The Official Pellet Grill Smoker thread.
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pjtexas1
somebody shut me the fark up.
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Beautiful!
pjtexas1
somebody shut me the fark up.
Oklahoma Joe Bronco was listed at $100 today with 5 in stock at Frisco, Tx Walmart. I was working a long day so I didn't grab any. Plus I don't need another cooker and it was 30 minutes out of my way.
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rwalters
Quintessential Chatty Farker
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I don’t see how you find such good deals. The best I’ve found to date is a 300 dollar pitboss five series and $50 22 inch kettle. I’m not gonna lie. The pitboss was tempting even at a higher price than what you find stuff.
pjtexas1
somebody shut me the fark up.
Work takes me from Houston to west Texas to Oklahoma border. Use the location instead of zip code in BS to search. To me it's more about the chase than the cookers.
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rwalters
Quintessential Chatty Farker
Looks good... but I’ve gotta salute you! IMO, anyone that buys meat from Walmart is twice the man I’ll ever be... lol. I can’t help it, but I have visions of some of those meats being found abandoned on the linen aisle... sitting at room temp, and being returned to their proper refrigerated bin [emoji1785]
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Lol yeah probably
pjtexas1
somebody shut me the fark up.
Is the whole grocery store below 40 degrees? Or are you referring to the walmartian idiots? [emoji23]
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Hey! I resemble that remark.
TinCup
Knows what a fatty is.
I'm looking for a little advice. I may be in the market for a new Pellet grill. I have other smokers and grills so I'm just looking to add another to the mix and not really replace anything. I get 40% off from Camp Chef and 25% off from Traeger so I'd like to keep it within those two brands if possible. That said, with a budget of under $1000 if there was something else out there that was light years better I may be interested. I know Traeger has their issues as I'm sure CC does as well but this isn't going to a primary source of cooking.
AussieMatt
Babbling Farker
I'm looking very hard at a Grilla Grills Silverback Alpha. $799, double walled construction, 2 settings for the controller and unbelievable customer service.
rwalters
Quintessential Chatty Farker
Between those 2 I’d also go with the CC. That said with a budget of $1000, I am almost certain I’d select a Grilla Silverbac grill.
tomasgahan
Wandering around with a bag of matchlight, looking for a match.
Help with Mak 1 With Flame Zone
Hi Everyone - I'm new to this forum and pretty excited about. I just bit the bullet and bought a Mak 1 star general, and almost immediately regretted not getting the 2 star because I wanted to be able to sear with it, and not have to fire up charcoal on my Weber performer (circa 2002) every time I want to sear. To quell my buyer's remorse, I bought the flame zone attachment, which came with no installation instructions not so ever. It seemed pretty self explanatory, but I'm not getting much heat on it at all. After 20 minutes, it still reads 325, and I can hold my hand over the grate no problem and no sizzle when I place the meat.
I called mak grills and spoke with a guy and showed him a picture of my set up and he blessed it. His suggestion was to use oak wood from smoky mountain pellets (I had traeger brand pellets in there). I haven't had a chance to try the change in pellets, but it seems strange to me that it could make such a difference. Anyone else have a similar issue?
Thank you!
Hi Everyone - I'm new to this forum and pretty excited about. I just bit the bullet and bought a Mak 1 star general, and almost immediately regretted not getting the 2 star because I wanted to be able to sear with it, and not have to fire up charcoal on my Weber performer (circa 2002) every time I want to sear. To quell my buyer's remorse, I bought the flame zone attachment, which came with no installation instructions not so ever. It seemed pretty self explanatory, but I'm not getting much heat on it at all. After 20 minutes, it still reads 325, and I can hold my hand over the grate no problem and no sizzle when I place the meat.
I called mak grills and spoke with a guy and showed him a picture of my set up and he blessed it. His suggestion was to use oak wood from smoky mountain pellets (I had traeger brand pellets in there). I haven't had a chance to try the change in pellets, but it seems strange to me that it could make such a difference. Anyone else have a similar issue?
Thank you!
rwalters
Quintessential Chatty Farker
Your MAK should grill and sear with no problem! My set up is not so much different than yours… I have a MAK and a 26.75 Weber kettle. Absolutely love both of them, but my MAK by far and away gets the most use. That said, for straight up searing power, the kettle will run circles around the MAK.
Any chance you can post the pics… the ones that you sent to MAK?
You mentioned that you had your MAK set to 325°. Personally, I find 425-450° to be the perfect grilling temperature on the MAK‘s. Next time, try grilling at 450° and see what you think.
As far as the pellets that MAK is recommending… you are probably referring to Bear Mountain pellets. I am currently burning through a bunch of Bear Mountain hickory pellets, and have found that I really like them. That said, when I run out of my current supply, I plan on returning to my favorite brand… Cookin’ Pellets.
TinCup
Knows what a fatty is.
After more research, I'm really looking at the Rec Tec's. Roughly the same money as an Ironwood 650 with my discount and seem to much better quality.
electron_si
is one Smokin' Farker
I haven’t touched a RECTEC before but I’ve owned and used several Traegers. They do not feel very sturdy or well made. They work great though.
I went to the opposite end of the spectrum and now own the heaviest pellet grill on the market.
I went to the opposite end of the spectrum and now own the heaviest pellet grill on the market.
