Thank you. The leds on the control panel aren't working anymore on my smoker. I use this video to set the temp and time without any visual feedback. Just press 120 times on temp up button to get to 220F and then 17 times on time up to get to 17 hours, then time twice and all set!
I bought the one with the glass door. The glass is a waste of money cause it gets filthy and you can’t the the meat anyway.Buy the 40 too. My 30 works good but is too small for a large brisket .Thank You for your video
Thanks for the great video! I'm assembling my new MES 130S smoker and it is the same as this one but has a window and a little different type of racks. The video on Masterbuilt's You Tube channel is not as helpful as yours. Theirs covers a different model. Thanks!
Thanks for posting. I was just given this smoker as well and have no idea what to do. Read the instructions and certainly easier seeing these visuals. When seasoning it didn't look like you were putting much chips in. Is that the same amount of chips you load each time when cooking?
Ryan Keith you can put a bit more than what I did, just don’t put too much as you would not be able to rotate the handle. If the burn rate is too fast (as you stop seeing smoke coming out), you can add every 45min instead of every hour.
them shoes are sweet how long do they usually last on 1 charge.... i noticed at the start they were not charging but at that end of the video they were charging
I just got one of these and seasoned it tonight, but afterwards I noticed wood chips/ash on the electric coils. Does that usually happen? Wondering if I turned the thing to aggressively or had too many chips in there and they fell out accidentally? Thanks for any advice from anyone!
preseasoning mine right now, unfortunately the wood tray will not come out, any tips? I even opened it up and looked inside and it isnt caught on anything.
@@CranberryGloves it's similar, I figured out the problem. Had to let it cool off the reached in behind and the tray was a little warped and catching where I couldn't see. Used pliers and bent it inward a bit now it works great, Thank you!!!!
I just got one for Christmas. Do you feel it would have helped to use some sort of oil or spray on the inside? Something like oiling and seasoning a cast iron pan.
I personally haven't tried this yet but I think others have. Great thing about smoking meats is that it's really up to your taste and many of trials to get what works best for you.
You turn on and get it up to the set temperature. When it's ready you can add the meat and then add the wood chips so that when the chips burn it'll add the smoke. Without the wood chips it'll be more like a slow cooker at your desired temp.
Traveling Noble it’s been great. I got the Masterbuilt stand for it with wheels so it’s easier to move around. I’ve done some brisket and ribs, temperature holds well. Just remember to keep feeding the wood chips in because they do empty out within an hour each time. Clean up is easy when you foil the water pan, I just drain the drippings, light scrubbing to get the smoke off the bottom, refoil and place it back for the next time I need to smoke. Overall it’s been great, I still need to work on my meats a bit as I keep leaving them in too long fearing it’s not done, but trust the machine and a meat thermometer.
Hi Kyle, no issues with it. We just did smoked ribs on Tuesday for Christmas Eve dinner. It's been stored outside with a cover, it's been avg 45-60 degrees temperature the passed months, no problem plugging in and working as intended.
Depends on the size. I put in a few 12-15lb briskets. If needed can cut in half but just make sure you check internal temp on each and remove the smaller one first when it's done.
Got the same one only with the glass window. It has failed me 3 out of 3 times. First time it stopped working after 7 hrs of smoking a brisket, condensation got in the controller unit, They sent me new housing unit. Second time the "new" housing unit again allowed condensation into the digital controller(read 300 deg F), they sent me a new digital controller. Tried it again and it failed again. So far it has ruined over 300 usd in food. I'm sick of this smoker.
It's been doing well. I haven't smoked anything recently as there's been alot of fires in California, so I didn't want to be alerting the neighbors smelling smoke. I'll probably do some ribs as pork pricing has come down.
SO this is pretty funny. I just got this smoker and so I was looking for reviews. I found this one: ua-cam.com/video/PgMX6TCLZUY/v-deo.html It's using YOUR video with their audio over it lol! I watched that one first and I was like... Those shoes look familiar. Anyways... kind of wild.
