First time ever posting a cook in this thread. I think pellet smoking is my favorite method for brisket. 16 hours 40 minutes on the RecTec590 with Lumber Jack 100% Hickory.
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What is this? The smaller Yoder?New to the board...figured I may as well share...
I did have good CS in the beginning and they were very helpful for sometime, but my question is, how long do you let somebody continue to have problem after problem and expect me to keep fixing the thing? Set it and forget it right? And before anybody starts giving pointers, I have done it all and tried it all. The thing is a lemon and I am done destroying my BBQ. When it has worked it has performed well and good results, but the cons outweigh the good. Honestly, though, that is water under the bridge now. I am done with MAK and I am moving on and looking for something new. They don’t like to hear negative feedback..
There is really to much to explain. I am sure some are going to have their feathers ruffled because I do not have the same experience as the others. No different than the car business, some can swear a Toyota is the best car on the road and never had an issue but there is that person that does have problems with one and I am using that as an example, never owned a Toyota, so not sure how they run. I would have thought they would have done the right thing and they did not. Like I said above, I am moving on, looking for something new. Want to see whats new on the market.
Nope and that is the issue. They flat out denied me, so that is where it ends. Stuck with a $3K hunk of stainless. It has worked here and there and when I thought it was fixed, it failed again or something else went wrong. Thats ok though, I am fine with it. Just gotta do my homework and make sure I make the right choice this time. Honestly I am just bummed out about the whole thing. Going to be some good old fashioned kettle and drum smoking for the summer. Sure it is going to be hard to find something right about now. Tough to buy anything right now.
Thanks man!! I am defiantly going to look at the Outlaw! I have been in contact with Assassin and the cook shack PG500 is on my radar also. I am in line for the Lone Star, but it may be sometime before I can get one as they are just starting production now. Looks to be a winner.
Me to man. This could have been a whole other experience for both sides, but I can only speak for myself. I have my drum smoker and picked up an Akorn, going to get some Charcoal rolling till I find something. Happy Smoking.
That unit looks to be in great shape. I could deal with paint peeling LOL. I remember seeing all your great cookoffs in the Pit Barrel thread. We will get it figured out here soon enough.
Thanks, yeah I don’t want a moody cooker, that is for sure LOL. I am sure one day Weber is going to perfect it and will probably be a fantastic grill. The price is right. I have a camp chef woodwind for the mean time. It does not lay down smoke like the MAK does, but it does not break down every time I use it either.
How does it do holding temps? Do you notice any big swings or does it stay on point? Also does it have a smoke feature where It puts down heavier smoke?
I am fine with a few degrees either way, but I have a Camp Chef that has 50 and 60 degree swings both ways. I mean honestly now that I know how to cook with it, I can use it, but in the beginning I could not figure out why stuff was over cooking until I got a good thermo and monitored the interior grill temps. Seems to recover pretty fast, but for some reason the temps just rise and fall the entire time and they are steep drops. One things the MAK did do good was hold the temps within 5 degrees. I don’t think I ever seen it go above 5 in either direction, that is about all I can say for it.
