Louis-style ribs using applewood chips and the 3-2-1 smoking method, which involves three stages of cooking over the course of several hours. That said, the food I cooked in the Masterbuilt Smoker turned out absolutely delicious. Given that I was testing the unit in the middle of the winter in New England, I suspect this was the root of the problem, as it was only in the 20s outside.
#Masterbuilt smoker control panel manual#
While the manual says it should work in temperatures up to -10 degrees Farenheight, users report the unit will display an ERR1 code if the ambient temperature is below freezing. It turns out that the Masterbuilt Smoker doesn’t like cold weather. Dreading the prospect of boxing up the massive unit to return it, I turned to online forums to hopefully find a resolution to the issue-and I did, but it wasn’t necessarily good news. The manufacturer recommends disconnecting and reconnecting the control panel wires to resolve this error code, but that didn’t work. The first few times I turned the smoker on, it displayed “ERR1” on the display screen and wouldn’t let me set the unit’s temperature.
#Masterbuilt smoker control panel Bluetooth#
While I did eventually get the Masterbuilt Bluetooth Digital Electric Smoker working and was ultimately pleased with the results, the process wasn’t without its hiccups. The Spruce Eats / Camryn Rabideau Performance: Great flavors-once you get it going I often found myself doing weird contortions, like leaning over the unit, in order to clearly read the LED screen. Mounted on the top of the unit, the panel is easy to operate, with buttons for temperature, time, and Bluetooth connectivity, but the problem is that the screen is black with blue lettering that’s hard to read, especially in the sunlight. The one big shortcoming of the Masterbuilt Digital Electric Smoker is its display screen. Underneath this piece is the small wood chip tray, which is easy to pull out when it’s time to dispose of ashes. I generally just filled it with water when smoking, but the brand says you can use other liquids, such as apple juice, or put slices of fresh fruit in the water to infuse even more flavor into food. The smoker has a removable water tray in the bottom that holds roughly 8 cups of liquid. The smoker also has a meat probe that plugs into the control panel, and there’s a slot on the interior of the unit where the probe can be stored when not in use. I found it worked best to remove any racks that weren’t being used-otherwise, fat drippings can end up on them, creating more mess to clean. Inside the smoker, there are four chrome-coated racks that can hold up to eight racks of ribs at a time, and this was more than enough space for my needs. One of my favorite aspects of this smoker is the side wood chip loading system, which allows you to add more chips without opening the smoker door. Once these burned off, I simply turned the unit off and let it cool down before emptying the ashes from the wood chip tray. It only smoked a tiny bit during this process, though it smelled a bit like burning chemicals at first, and in the last 45 minutes, I put in 1/2 cup of wood chips per the manual’s instructions. Masterbuilt explains that pre-seasoning burns off any chemicals or oils leftover from the manufacturing process, and it simply entails running the smoker at 275 degrees for several hours without any food inside. However, don’t expect that you’ll be able to start smoking meat right away-the smoker needs to be “pre-seasoned” before its first use, and this process took around three hours. All these components were wrapped in a generous amount of packaging for safe transport, and overall, the whole setup process took around 30 minutes. The Masterbuilt Bluetooth Digital Electric Smoker arrives in a huge, heavy box (I’d say it’s around 80 pounds), so you’ll probably need help moving it-I know I did! The main body of the smoker is already assembled, and once I wrestled it out of the packaging (a chore in and of itself), all that was left to do was attach the control panel, wheels, and handle and insert the racks and water tray into the unit.
The Spruce Eats / Camryn Rabideau Setup Process: Save time for pre-seasoning
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