So I purchased the grill today, time will tell if it does the things I wanted it to do but...
It's "portable" (under 120lbs so I can get it in my truck solo), it should be very durable even with periods of neglect, but it's not a PK model because my wife wanted something that can maybe cook a turkey close to our old Big Easy SRG. I THINK I can get close to the results she's wanting AND I know I'm going to have similar joy that I had with the PKGO trying to make this do things it's not really meant to excel at... like grilling. So what is it? I pulled the trigger on a Hasty Bake Roughneck.
I do appreciate everyone's input it did help me narrow my research and wants. I actually was getting ready to pull the trigger on a HB Ranger in their upcoming S&D but then my wife threw the turkey curveball. I loved our BESRG, but it was wanting replacement parts at year 2 on the deck even though it survived quite a while before being gifted to a friend. If they made a higher end version I would have got that. The normal Big Easy didn't make sense due to being a dedicated bird cooker, so it was pretty much down to barrel cookers (even a square one)... also I remember kinda talking smack a few years ago about HB releasing a high priced rusty grill (Bertha) and then learning about corten steel due to that discussion. I've kinda been fixated on that patina steel since then.
I think a rusty grill that should last quite some time is a perfect deck partner for an all stainless MAK
(Going forward I'll document this adventure in the HB subforum)
It's "portable" (under 120lbs so I can get it in my truck solo), it should be very durable even with periods of neglect, but it's not a PK model because my wife wanted something that can maybe cook a turkey close to our old Big Easy SRG. I THINK I can get close to the results she's wanting AND I know I'm going to have similar joy that I had with the PKGO trying to make this do things it's not really meant to excel at... like grilling. So what is it? I pulled the trigger on a Hasty Bake Roughneck.
I do appreciate everyone's input it did help me narrow my research and wants. I actually was getting ready to pull the trigger on a HB Ranger in their upcoming S&D but then my wife threw the turkey curveball. I loved our BESRG, but it was wanting replacement parts at year 2 on the deck even though it survived quite a while before being gifted to a friend. If they made a higher end version I would have got that. The normal Big Easy didn't make sense due to being a dedicated bird cooker, so it was pretty much down to barrel cookers (even a square one)... also I remember kinda talking smack a few years ago about HB releasing a high priced rusty grill (Bertha) and then learning about corten steel due to that discussion. I've kinda been fixated on that patina steel since then.
I think a rusty grill that should last quite some time is a perfect deck partner for an all stainless MAK
(Going forward I'll document this adventure in the HB subforum)
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