I don't recall reading "how to have great audio in a video" in the title. The rest of us came to see how to use a smoker and seem to have NO ISSUES hearing the man. Get better speakers for your computer and take your old no hearing ass outa here with your negativity! Alen Kwong, thanks for the video!
Thank you. The leds on the control panel aren't working anymore on my smoker. I use this video to set the temp and time without any visual feedback. Just press 120 times on temp up button to get to 220F and then 17 times on time up to get to 17 hours, then time twice and all set!
I wouldn’t use foil to cover the bottom tray until after seasoning it. The point is to burn off chemicals
It's a beer fridge that smokes meat. I'm sold on this idea.
Putting them side by side would be a great idea
I bought the one with the glass door. The glass is a waste of money cause it gets filthy and you can’t the the meat anyway.Buy the 40 too. My 30 works good but is too small for a large brisket .Thank You for your video
I debated whether I wanted the glass door model and this is exactly why I chose not too. Plus its more $$.
@T C You chose wisely
I'm looking to buy another one,my other one is approx. 20 years old,and its just like this one.They work great.
Wow
Nice design, works well and very easy to set up.
Good video I hv one on the way to home depot looking forward to allot of good smokes .Thanks 👍
Thanks for sharing I love seeing someone else do it first and give tips!
Thanks for this video. It was smokin!! Off to prep mine now!!
I just got this for Christmas from my wife!! Can’t wait!!!
Lol I also got one from my wife, used it today and made ribs! Absolutely fantastic, happy smoking!
@@DuBB900 that’s awesome!!! I can’t wait to use it!!
Just got mine for 39.99 at lowes!
Thank you brother this was very helpful. I hate reading directions I’m a visual kind of man
No problem. The video from Masterbuilt was okay but I figured more instructions were needed so I made this video to help everyone.
Wish I would have found this video a few days ago!
Thanks for the great video! I'm assembling my new MES 130S smoker and it is the same as this one but has a window and a little different type of racks. The video on Masterbuilt's You Tube channel is not as helpful as yours. Theirs covers a different model. Thanks!
Thanks for posting. I was just given this smoker as well and have no idea what to do. Read the instructions and certainly easier seeing these visuals. When seasoning it didn't look like you were putting much chips in. Is that the same amount of chips you load each time when cooking?
Ryan Keith you can put a bit more than what I did, just don’t put too much as you would not be able to rotate the handle. If the burn rate is too fast (as you stop seeing smoke coming out), you can add every 45min instead of every hour.
@@AlenKwong Thank you
them shoes are sweet how long do they usually last on 1 charge.... i noticed at the start they were not charging but at that end of the video they were charging
I just got one of these and seasoned it tonight, but afterwards I noticed wood chips/ash on the electric coils. Does that usually happen? Wondering if I turned the thing to aggressively or had too many chips in there and they fell out accidentally? Thanks for any advice from anyone!
preseasoning mine right now, unfortunately the wood tray will not come out, any tips? I even opened it up and looked inside and it isnt caught on anything.
@@CranberryGloves it's similar, I figured out the problem. Had to let it cool off the reached in behind and the tray was a little warped and catching where I couldn't see. Used pliers and bent it inward a bit now it works great, Thank you!!!!
I just got one for Christmas. Do you feel it would have helped to use some sort of oil or spray on the inside? Something like oiling and seasoning a cast iron pan.
Joshua Yeung yes, one thing I forgot to mention in the video was a light spray of cooking spray I put after wiping the inside down.
dry chips don't smoke as well as soaked ones
Curious if you can use soaked chips? I love soaking my chips in wine. Works really well with a charcoal grill.
Never thought about doing this but sounds like a great idea will definitely have to try that soon!
I personally haven't tried this yet but I think others have. Great thing about smoking meats is that it's really up to your taste and many of trials to get what works best for you.
When are we gonna bet an update bro???
Do you add meat first then turn on to heat up with wood chips? Or you get to temp then add meat and wood chips?
You turn on and get it up to the set temperature. When it's ready you can add the meat and then add the wood chips so that when the chips burn it'll add the smoke. Without the wood chips it'll be more like a slow cooker at your desired temp.
