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I know it is mostly a MAK love-fest here at pelletsmoking.com, but I feel compelled to write this gratuitous salute to MAK anyway. I don't post a lot of my experiences anymore, but I have been using a MAK 2 Star regularly since 2013 and it has become utterly indispensable for me and my family...

For any of you considering the MAK 2 Star Cabinet Kit... I ordered mine from BPS, it arrived in about a week, and I had it installed in about 10 minutes. The quality is stellar, as expected, and it fits perfectly using pre-existing holes with literally zero fiddling around. This is a GREAT...

Well... after discussing for a few months, I wound up selling my 2013 MAK 2 to a close friend for a great price. I give up my favorite cooking machine ever, but will teach him everything I know about pellet cooking and he will, of course, start out with the last pellet grill he will ever need...

Nothing fancy here. Just a quick photo from brisket dinner this weekend: I suppose I should apologize for the sauce cuz it hides the meat a little, but you get the idea. That cheesy yellow stuff is a new cauliflower recipe my wife made. Stupidly good. And, I can say with 100% conviction...

Nothing fancy, but still super great. And, yes, that is homemade bacon! Merry Christmas to all! Paul

Decided to attempt my first home-cured corned beef brisket, and after a few days in the brine, pulled it out and cut off half to make pastrami... For those of you who don't know (I didn't know this until just a few months ago), corned beef brisket is cured brisket, and pastrami is basically...

Channeling Tenthunter... I was asked to cook for an event at work. 180 people RSVP'd. Smoked ~65lbs of pork butts, 12x grilled mac and cheese, and 8x grilled/baked beans. The machinery: The butts before (ample BPS Sweet Money Rub applied!): And after (half of them): Ready for the...

My first pics in a while... Well, I was perusing my local Costco, and a minor miracle occurred: they had a great big pile of pork bellies for $2.39/lb. I bought an 8 pounder and the pics tell the tale! Squared off and ready for curing: Dry cure applied: Overhauled and massaged every...

It's been a while since I posted, but I have an itch and must quiz The Collective! First off, a relatively obscure fact about me is that I was born and raised in Tulsa, OK -- home of Hasty-Bake Grills. I've had many a meal cooked on these gems, and now I've decided to return to my roots and...

There are a couple of older (1+ years) threads on this, and I tried to revive one a few days ago with no luck, so I am going to try a new thread. :cool: For you folks who own this accessory, please chime in with your thoughts after owning it for awhile. Do you use it often? What for...

My first attempt at makin' bacon. Started with a 10lb belly, and 1 week later, this: Not shown is a big pile of cutoffs and slices that didn't make the grade but should make for some good bean seasonings, etc.. Froze some, gave even more away. I will definitely be doing this again...

My first hiccup using MAK Grills Mobile. Any other MGM users seen this? Night before last I was grilling some salmon, running a simple program, monitoring it on my iPad. I had Probe 1 alarm set for 130 degrees. Everything was looking great, probe temp was going up about a degree every...

OK, I promise these are the last pics I will post for awhile. Don't want to wear out my welcome! Plus, I'm back at work this week so the daily MAK fun will be stopping... Wanted to try reverse-searing some nice tri-tips from Costco using my shiny new MAK searing grate. Here are the results...

My first long smokes on the MAK. Still plenty of room for tweaking, but we were all happy with the amount of smoke in both cases. Plenty of smoke ring visible, in any case, so my skepticism regarding smoke capability has been assuaged. Very happy! Pork shoulder: Brisket: Brisket plated...

OK, this is a bit gratuitous and definitely not for the squeamish, but I was swapping in my new full grease pan this morning and decided to take a picture of my MAK with all the accessories (thanks to BPS!). I think the only thing I'm missing is the smoker box... That's not kitty litter in...

I have the standard M3 that came with my MAK 2 Star, but would like at least one more. Is the armored M3 worth the extra $20? I'm trying to think of a time when I would need to monitor temp when the machine is above the standard M3's limit, but I figure I will only use the probe for alarms...

Hello all, As a near-professional lurker and over-analyzer, I finally took the plunge today and took delivery of MAK 2 Star #1795. Local dealer made me a deal I absolutely could not refuse (sorry BPS, I will try to make it up to you...)! I grill multiple times per week, and I have owned a...