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Offline mrbbq

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Greetings from Oregon--the pellet grill center of the universe.
« Reply #-1 on: May 04, 2017, 05:46:08 PM »
Hi All! Glad to be part of this forum. I am Bruce Bjorkman, sales guy @ MAK Grills in Dallas, Oregon. I was te first MAK Grills employee, starting here in January 2010. Prior to that, I had worked as Director of Marketing @ Traeger Pellet Grills for 10 years.
I am a dedicated pellet head, which began in 1991. So a lot of years cooking exclusively on pellet grills. Before I came over to the pellet side, I was a dedicated charcoal/wood guy.

My wife and I competed in competitions for 3 years in the NW.
I have been fortunate to be able to judge at MIM, American Royal and The Jack, as well as NW competitions.

Even if I did not work at MAK, my opinion of the grills would be the same---the most innovative, best thought-out pellet grills around. I am always amazed how our company continually improves our grills.

Here's a secret you may not know.  At night, when those other brands of pellet grills are sleeping...they're dreaming of becoming a MAK! Looking forward to joining the conversation. SMOKE ON!
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Re: Greetings from Oregon--the pellet grill center of the universe.
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2017, 05:50:08 PM »
Welcome from just up I-5 in Washington.
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« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2017, 06:21:50 PM »
Welcome from Houston.

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Re: Greetings from Oregon--the pellet grill center of the universe.
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2017, 06:23:15 PM »
Welcome from a North Carolina MAK owner.

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Re: Greetings from Oregon--the pellet grill center of the universe.
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2017, 06:27:40 PM »
Bruce, it's about time you showed yourself around these parts!  :D

Glad you're here!

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Greetings from Oregon--the pellet grill center of the universe.
« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2017, 06:59:10 PM »
Welcome from Minnesota and Mak 2 Star#1,000
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Re: Greetings from Oregon--the pellet grill center of the universe.
« Reply #6 on: May 04, 2017, 06:59:27 PM »
Welcome from SE Georgia Bruce!
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Re: Greetings from Oregon--the pellet grill center of the universe.
« Reply #7 on: May 04, 2017, 08:18:40 PM »
Wow! Welcome from Wisconsin !
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Greetings from Oregon--the pellet grill center of the universe.
« Reply #8 on: May 04, 2017, 08:47:00 PM »
Hey Bruce! Nice to see you here!! ~Robb
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Re: Greetings from Oregon--the pellet grill center of the universe.
« Reply #9 on: May 04, 2017, 08:54:12 PM »
Welcome to the forum from Alabama
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Re: Greetings from Oregon--the pellet grill center of the universe.
« Reply #10 on: May 04, 2017, 09:21:13 PM »
Welcome to the Forum Bruce ...
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Re: Greetings from Oregon--the pellet grill center of the universe.
« Reply #11 on: May 05, 2017, 12:20:18 AM »
Good to see ya Bruce.  This it's a great place to hang out.  Welcome from northern Cali.  Your old friend sparky.
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Re: Greetings from Oregon--the pellet grill center of the universe.
« Reply #12 on: May 05, 2017, 08:20:03 AM »
Welcome.  I love my MAK.
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Re: Greetings from Oregon--the pellet grill center of the universe.
« Reply #13 on: May 05, 2017, 11:22:49 AM »
Welcome from Indiana.
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