I’m getting old, I’ve raised a family, helped put kids through college, I’ve budgeted my whole life and saved my pennies. If I want to buy an over priced grill that I don’t really need and it makes me happy……then what do I care what it costs?
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- May 2017
- 1885
- La Crescenta, CA
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Jambo Backyard Smoker
KBQ
Weber Smokey Mountain (22" & 18.5")
PK360
PK Original Grill
Pit Barrel Cooker
Weber "Brownie" Circa 1978 22"
Weber 70th Anniversary model 22"
Weber Genesis
Weber Gas Grill, Silver A
Santa Maria Attachment for PK360
Vortex
Favorite Beer: Peroni
Favorite Sports Teams: Rams, Dodgers, Kings, UCLA Bruins
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This. The New "Original" has some nice innovations. Worth a consideration if a new grill is in your future.
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au4stree I hear ya brother and I have looked at it. I like the vents, thermometer and wire port. But I put a thermometer in my Original and drilled a probe port (in the PK360 too). I also bought the tailgate stand when it was available. Will do a tailgate this year (7 miles from the Rose Bowl - go Bruins). I own an offset, but bought a KBQ a month ago. Gettin old so let's have some fun!!
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Club Member
- Jul 2016
- 9409
- Virginia
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3 Weber Performers
1 classic kettle
1 26" kettle
1 Smoky Joe
1 PBC
4 Thermoworks POPs
2 Dot and 1 Chef Alarm
2 Temp spikes
4 Slo n Sears
1 Smokenator
2 Vortex
I suppose since I seem to use SUWYC as another way to SUWYD, and that usually means I am enjoying a nice cold beer in a aluminum can. I feel PK should give me a big discount as I an a big recycler.
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@nate373 What percentage increase do these prices represent? I don't know their old pricing. Do their rate increases seem out of line with rate increases we've seen with almost every other consumer product?
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Club Member
- Feb 2019
- 1556
- Salado, Tx
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Summerset TRL44 gas grill and side sear
Weber Performer
Weber 70th Anniversary kettle, Hot Rod Yellow
Camp Chef Somerset IV 4 burner propane stove
Camp Chef FTG600
OT QOMOTOP 23-inch Gas Griddle
Pit Boss Ultimate 4 burner griddle
Oklahoma Joe's HD orange Bronco
Oklahoma Joe's Bronco Pro
Oklahoma Joe's Judge
Oklahoma Joe's Rambler
Golden's Cast Iron Grill
Ooni Koda 16
Halo Versa 16
Everdure rotisserie grill
Titan Santa Maria grill
Coyote Pellet grill
Hasty Bake Roughneck smoker
LSG 48" Texas Edition offset
Nothing is static, economies run on action/reaction. If you can get past your taking narrow looks at economic info that only hits your immediate interest and try to force yourself to see a larger picture (if you can't you're normal_) then you'll realize that these businesses are working to stay even if that. For instance, if you're shopping for meat, you will recognize inflation (generally far higher than the government published numbers which are manipulated to ease fears), but you don't see it in other parts of the market. Housing prices rising dramatically don't mean much to you if you're not actively shopping for new (to you) housing. If you're not shopping for a new car, the inflation in that area likely won't mean much to you. But inflation is everywhere because the actual value (buying power) of the dollar is dropping. Real inflation is way higher than whatever single digit number you're being told is. Our U.S. government has been increasing the money supply (printing new dollars) at a rate of 24% recently................for those who don't have familiarity with that sort of thing........that's HUGE. The market reacts over time, not all at once, so the results of all that spending of money that didn't exist in the past takes time to filter through various markets. This is where those who don't get it start yelling "we don't allow politics..." or something equally uninformed. This isn't politics, it economics.........and economics doesn't care what color jersey you cheer for.
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Club Member
- Oct 2019
- 460
- LA (Lower Alabama - Gulf Coast)
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Pits/Grills:
Wood burners:LSG 20 x 42 offsetCharcoal:
LSG 24 x 48 Adjustable
Watchman
Fire pitsPK 360Kamados:
PK 300 (at camp)
Weber
Custom park grill (at camp)Big Joe IIIGas:
Big Green Egg lg
Grill Dome lg (at camp and it sucks!)Modern Home Products WNKYakatori: Konro XL
RecTeq Matador w/WOK
Blackstsones (at home & camp)
Electronics/Tools:
FireBoard - Original, II, and Spark
Fans - Pit Viper, Pit Bull, FireBoard
Temp measurement - Thermapens (all), DOT, timers, . . .
