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New MAK 2-Star on Order
« on: December 05, 2023, 06:30:31 PM »
I've been without a pellet pit a few years.  I have been missing it more and more as I increasingly have trouble attending my other smokers on long night smokes and bad weather.

So–A few minutes ago I placed an online order for a MAK 2-Star.  I don't know when it'll arrive.

I suspect that it'll be my most frequently used pit.  I'm already planning to thin the herd.
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Re: New MAK 2-Star on Order
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2023, 11:46:50 AM »
congratulations!  Please document your experience.  Shipping, burnoff/seasoning, first cook.  It's always enlightening to see a tenured pitmaster start out on a new pit. 
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Re: New MAK 2-Star on Order
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2023, 11:58:38 AM »
That is one nice grill. If I were 57 years old instead of 87, that is the one I would have bought. congratulations on your new acquisition.
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Re: New MAK 2-Star on Order
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2023, 04:01:27 PM »
Hope you enjoy it.  There are a few on here that love theirs!
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Re: New MAK 2-Star on Order
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2023, 08:44:33 AM »


   NEW TOY, NEW JOY.

 I am sure you will enlighten us with your experiences as they occur.

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Re: New MAK 2-Star on Order
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2023, 09:03:38 AM »
Congratulations I have had mine for years and love it. IMO MAC's customer service is the best around
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Re: New MAK 2-Star on Order
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2023, 12:55:37 PM »
FedEx projects delivery on December 12.  Assembly will probably take place in a few days.
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Re: New MAK 2-Star on Order
« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2023, 02:51:56 PM »
Are you a smoked cheese guy?
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Re: New MAK 2-Star on Order
« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2023, 12:19:15 AM »
Quote from: Bentley on December 09, 2023, 02:51:56 PM
Are you a smoked cheese guy?

I haven't been very fond of smoked cheese but I smoked some a few years ago and gave most of it away.  The MAK's Warmer/Smoker Box is supposed to run about 100°F cooler than the main chamber so with any luck at all I can maintain proper cheese cold smoking temperatures.  So I'll test it during the winter.  I'll seal a bunch and give them as Christmas presents next year.

Why do you ask?
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Re: New MAK 2-Star on Order
« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2023, 09:47:33 AM »
I remember when I Performance Tested the 2 Star on Pelletheads in 2011, cold smoking was one of the features I tested.  Did some cheese, bacon and a couple of other items I can't remember.  It performed Cold Smoking well.  I was just wondering if you would avail yourself of that feature.
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Re: New MAK 2-Star on Order
« Reply #10 on: January 02, 2024, 08:55:36 AM »
Quote from: Bentley on December 10, 2023, 09:47:33 AM
I remember when I Performance Tested the 2 Star on Pelletheads in 2011, cold smoking was one of the features I tested.  Did some cheese, bacon and a couple of other items I can't remember.  It performed Cold Smoking well.  I was just wondering if you would avail yourself of that feature.

Your performance test was what I read that helped me decide on my Mak 2 Star when I ordered it. Still works great, just had to get a firmware update for it at one point and I bought the flashfire unit to replace the old heating rods that Mak used to do in the smokers.
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