Goosehunter51
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Showed up today.
4.5 hours later,
MAK 2 Star #3053
4.5 hours later,
MAK 2 Star #3053
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TentHunter
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Nice! What are you going to make for your first cook on it?
Goosehunter51
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Most likely Tritip, I am eyeing a Prime Brisket at Costco and I want to do a Pork Butt also.
Goosehunter51
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I have not tried it yet, but it is on my short list.
I do enjoy that backyard, just made better by adding a MAK.
Goosehunter51
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Goose, I see you made the right choice at long last...
You are going to love your MAK 2!
Thank you sir, at long last is correct. Sooner or later you have to crap or get off the pot.
I did a Prime Brisket from Costco on my 2 Star and it turned out fantastic. I love my MAK and I'm sure you'll feel the same.
Goosehunter51
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Well no pictures of the first cook but it was Tri-Tip, corn on the cob, baked potatoes, pasta with homemade Pesto sauce and some French bread.
Cooked the tip on smoke until internal temperature was 105, increased temp to 275 and cooked until internal temp of 145. Pulled and tented and let rest for 30 minutes. This was the best tip we have ever had. Might of had something to do with the generous amount of Sweet Money rub applied. So Far so good.
Cooked the tip on smoke until internal temperature was 105, increased temp to 275 and cooked until internal temp of 145. Pulled and tented and let rest for 30 minutes. This was the best tip we have ever had. Might of had something to do with the generous amount of Sweet Money rub applied. So Far so good.
Goosehunter51
New member
I am surprised that there were no comments about it taking me 4.5 hour to assemble. When it comes to tools I have two left hands. I was hearing 45 minutes to assemble, the longest was 2 hours. I think I have that one beat.
I didn't notice the 4.5 hour assembly time. That does seem a bit excessive, but you would definitely not want to rush something so important!
In any case, 4.5 hours is nothing in the grand timescale of MAK ownership (lifetime).My 2016 MAK 2 took me 2 hours to assemble by myself, not including unpacking and moving to final location. I had to remove the smoker-drawer lid and install WiFi, too, so that added time to my total. I consider myself very handy, but I took it slow and made sure everything was just perfect!
My assembly took a more than a few hours because I had to wait for my wife to get home from work so she could help me get the MAK upright. After her help I finished the project. However, I then had to wait a few more days for a buddy to come over and help me carry it up a few stairs from my garage, through the mud room and kitchen, and then out to the deck.
NorCal Smoker
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You will love your 2 Star! Great choice and start showing us some pictures of your cooks!
I love this place! When I visited SLO and attended Fresno State I went there all the time. Now that they have expanded to Bakersfield my wife keeps wanting to go back for their salad that she always gets.