I hate MAKing decisions, but I ordered a new grill AND bought a new house
I'm excited... rickgregory really got me thinking and I decided to go all in and I just pulled the trigger on a new MAK 2 Star and had an offer accepted on a new house at the same time. I really hope I can take possession of my new home before the grill gets here so I don't have to move that beast of a grill.
I said I would walk through my thought process for how I chose a particular premium pellet grill, so here’s basically a summary of what I did and the factors that helped me make the decision for ME:
Besides made in USA, which all of these pits are (to the best of my knowledge):
Why I chose: MAK
Top 3 reasons why:
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Last edited by glitchy; February 9, 2021, 08:04 PM.
SnS Kettle
Napoleon 500 Pro gasser grill
Weber Slate 30” griddle
Gozney Arc XL pizza oven
Instant Pot Duo Crisper 8 qt
Cuisinart food processor
Kitchenaid Stand Mixer
Breville Smart toaster oven
Anova Sous vide (Pro version and Standard Version)
Cabella 15” Vacuum Sealer
Combustion Inc Wireless Probes (Gen2 upgrades)
Fireboard v2
Fireboard Spark
Fireboard Pulse (2) probes and S1G antenna
ThermoWorks RFX gateway and 2 RFX meat probes
Thermoworks IR gun
Thermoworks MK4
Thermoworks Zero
Thermoworks Signals
Grill Rescue brush
7 Shun knives (paring to 12" slicer)
Misen Chef's knife
Dalstrong Phantom Series Boning Knife
8-9 other knives (enough to get an eye roll from wife!)
2 Mandolins, 1 veggie spiralizer
Work Sharp E5 sharpener
Chef's Choice sharpener
My dream was always a house with a garage 3 times the size of it...figured if setup right, there'd be a lot of patio around the garage so I could wheel cookers in and out.
Thermometers
Thermapen Mk4, Red
ThermPro Twin TempSpike
SNS Grills SnS-500
Sous Vide Joule® Turbo Sous Vide
Anova Culinary Sous Vide Precision Cooker, Bluetooth, 800W
Accessories
SNS
Steelmade Flat Top for Outdoor Grill (Griddle Insert)
BBQ Guru DigiQ (for PBC and 22" Weber Kettle)
BBQ Dragon
Grill Grates for Blaze grill
Hovergrill
About me
Name: Jim
Nick name: Bear
Location: Spokane Valley, Wa.
Born at a very young age at Egland AFB, Ft. Walton Beach, FL.
USAF vet, ECM (F4 & B52)/B52 Crew Chief, Computer Systems NCO, disabled
Former Computer Tech/Admin
Campus Manager/Lead Tech/Tech (IT) for The Kemtah Group contracted to Intel, Rio Rancho, NM.
Short Term Missionary to the Marshall Islands with MAPS of DFM of AOG
Here ya order a Mak & ya go ahead send us pics of yer new house. Who gives a rip about any old house. We better see pics of the Mak & plenty of em. BTW, I see they have one house left. Mebbee I could order it & then we could start a neighborhood Er sumthin.;
Boone’s Farm Strawberry Hill, Mad Dog and Thunderbird are the only wines that will be gracing my wine rack. The low fat Boone’s Farm is for Mom. But I can’t drink tonight. Gotta get up early tomorrow. Gonna blow some popcorn texture over the ceiling insulation. Spruce the place up a bit. This weekend I’m getting a couple of new bean bag chairs and a lava lamp. Then I’m gonna pick out some new shag carpet. Hopefully they’ll have the lime green I like so well.
Last edited by Panhead John; February 9, 2021, 08:42 PM.
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