Thankful to have found this group. I have owned a Traeger Texas for 15 years or so and just placed an order for a new Mak 2 Star General today. I got a little discouraged cooking with the Traeger over the past 5 years or so as things were just not coming out as intended. I am sure much is operator error, but with the advancements made in pellet grills I wanted to make a fresh start. The new Mak should be delivered next week and looking forward to getting the smoke rolling....