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soupyjones
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I know you will get lots of advice towards a MAK, Yoder or Memphis from most folks here. I have a Traeger lil' Tex elite and it has been great for me. Sadly I don't know the other grill you are looking at so my advice might not be worth a whole lot. From what I have read if you can afford a Mak Memphis or Yoder you should go for it, but a Traeger is a decent entry level rig. I hope that is of some help.
TentHunter
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I know very little about either of those grills. Like Soupy mentioned, if you can swing one of the others you won't regret it.
Personally I think the versatility of the MAK's are awful hard to beat. That's what ultimately sold us on the MAK. The quality & customer service is also second none!
Personally I think the versatility of the MAK's are awful hard to beat. That's what ultimately sold us on the MAK. The quality & customer service is also second none!
jimsbarbecue
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Where in socal are you? I live in Saugus (By Magic Mountain)and are welcome to come by and see our MAK Grills and we do have a Traeger Jr you can see to compare.
muebe
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sparky
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jim, you are the nicest guy i know. when i first got on the scene a couple years ago jim put the same offer to me. a truely great person (who needs to post more, he's a good cook) who i am glad to call my friend and i also happy to have him as our moderator. three cheers for jim.
sorry. got today off. lattes and baileys all around. what? i've only had 2? maybe its 4? doesn't matter. i've got 3 days off. ya. so, i'm on holiday. i need a nice little break. staying home w/ Hazel & #336.
Between Traeger and CS450 - you will like the CS better. The CS controller runs better, and in general, the grills are built a little better.
Bigger firepot, thicker metal, better cart.... They will also cook hotter, so you can actually grill on one. Crank it to high and you will get 600+ no problem. (You will also eat through a couple pounds an hour on pellets too).
I ran the Country Smokers up until I swapped over to Yoders this year - like them much better than the traegers.
Bigger firepot, thicker metal, better cart.... They will also cook hotter, so you can actually grill on one. Crank it to high and you will get 600+ no problem. (You will also eat through a couple pounds an hour on pellets too).
I ran the Country Smokers up until I swapped over to Yoders this year - like them much better than the traegers.
well while you are at it, have one for me Sparky. sounds like a great plan!! And I will echo the 3 cheers for Jim!
sorry. got today off. lattes and baileys all around. what? i've only had 2? maybe its 4? doesn't matter. i've got 3 days off. ya. so, i'm on holiday. i need a nice little break. staying home w/ Hazel & #336.