KJ rotisseries (L and XL)
Lots of cast iron, woks, etc.
GrillGrates® and SearMagic®
Sous Vide Water Immersion Oven
Kindling crackers (at home & camp), axes - Gransfor, other favs
Just like most everyone here, a lot of other stuff!
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- May 2014
- 19034
- Clare, Michigan area
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Follow me on Instagram, huskeesbarbecue
Smokers / Grills- Yoder loaded Wichita offset smoker
- PBC
- Grilla Silverbac pellet grill
- Slow 'N Sear Deluxe Kamado (SnSK)
- Masterbuilt Gravity 560
- Masterbuilt Digital Charcoal Cabinet
- Weber 22" Original Kettle Premium (copper)
- Weber 26" Original Kettle Premium (light blue)
- Weber Jumbo Joe Gold (18.5")
- Weber Smokey Joe Silver (14.5")
- Brinkmann cabinet charcoal smoker (repurposed)
Thermometers- SnS 500 4-probe wireless
- (3) Maverick XR-50 4-probe Wireless Thermometers
- A few straggler Maverick ET-732s
- Maverick ET-735 Bluetooth (in box)
- Smoke X4 by ThermoWorks
- Thermapen MkII, orange & purple
- ThermoPop, yellow, plus a few more in a drawer for gifts
- ThermoWorks ChefAlarm (wife's)
- Morpilot 6-probe wireless
- ThermoWorks Infrared IRK2
- ThermoWorks fridge & freezer therms as well
Accessories- Instant Pot 6qt
- Anova Bluetooth SV
- Kitchen Aide mixer & meat grinder attachment
- Kindling Cracker King (XL)
- a couple BBQ Dragons
- Weber full & half chimneys, Char-Broil Half Time chimney
- Weber grill topper
- Slow 'N Sear Original, XL, and SnS Charcoal Basket (for Jumbo Joe)
- Drip 'N Griddle Pans, 22' Easy Spin Grate, and Elevated Cooking grate, by SnSGrills
- Pittsburgh Digital Moisture Meter
Beverages- Favorite summer beers: Leinenkugels Summer & Grapefruit Shandy, Hamm's, Michelob Ultra Pure Gold
- Fav other beers: Zombie Dust (an IPA by 3 Floyd's Brewing), Austin Bros IPA, DAB, Sam Adams regular, Third Shift amber or Coors Batch 19, Stella Artois
- Fav cheap beers: Pabst, High Life, Hamm's & Stroh's
- Most favorite beer: The one in your fridge
- Wine: Red- big, bold, tannic & peppery- Petite Sirah, Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauv, Sangiovese, Syrah, etc
- Whiskey: Buffalo Trace, E.H. Taylor, Blanton's, Old Forester 1870, Elijah Craig Toasted, Basil Hayden's. Neat please.
- Scotch: Current favorite- The Arran (anything by them), Glenmorangie 12yr Lasanta, sherry cask finished. The Balvenie Double Wood, also like Oban 18yr, and The Glenlivet Nadurra (Oloroso sherry cask finished) among others. Neat please.
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Location: Farwell, Michigan- near Clare. (dead center of lower peninsula)
Occupation:- Healthcare- Licensed & Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) at MyMichigan Health, a University of Michigan Health System.
On a similar but different note, I took my family through the McDonald's drive-thru the other day on our way camping and got 12 McDoubles (I have 3 boys with big appetites, plus myself). They are the cheaper version of the double cheeseburger in case you're not familiar. $35 for 12. That's almost $3 each! They used to be $1 a few years ago, then went up to $1.49 or something. Well they've since doubled. Talk about McDouble. I was quite shocked. I coud've taken them to Chick fil A for that.
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Dang. I'd hate to see the prices at Sea World.
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Jerod Broussard LOL Sea World and Disney properties probably have to offer financing plans to get families in. We were at Sea World/San Antonio last year and it was Mothers' Day. I just don't see how folks with 4-5 kids do it.
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Clark My parents did it with 3 kids in 1990 and I remember the sticker shock at the McDonald's "Value Meal"
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They jacked up thier prices a second time. I have 2 pk grills and I use both a lot but I would never buy the 2 I have or recommend them to anyone after the second price increase. I have the new pkgo portable that I use a lot. It was pricey for what it is at 260.00 when I bought it but now it is going for 400.00 and the old original is now 500.00. I regret not buying the 360 when it was going for 699.99 now that bad boy is going for 1K. They have to permanently raise prices again because of "the pandemic and shipping delays" wink wink nod nod.
