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Any ideas? yes, don't do it. electric smokers are for incredibly lazy people and for people who lack the minute intelligence necessary to cook properly. Moreover electricity does not add flavor and if you're not interested in flavor you should be cooking in the electric oven in the house. smoking takes time and learning and the payoff is the most incredible flavors know to man. an electric smoker in anathema to the entire idea of smoking food -- we use wood and we use charcoal because we affect the chemical composition and the flavor of food that way.
Just about any of the Big Box stors will have a cover to fit your MECO grill. K-Mart, Walmart, Big Lots and even most CVS Pharmacies. As a matter of fact, in my area (VA) CVS sells the grill. Or one just like. Measure you grill (Height & width) and you'll be ready to shop.
The quick and short story is, fill the charcoal pan about 1/2 to 2/3 full of charcoal. Fill the water pan about 2/3 full of water and I add beer or whatever marinate I have left over. Spray PAM of similar item on your grills. Get the charcoal going, you need to try to regulate the temperature for 225 and maintain it for 4-6 hours depending on what you are cooking. You will need to reload the charcoal as needed to maintain the cook through out the period needed. I would start of with a couple whole chickens and put a digital thermometer in the breast. Cook till the breast reaches 170-175 and remove. Place soaked wood chips or chunks on top of the charcoal during the cook. The first hour it is important to keep some wood in there to get that smokey flavor. I use oak and Hickory.
If you really want to learn to cook good smoked foods, Google "smokering" and you will find a bunch of forums dedicated to the smoking foods and bunch of good people willing to help you learn.
Could not find the Model 5000, but did find a 5030/5031 & 5029.
Suspect that these are all later models for the 5000 line and much of the operations and FAQ may be helpful.
If you try searching for Meco on-line, you'll go nuts. Check Aussie here's a link for the manual. http://www.aussiegrills.com/images/product_elements_07/pdffiles/5024-5025-5028-5029P-Stainless-Water-Smoker.pdf
Partial solution: Their phone number is 800-251-7558. Part number for the electric burner is 03072701. I don't see a thermostat control listed - sorry.
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