jmeitz
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I agree, its all relative.
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I agree, its all relative.
smoker pete
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Will the 3 Start be a free standing unit or will it be a unit that needs to be built-in?
MAK DADDY
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Both will be available.
Big Poppa
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Jeremie It sort of has to be by virtue of the Stainless and size and features that we haven't told you about...It will be still priced signifigantly lower than a LYNX or Viking of similar size. I love that I can have 2,000 inches of smoking.
I dont believe that you will be able to cook one zone at 225 and one at 350 But I think that you will have a very very even cooking surface and you can do a two zone cooking with a hot side and a not so hot...the hot side would be flame zone and the not so hot zone a solid drip tray
I dont believe that you will be able to cook one zone at 225 and one at 350 But I think that you will have a very very even cooking surface and you can do a two zone cooking with a hot side and a not so hot...the hot side would be flame zone and the not so hot zone a solid drip tray
jmeitz
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so if you only were smoking a butt or brisket would you only use the one side? Wouldnt that cause it to burn more pellets cause it has to heat the whole area? or will it be that efficient that it would not matter? what will the top temp on that be? since its stainless now? is that the hopper on the front? About 40lbs capacity?
I would think you could use either side. No, I dont think it would burn more pellets, just for that reason. Once the pit is at temp, it would burn pellets at rate to maintain the temp. Being double walled it should be fairly efficient.
I can run my whole hog (1320 sq. in), that is NOT double walled off of a single pot, and get about 75-100 degrees difference end to end. Not being double walled, I burn alot of pellets that way, but only incrementally more per burn pot if I run it alone.
I think you will see some nice efficiency here... and more variability, I believe I read that you will be able to put the Flame zone direct plate in either side, so running one pot with that in place, and the other in more of a smoking mode, should give you some nice variability. I don't know how ambient pit temp will look side to side (with fans running, pit temp may even out)... BUT you will get additional infrared and radiant cooking from the side with the flame zone. Should be a great tool.
I can run my whole hog (1320 sq. in), that is NOT double walled off of a single pot, and get about 75-100 degrees difference end to end. Not being double walled, I burn alot of pellets that way, but only incrementally more per burn pot if I run it alone.
I think you will see some nice efficiency here... and more variability, I believe I read that you will be able to put the Flame zone direct plate in either side, so running one pot with that in place, and the other in more of a smoking mode, should give you some nice variability. I don't know how ambient pit temp will look side to side (with fans running, pit temp may even out)... BUT you will get additional infrared and radiant cooking from the side with the flame zone. Should be a great tool.
Wow that's huge...
but I think it just took me out with the 5k pricetag for the built in smoker, in the outdoor kitchen. The thought of small cooks (3 or 4 racks) burning twice the pellets isn't appealing either. So anyway to get a 2star as a built in, if not I guess it's back to the Memphis.
but I think it just took me out with the 5k pricetag for the built in smoker, in the outdoor kitchen. The thought of small cooks (3 or 4 racks) burning twice the pellets isn't appealing either. So anyway to get a 2star as a built in, if not I guess it's back to the Memphis.
Note I said I only burn incrementally more in a non-doublewalled cooker... With this pit being double walled, and the fact you have variable speed fans running combustion, you might actually burn FEWER pellets. With the fan kicked down, and less feeding, may actually take less than a single to run a unit such as this. (Think about cars that have a v6 or v8 option.... where the highway mileage is the same... or similar -- the v6 is working alot harder (one pot), but the v8, is working less, with more.... so the amount of fuel used per cycle is slightly higher, but it requires alot less due to the output... (two pots). 1200 rpm vs. 2200 rpm, 1 pot full steam, vs. two variable pots. It will be interesting to see how it all plays out once this UFO lands
squirtthecat
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Dallas, Oregon = Area 51!
Eli Lawrence
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Could not agree more with Big Poppy on his suggested size and price range --- Was kinda waiting for the 3 Star ( that I thought was only going to be a little larger than Big Poppys suggestion ) -- But with the 4 Star size and price are--- out of my needs and price range. So being I was waiting till winter broke ( which its doing ) will have to reconsider the other models of Mak , Green Mountain or the Yoder
Bob,
When will the new smaller version of the 4star be available. I'm the one that we've discussed the built in via email last week. As you know I've got to make a purchase in the next 3 months for the new outdoor kitchen. Will my luck be with me and the new smaller 3star be available by let's say May? Heck I'll take a prototype rather than switch brands but I just can't get all the way to a 5,000sqin smoker. It's overkill for me and I don't really want to figure out a way to make a 2 star a built in.