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04-08-2013, 04:20 PM
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Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 06-17-12
Location: Chicago, Il
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Acorn Junior
Anyone pick up one of the Acorn Jr's yet? I bought one at Menards yesterday and wanted to see if anyone else has used one. Ill try to post pictures of it later.
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04-08-2013, 04:49 PM
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Take a breath!
Join Date: 12-27-12
Location: Warrenville, IL
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It's adorable, but I don't know how useful something that small would be. Perhaps rolling a single rack of ribs? It's only 100 bucks less than the Akorn, and 1/4 as useful. I'd pick it up for 100, maybe 125 but 200? no way jose.
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04-08-2013, 05:38 PM
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Babbling Farker
Join Date: 10-25-06
Location: Madrid, IA
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It is about the same size as a small BGE that I have. It is great for steaks and small stuff if you are cooking for yourself or 2. If you want to cook for more people it will not work. I do find that is is hard to smoke a pork butt on my cooker because the coal are too close and there is not much smoke flavor. If you can, go exchange it for the full size Akorn, you will not regret it.
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Bryan, Team: Pyle's BBQ Yoder YS640; Good-One "Trail Boss" 60T; Weber Kettle rotisserie ring; Big A$$ Rotisserie; New Braunfels offset smoker; Weber Smokey Mountain; Backyard Bombers BBQ HJM Μολὼν λαβέ |
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05-26-2013, 09:18 AM
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Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 08-18-10
Location: Oconomowoc, WI
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Just finished putting mine together. will post back after i use it as well. There is not a parts list on the CG website for the jr yet. I am looking for the stone that will fit the acorn jr
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05-26-2013, 10:20 AM
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Babbling Farker
  
Join Date: 11-18-10
Location: Callahan Fl
Name/Nickname : Rick
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Looking forward to seeing the pics. I think someone posted some awhile back but don't remember who or when.
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05-26-2013, 10:23 AM
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Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 04-13-13
Location: Greenville SC
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I hadn't even heard of it yet. However I usually have trouble fitting everything on my regular akorn. Look forward to seeing the pics of it.
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05-26-2013, 11:21 AM
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Babbling Farker
Join Date: 10-25-06
Location: Madrid, IA
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Bryan, Team: Pyle's BBQ Yoder YS640; Good-One "Trail Boss" 60T; Weber Kettle rotisserie ring; Big A$$ Rotisserie; New Braunfels offset smoker; Weber Smokey Mountain; Backyard Bombers BBQ HJM Μολὼν λαβέ |
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05-27-2013, 10:06 AM
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Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 07-18-09
Location: USA
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Yes, pics please. I tried googling it and can't find anything. Thanks, and congrats on your new kooker.
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John - Utah Too many cookers ... |
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05-27-2013, 10:32 AM
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is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 07-10-10
Location: saint louis, MO
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Instead of firebricks I would get a terracotta flowerpot saucer. They come in wide range of sizes and work real well. Wrap it in foil first of course :-)
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06-04-2013, 09:31 PM
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Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 06-17-12
Location: Chicago, Il
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Finally got the Jr put together. Looks like good build quality. Looking forward to lighting it up this weekend.
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06-04-2013, 09:34 PM
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Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 07-18-09
Location: USA
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I dig it, nice. How big is that thing? I still don't feel my eggs are durable enough to take with me. Would love one of those to throw in the trunk and take to work.
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06-04-2013, 09:46 PM
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Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 06-17-12
Location: Chicago, Il
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The grate is roughly 14 1/2". It should hold up to a trunk OK
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06-05-2013, 12:19 AM
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Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 03-28-13
Location: NorCal
Name/Nickname : RemoGaggi
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It's on the menard website. I would cost about $228 shipped to California. It looks cool, but can it out-perform a mini wsm? Also, if it's like a small BGE, it's use is very limited.
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06-05-2013, 04:58 AM
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somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 04-02-07
Location: Warren, Vermont
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It sure is a nice looking little unit.
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Jim - Another transplanted Texan Former KCBS CBJ Large and Medium Big Green Eggs , Black 18.5" WSM, Blue Weber Performer - Stainless, Green Weber OTG Kettle , Brinkmann SnP Pro, and a Stainless UDS. One retired Portable Kitchen grill. Red Thermapen, Maverick ET-732, EdgePro Apex Sharpener. Avatar is the original 1951 Weber Kettle |
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06-05-2013, 06:40 AM
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On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 03-15-13
Location: iowa
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I have the bigger one and for a family of 5 sometimes find it is very limited in space for what im trying to cook.When I found them on sale I think mine only wound up costing me about 60$ more then the mini.I love the way they work and how efficient they are but the mini to me looked like it would be to small and not quite as versatile as the bigger one and looking online before hand I couldnt find accessories for the mini.Good luck with it, and I hope you enjoy it they are nice
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