Mini Mak is here but pricey
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10lb hopper?
So what, 2 hours?
Is this for smoking, or grilling? How hot does it get? 600F, I guess you can sear some meats.
I guess you might be able to fit a pork butt in it. Maybe a 1/2 rack of ribs.
So what, 2 hours?
Is this for smoking, or grilling? How hot does it get? 600F, I guess you can sear some meats.
I guess you might be able to fit a pork butt in it. Maybe a 1/2 rack of ribs.
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I’ve wanted one for a long time, now that it’s here I’ll have to pass.
I’d be forced to sleep with one eye open at a campground, someone takes the TREK I’ll hope they burn themselves and I’ll go get another one, but that one goes missing and I’d have to call in the posse!
I’d be forced to sleep with one eye open at a campground, someone takes the TREK I’ll hope they burn themselves and I’ll go get another one, but that one goes missing and I’d have to call in the posse!
Inthewoods
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That's almost $10 per sqin......
I can see people buying that grill, what I can't see is anyone talking it up.
-D
I can see people buying that grill, what I can't see is anyone talking it up.
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Curt.P
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I was expecting $1200 - $1500 range. Hard pass at One-Star pricing.
Mike Twangzer
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I'm sure someone has already got one and is testing it out and working on a group buy :-D
el_matt
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That's $2,200 more than I spent on my pellet cooker, that's twice the size. I've heard they're a great company and make a fantastic product; that price seems a bit excessive.
Matt
Matt
Speeed
Take a breath!
I'm not a fan of the rivets period. On any of the models. JMO.
as far as the 110lbs...someone needs their sarcasm meter recalibrated. :lol:
I understand that Mak owners love and rave about them. Admittedly I have never used one and never will unless it's given to me or belongs to someone else.
The cost to value ratio is simply not there for me personally.
In a side by side comparison for my use I don't see a $3500 + $400 shipping (Mak 2 star) out performing my $1200 (RT-700) to the value of $2300.+shipping.
No offense to those that love them. You do you, but I just can not justify it.
Mak also seems to be doing just fine without my money.
tom b
somebody shut me the fark up.
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your so disappointing Jeremy, I thought for sure you'd be first
You’re not the first to tell me that :biggrin1:
$1000/$1500 that’s a solid maybe, then there’s the rivets on the cook chamber, ummm no, should be full welded. It’s not that rivets don’t work, you ever been on an airplane? Well then you put you life in the rivets hands, I’m talking ascetics for the price. All that being said, I didn’t even get an itchy trigger finger..
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the hopper is the same size as the cook chamber already. not sure the dimensions but of it can't fit a brisket or two racks of ribs thats a fail for a bbq grill, especially at that price point.
Groundhog66
Babbling Farker
Huge disappointment, far too expensive. Constructing a portable grill out of all stainless steel is a big mistake as well, it’s just too damn heavy. I’ll stick with my GMG Davy Crockett for $300, it does the trick. Before you say the MAK will outlast the GMG, think about it, I can buy 8 or 9 GMG‘s for that price.
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That's ridiculous. And their hype on temp control is laughable. Mine has more swings than any other pellet smoker I've had before. That size/weight is just embarrassing. Guess I can't say I'm surprised.
rwalters
Quintessential Chatty Farker
Definitely not a grill for most! Personally, I have no interest as my family is to large. If it were just my wife and I and we rarely entertained… I would absolutely consider this industrial/commercial grade, lifetime warranty grill as my one and only. Crazy? Waste of money? To each their own 
Curt.P
is one Smokin' Farker
I've been here a while - there are some serious fans of MAK in this group. They don't make MAKS for people like me - I'm not in their demographic. But if they are skipping me -by design- and missing some of you (because of design features and pricing) this might have been a misstep by their design and marketing departments.
"It's a MAK- it will sell".
Guess we will find out.
"It's a MAK- it will sell".
Guess we will find out.
PullinPork
Full Fledged Farker
I’m a MAK fan, But I think they missed the boat on this one.
Maybe a couple of customer focus groups might’ve been a good idea…
Agree. I've always supported buying American made when it's feasible but that's out of my price range considerably for the size. The price does reflect employee wage and time though. It is a nice little cooker and I don't doubt the quality but it is 110lbs so not sure how well it works as a tailgater, especially with no casters.
