use the heating element at all?
Posted on 7/23/18 at 3:13 pm to NATidefan
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don't smoke inside my house
damn son. You came so close to achieving the dream and now This.
This post was edited on 7/23/18 at 3:14 pm
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