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Administrator
- May 2014
- 19018
- Clare, Michigan area
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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.
About me
Real name: Aaron
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.
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Weber Jumbo Joe
Weber Green Smokey Joe (Thanks, Mr. Bones!)
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Orion Smoker
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Arteflame 26.75" Insert
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Propane turkey Fryer
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We reviewed this popular, economically priced kamado. By replacing the heavy ceramic used for thousands of years with modern lightweight materials, Char-Griller appears to have created a cooker that performs pretty close to traditional Kamados at a fraction of the cost earning our AmazingRibs.com Best Value Silver Medal Award.
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Yeah this break from what we all have come to accept as the norm. Akorn=steelclad. Not anymore.
I have "peeps" that want to try a ceramic Kamado but are gun-shy at the money outlay. This might do it for some of them.
This is new, so I imagine more opinions will come out if a presence starts to exist among us buyers.
M.
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Charter Member
- Dec 2014
- 7378
- Grew up in New Orleans, 20 years in Texas, 22 years in Mandeville, LA. Now Dallas, TX
Mark E. I went back up to the link an looked at the Kamado. It does look like the Acorn, but the price is twice that of an Acorn. I then went to theChar-Griller website and the cooker at Lowe’s isn’t listed.
Here is a thought for your friends. The metal Acorn with cost almost $300. In my area you can get an outfitted Big Green Egg on sale for $950. If they like the Acorn the life expectancy is limited. Replacing it or bumping up to a ceramic will be added on to their original purchase. If they bought a ceramic first and didn’t like it they could sell it and recoup 1/2 - 3/4 of their original investment.
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I have the metal-clad Acorn. It has lasted just over 4 years so far but the bottom ash pan and lower body are starting to rust through. It won't be long before I have to replace it. Ceramic will last for ever with a few replacement parts now and then. My next Kamado will definitely be ceramic. I haven't seen this one yet...
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When it comes to outdoor environments, as well as high heat conditions, you pays for what you gets and you gets what you pay for ...... that's all I have to say.
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​ ​​​​​​​About a month at my Akron egg was blown off the deck and damaged, I got it out of the shed today and repaired it, it still has a dent I the lid but that gives it some character I think. These eggs are inexpensive and made with soft steel that easily bends back into place, the paint is thin and they do rust even if you keep it covered. I am cooking with it as I write this. I plan to get a new one and I think it will be a Primo as they are made in the US.
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