Baychilla
is one Smokin' Farker
Curious to see what answers you get on the wifi bit as that tech still seems to be iffy on PGs.
The Official Pellet Grill Smoker thread.
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Curious to see what answers you get on the wifi bit as that tech still seems to be iffy on PGs.
rwalters
Quintessential Chatty Farker
I see you are looking for > 1000 sq” of cooking space. Depending on grill layout, I am wondering if you really need that much. Perhaps you do... but play along with me for a min
How many people do you cook for on a regular basis and do you enjoy entertaining? How many butts or briskets would you want to be able to cook at once? Sometimes discussing the quantity of food vs sq” helps as not all cookers utilize their space equally.BKING!
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Lone star grills is coming out with a monster pellet grill with a removable sear plate. I’m curious how it will do once it comes out.
Lees23
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
I see you are looking for > 1000 sq” of cooking space. Depending on grill layout, I am wondering if you really need that much. Perhaps you do... but play along with me for a min
Well this is for our lake condo. We are basically the social hub of our complex as we have the biggest patio, are centrally located in the complex and truly enjoy the company. It’s not uncommon to have 20+ over unannounced. There is basically an open invite on the weekends and people just bring food to cook and it turns into a giant feast. I currently have a 24” Memphis Pro that just isn’t quite big enough and I would like to bring it back to my primary residence. I also have a RecTec Bullyseys that I will fire up when we run out of space on the Memphis. I am having auger issues on the Bullseye and I would like to be able to have just one grill. What are you thinking?
rwalters
Quintessential Chatty Farker
Sounds like good times, that’s for sure! So, when you have 20ish people over, what are the common things that you find yourself cooking? Do you do more grilling or smoking? More often than not, what do you find your Memphis loaded down with when you are wishing it had a bit more room?
KevinJ
somebody shut me the fark up.
MAKtion
rwalters
Quintessential Chatty Farker
SweetHeatBBQnSC
is One Chatty Farker
MAKtion
Nice looking bones and overall dish!
Lees23
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Everything. Burgers, brats, steak, butts, ribs, chicken, brisket. My issue with the Memphis is that the 2nd shelf isn’t high enough to have butts one and use both grates for a pan of beans or something similar.
Lees23
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
The second shelf is too low to the main grate. If you have a butt or anything decent sized you can not use the second shelf. The top shelf is only 4-5 deep. So you can’t put a pan of anything on it... ie beans.
We cook all the regulars.. probably 60% grill 40% smoke.
rwalters
Quintessential Chatty Farker
Gotcha. Was thinking you may say the vertical clearance between grates on the Memphis. Definitely not much wiggle room with the sexy low profile shape. You may be very surprised as to what you can fit on these pill shaped cookers... and more and more manufacturers are moving in that direction. I can fit a ton of food on my MAK because of the shape of the cooking chamber. I guess what I am saying is that sq” doesn’t always equate to more useable cooking space. Really depends on what you’re wanting to cook. Example... my MAK 2 Star can accept a total of 4 cooking grates... and on those 4 grates I can get 15-16 racks of St. Louis spares in there. If I take out a couple of the grates giving more vertical clearance, I can get 8 butts in there... OR 2 huge or 4 reasonably sized briskets. Small footprint, big cooker. Vertical clearance can be a game changer. As far as grilling, I can knock out 12 good sized burgers per round on the “measly” 429° main grate. Works great for a large family and even entertaining. Worse case is a 2nd round when grilling, but that only takes minutes.
gtsum
Babbling Farker
That’s way more meat than my Memphis elite could of done at once. That’s a Mess of ribs right there!
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Lees23
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Gotcha. Was thinking you may say the vertical clearance between grates on the Memphis. Definitely not much wiggle room with the sexy low profile shape. You may be very surprised as to what you can fit on these pill shaped cookers... and more and more manufacturers are moving in that direction. I can fit a ton of food on my MAK because of the shape of the cooking chamber. I guess what I am saying is that sq” doesn’t always equate to more useable cooking space. Really depends on what you’re wanting to cook. Example... my MAK 2 Star can accept a total of 4 cooking grates... and on those 4 grates I can get 15-16 racks of St. Louis spares in there. If I take out a couple of the grates giving more vertical clearance, I can get 8 butts in there... OR 2 huge or 4 reasonably sized briskets. Small footprint, big cooker. Vertical clearance can be a game changer. As far as grilling, I can knock out 12 good sized burgers per round on the “measly” 429° main grate. Works great for a large family and even entertaining. Worse case is a 2nd round when grilling, but that only takes minutes.
Impressive. I am headed to Hawaii for the next 2 weeks. I am going to forget about the grill for a couple weeks and check up on the SmokeFire when I get back! Stopped and looked at the Traeger Timberline 1300 and Ironwood this afternoon. I was impressed by the Timberline and disappointed by the Ironwood. Thanks for the info!
BKING!
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Walt
Well-known member
I'm really impressed with what I've read about the Mak's. What's the consumption like at 225? I understand ambient temp is a factor, but my goal is to use it mainly as a smoker for overnight cooks. Will it run unattended for 7-8 hours?
rwalters
Quintessential Chatty Farker
I have done many many many overnighters on the MAK. At low temps they sip pellets. With a full hopper (20lbs), you’ll get approx 16-24 hours depending on ambient temps.
Baychilla
is one Smokin' Farker
One of these days there will be a local place to try what a MAK can produce and a swap/change offer:wink:
rwalters
Quintessential Chatty Farker
4 hour reverse sear cook from today. Started off level (not to the very top, but level in what you see in the pic) and here it is after 4 hours on the Smoke setting...
Almost nothing
Walt
Well-known member
Awesome, this is great news!
BKING!
is Blowin Smoke!
Yeah thats my experience on pellet consumption on my Mak 1 star at 225 deg.