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Club Member
- Oct 2019
- 460
- LA (Lower Alabama - Gulf Coast)
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Pits/Grills:
Wood burners:LSG 20 x 42 offsetCharcoal:
LSG 24 x 48 Adjustable
Watchman
Fire pitsPK 360Kamados:
PK 300 (at camp)
Weber
Custom park grill (at camp)Big Joe IIIGas:
Big Green Egg lg
Grill Dome lg (at camp and it sucks!)Modern Home Products WNKYakatori: Konro XL
RecTeq Matador w/WOK
Blackstsones (at home & camp)
Electronics/Tools:
FireBoard - Original, II, and Spark
Fans - Pit Viper, Pit Bull, FireBoard
Temp measurement - Thermapens (all), DOT, timers, . . .
KJ rotisseries (L and XL)
Lots of cast iron, woks, etc.
GrillGrates® and SearMagic®
Sous Vide Water Immersion Oven
Kindling crackers (at home & camp), axes - Gransfor, other favs
Just like most everyone here, a lot of other stuff!
I am now wondering if their Chinese supply chain is failing them and causing their costs to escalate? Lots of companies are being impacted by that now.
I own a 360 and a 300 and glad to have them. Not sure I would spring for them at the updated pricing.
And the beat goes on . . . .Last edited by Alphonse; February 1, 2022, 10:04 AM.
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Originally posted by Alphonse View PostI am now wondering if their Chinese supply chain is failing them and causing their costs to escalate? Lots of companies are being impacted by that now.
I own a 360 and a 300 and glad to have them. Not sure I would spring for them at the updated pricing.
And the beat goes on . . . .
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Club Member
- Jul 2019
- 2110
- Central IA
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MAK 2 Star General
KBQ C-60
Weber Summit Charcoal Grillw/ Big Joetisserie, SnS LP, and VortexWeber Genesis II - S-345
Weber Traveler
Fireboard 2 Drive
Anova Precision Sous Vide
All the (pellet) grills I’ve loved before:
Traeger Junior Elite^
GMG DB
Traeger Texas Elite
Memphis Pro§
Traeger Pro 575
CampChef SmokePro STX (ugly grills need love too)
Weber SmokeFire EX4§
Traeger Select
CampChef Woodwind WiFi w/SearBox^
Weber SmokeFire EX4§
^ = Favorites
§ = Love/Hate Relationships
It seems almost everything is skyrocketing in price right now, PK is far from alone. Almost all offsets have jumped substantially. Weber has had multiple price increases and the new products for 2022 seemed to be jacked up even more. PBC raised prices. CampChef too. That’s not even discussing groceries, restaurants, cars, etc.
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Originally posted by Alphonse View PostI am now wondering if their Chinese supply chain is failing them and causing their costs to escalate? Lots of companies are being impacted by that now.
I own a 360 and a 300 and glad to have them. Not sure I would spring for them at the updated pricing.
And the beat goes on . . . .
Don't worry, as supply chain costs come down I'm sure prices will drop... *cough*.
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Gator Pit of Texas also raised their prices since I put in my initial order back in May 2020. Thankfully I'm locked into the older price. Price of steel has gone up, and general inflation all over.
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Johnson Smokers as well. To your point, no in way in hades I was going to pay Gator Pit prices BEFORE the increase.
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Jerod Broussard Understood. You are definitely paying a premium. Gators are built to a level/extent that most people don't want or need. I initially went with a great value-for-money option in an expensive offset (Shirley) but wasn't happy with the design and size after a few years of cooking on it. Gator was really the only mfg. who could offer me what I was looking for, feature-wise. Am I paying too much for what I'm getting? I'll let you know my opinion after my pit arrives. : )
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You never pay too much for what you want......
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I know there are tariffs on aluminum but the majority of the Old Original PK is still made in the USA and it jumped to 500.00 although you can still find it on Amazon for like 369.00. It's tough being a small company having to rely on others to make your stuff. Those overseas plants usually give priority to there biggest clients and I am pretty sure PK is a small company in the over all priority, just to bad they couldn't have located a foundry state side to do the work for them. The excuse companies used to give for shifting manufacturing overseas was the cheap labor would lead to keeping cost down which would lead to lower prices for the consumer, not so much anymore.
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