@@AlenKwong thanks bro!!
@@kxiong93 No problem. Enjoy your smoker!
Just got one of these for Fathers Day. Mine is on a stand though. Going to season it tomorrow morning. How do you like it so far?
Traveling Noble it’s been great. I got the Masterbuilt stand for it with wheels so it’s easier to move around. I’ve done some brisket and ribs, temperature holds well. Just remember to keep feeding the wood chips in because they do empty out within an hour each time. Clean up is easy when you foil the water pan, I just drain the drippings, light scrubbing to get the smoke off the bottom, refoil and place it back for the next time I need to smoke. Overall it’s been great, I still need to work on my meats a bit as I keep leaving them in too long fearing it’s not done, but trust the machine and a meat thermometer.
How's it working 8 months down the road, any issues?
Hi Kyle, no issues with it. We just did smoked ribs on Tuesday for Christmas Eve dinner. It's been stored outside with a cover, it's been avg 45-60 degrees temperature the passed months, no problem plugging in and working as intended.
You’re cleaning it with baby wipes????
Just curious when seasoning it did you put water in it or use wet chips? I thought I noticed some condensation on the walls when you opened it up
I put water in the tray, i forgot to record that segment.
At what time did you add the water thanks
Sounds like your in a deep hole , volume ( can’t hear ) what you trying to convey.
Why do you need to season the smoker?
Pre-seasoning helps to burn off any chemicals and oils from the manufacturing process, this will help ensure they don’t affect your first smoke.
Alen Kwong thank you! Do you have any great recipes to share?
just season it with a cheap pork butt and ship it off to the inlaws
Did you add water into the water tray for seasoning? I thought I saw drops of water on the walls at the end so I thought I ask. Thank you
I was wondering the same thing
what about Handles?
Patsy page posted this exact video and dubbed your voice out of it
Hi Jay, care to share their video and I’ll look into it. Thanks.
nvm, I found it. Thanks for giving me the heads up.
@@AlenKwong crazy stuff right?!?!
Was about to post the exact same thing. She combined your video with audio from Rick Merryman’s review.
What do you do about the grease dripping in the water tray?
After using the smoker I take out the tray and strain the grease to discard. Then I wrap the tray back up with new foil for the next time I use it.
@@AlenKwong thanks man
Can this smoker fit a whole brisket
Depends on the size. I put in a few 12-15lb briskets. If needed can cut in half but just make sure you check internal temp on each and remove the smaller one first when it's done.
Got the same one only with the glass window. It has failed me 3 out of 3 times. First time it stopped working after 7 hrs of smoking a brisket, condensation got in the controller unit, They sent me new housing unit. Second time the "new" housing unit again allowed condensation into the digital controller(read 300 deg F), they sent me a new digital controller. Tried it again and it failed again. So far it has ruined over 300 usd in food.
I'm sick of this smoker.
How’s it holding up?
It's been doing well. I haven't smoked anything recently as there's been alot of fires in California, so I didn't want to be alerting the neighbors smelling smoke. I'll probably do some ribs as pork pricing has come down.
W@
SO this is pretty funny. I just got this smoker and so I was looking for reviews. I found this one: ua-cam.com/video/PgMX6TCLZUY/v-deo.html
It's using YOUR video with their audio over it lol! I watched that one first and I was like... Those shoes look familiar. Anyways... kind of wild.
Hi, thanks for commenting, I'll be sure to let UA-cam know about the other video.
A ten minute video on how to season your new Masterbuilt electric smoker? It’s a one paragraph section in the owners manual.
Good quality audio, NOT!!!!!!
What a rude fella mr gates (notice the small gates?)
Thanks for your good video n great tips
I don't recall reading "how to have great audio in a video" in the title. The rest of us came to see how to use a smoker and seem to have NO ISSUES hearing the man. Get better speakers for your computer and take your old no hearing ass outa here with your negativity! Alen Kwong, thanks for the video!
Lmao
Thanks. Video was a big help to setting my new one up!