Congratulations on your purchase. I am sure you will love it. I have had a pellet grill (Rec Tec 680) for ~2 weeks now and, after using it almost 10 times already, am loving it. It's a perfect complement to my gasser, which makes it easy to reverse sear.
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Make sure you read the detailed reviews and rating by Max on the free portion of this website.Comment
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Have fun with your MAK. Remember that there's a pretty good learning curve on cooking with a pellet grill. It takes some time to really learn the pit (at least it did for me). One big piece of advice that I got from this site is that if you want more smoke flavor from a pellet unit you have to start with cold wet meat and use a water pan (possibly with lava rocks). If you don't yet know why you have some more Amazingribs surfing to do!Comment
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I have a grilla silverbac and absolutely love it. Much cheaper the the Traegars or Rec-tecComment
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The PG1000 is one of the only pellet cookers that can really grill...and smoke. However, it is $$$$.
http://www.pelletcooker.com/pellet-s...grills-pg1000/Comment
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This is a very helpful thread for me, someone who knows nothing about pellet smokers. Thanks dudes.Comment
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From one MAK owner to another...CONGRATS! You are in for a real treat
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I was in your spot about a year ago. Quite a few choices to sort through with pellet smokers. I also bought the MAK 2 star and am 100% satisfied with the purchase. I cannot begin to tell you how many things i have cooked on it. Meats on the main grill. Cheeses in the cold smoke offset. Salmon, steaks, thanksgiving turkey. Everything The only problem i have is i use it so much it needs to be cleaned every week or two. Which with the MAK is easier than most. Happy smokin'Comment
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Yea everything is stainless steel so they are dishwasher safe. However, the amount of grease that builds up would destroy any dishwasher you put them into.
The grates i use hot water and a sponge and they come clean pretty easily. Everything else is a 2" and 3" paint scraper. You will love how easily the unit comes apart to make cleaning much easier
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BeerNBBQ I agree on cleaning the ash after every cook. I run a Memphis Pro and do this religiously. I keep a long handled 1 1/2'' paint brush hanging on the utensil rack just for that purpose.
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Here is a post from another thread on another forum. Was just posted a little while ago... and thought it was very well written and informative re: MAK grills.
"Many here may not know this, and I will try to be as accurate as I can, with my apologies to MAK if this is out-of-turn:
MAK Metals - the parent of MAK Grills - is one of the country's main providers of the equipment that most of us have ignored, but we pass by it every day. The big brushed stainless boxes that are on one corner of a light controlled intersection. These "boxes" contain some pretty sophisticated electronics that control the traffic lights and can link up with an entire network of others, which can be controlled remotely to alter traffic patterns/flow. So, the boxes must be robust - and the electronics MUST work.
This is the background - rugged weather durability and dependable electronics design/implementation - that MAK Metals brought into the outdoor cooking industry.
MAK is a true locally owned, American made product. It is well supported because they designed the controller themselves. ( reference above business experience - you can begin to see the relevance of their history and success in the outdoor cooking industry) The only other companies I have seen even attempt this - have been miserably poor controllers, that have needed ( and still need from everyone I know using them) constant firmware up-dates. MAK does have a few up-dates....but not because of "problems" with the previous ones. Just adding features and an occasional "tweak" . The rest of our industry buys their controller from 2 or 3 companies that make "canned" - or standard models which approximate different size pits in cooking volume. Whereas the MAK controller recognizes the air flow, and individual characteristics that make MAKS cook so evenly across the grill surface.
Just look at the awards they have won - from the same industry association that serious outdoor cooking manufacturers are part of:
These are recognition by your peers/competitors that you are building a superior product, and offering the consumer great value.
Quality does not cost - it pays....because you will never need to replace a MAK because you "wore it out". Their focus is not the same as many companies - whose philosophy is based on "life cycle" . Those companies plan on trying to sell you another, and then another, and another grill when you "wear out" your grill.
Again - my apologies to MAK if I mis-spoke here....But they are one of those quiet, focused companies that does not do much advertising. They don't need to I suppose, when their customers are their marketing dept!
I am the 2nd owner of the 23rd ( #48 ) MAK ever sold. I have a thread here showing it's "refresh" - bringing it up to current model features and finish. I do not know of any other manufacturer that offers the up-gradeablity that MAK does. ( the photos are gone now...will show those on the next one )
I now have a 2nd one - first generation also - that I am about to embark on bringing it up to the same current condition."Comment
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