MAK has a new owner

ItsAllGoneToTheDogs

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2021 SS MAK 2 Star
Hasty Bake Roughneck
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MAK has a new owner

October 22, 2026, 07:07 AM

Standby for details soon *EDIT* It's happening, just not 100% final yet per Bob Tucker

Last edited by ItsAllGoneToTheDogs; October 22, 2026, 05:50 PM.
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STEbbq

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Posts: 5441

Location: Near Chicago, IL

Current Portfolio:
Joule
PK300
Meathead’s Large Big Green Egg Loaded (see below)

Old (sold) Loves:
PBC
Weber 22" Premium
Masterbuilt Gravity 560
Akorn Kamado

Thermometers:
Thermopro wired
Thermoworks POP
Combustion Inc

Preferred Charcoal:
Masterbuilt Lump

Favorite Rubs:
Homemade (mainly MMD/Just Like Katz rub)

Other Accessories:
Big Green Egg Slow & Sear
Tandoori Skewers System for BGE
Split ceramic plates BGE
Smoking plate BGE
Mercer brisket slicing knife
Rapala brisket trimming knife
SS BBQ trays
NoCry Cut Resistant Gloves
LEM # 8 Meat Grinder
Lodge 5-Quart Dutch Oven + Skillet
Meat Claws
Grill Rescue Brush
Meat Fridge for dry aging

Favorite Whiskey/Beer:
Anything Peaty or anything from New Holland brewery
#2

October 22, 2026, 11:27 AM

Too early to congratulate you Greg?🤣
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Draznnl

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Location: Venice, FL

Napoleon Prestige Pro 500
Yoder YS640S

Anova Sous Vide
Avid Armor AVS 7900
Instapot
2 Cuisinart Food Processors

Black Thermapen One
Gray Thermapen Mk4
Red Thermapen Mk4
Thermoworks Smoke
Fireboard
2 Fireboard Pulse wireless probes
Napoleon AccuProbe Thermometer
2 Thermoworks RT8100

2 11” Brisket slicing knives
3 Chef’s knives
1 deli slicer
#3

October 22, 2026, 11:30 AM

Or wish you condolences?
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Huskee

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Posts: 21239

Location: 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)

Slow 'N Sear Master Kettle (cart-mounted)

Slow 'N Sear Travel Kettle

Masterbuilt Gravity 560

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")

Traeger Flatrock Griddle

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 & Lime

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. 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.
#4

October 22, 2026, 12:30 PM

Oh?

Been standing since this morning, can I sitby?
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ItsAllGoneToTheDogs commented

October 22, 2026, 05:47 PM

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Sorry I assumed that I would have had something more quotable by now
realdocBBQ

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Location: Northeastern Oklahoma

Traeger BBQ124 (in storage)
Yoder YS480
No gas grill anymore
Weber kettle Premium 22"
Blackstone 36" griddle
Camp Chef Smoke Vault 24 propane smoker
Super 55 drum smoker from Smokerbuilder.com
"The Duk" Ugly Duckling self-built 80-gallon insulated firebox backyard offset smoker
"Big Bertha" 320-gallon trailer mounted offset smoker (also self-built)
"The Bronco" 26x48 110-gallon trailer mounted offset smoker (currently for sale!)
Numerous electronic thermometers from Thermapro, Thermoworks and Fireboard.

Personal firearms, home theater, home computing/networking, car audio enthusiast. Smoker building.
#5

October 22, 2026, 01:02 PM

That is (or could be, I suppose) great news! I hated to see such a great company shut down. Hopefully the new owner(s) will keep the company's values and quality top notch!
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ItsAllGoneToTheDogs commented

October 22, 2026, 05:46 PM

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As of right now (for better or worse, I hope they offload the controller and app to Fireboard or Thermoworks) I believe that is the plan. As soon as we have solid details that I can share I will.
DavidNorcross

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Location: Virginia

Grilla Silverbac
Grilla Primate
Weber Kettle

Old Hickory Knives
Any type of cooking utensils.
Cannot think of any food that I do not like!
#6

October 22, 2026, 04:28 PM

I am glad and sure hope this works out.
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ItsAllGoneToTheDogs

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Location: Eastern NC

2021 SS MAK 2 Star
Hasty Bake Roughneck
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October 22, 2026, 05:44 PM

Most definitely not me. While I wouldn't mind the new owner reaching out to me and a few other who have been essential in helping me source and procure parts to keep these grills going, I don't have the capital or experience to take on such a task. I'm flattered that some of you think I could though
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glitchy commented

October 22, 2026, 07:23 PM

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I honestly think with your energy, dedication, and passion you’d figure out how to do it and successfully.

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ItsAllGoneToTheDogs commented

October 22, 2026, 07:24 PM

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glitchy I DID consider it

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briano52

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Location: Cupertino, California
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October 26, 2026, 01:29 PM

The suspense is killing me.
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ItsAllGoneToTheDogs commented

October 26, 2026, 01:59 PM

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I jumped the gun, it'll probably be a few more weeks.

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