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Offline zaibas

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New from IL
« Reply #-1 on: September 11, 2019, 06:26:59 PM »
hello,

from near south chicago suburbs here, after years of using a weber kettle and wsm decided to foray into pellet grills and got a mak 2 star.  looking forward to any tips and knowledge i come across here, though honestly so far the mak makes everything seem so much easier

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Re: New from IL
« on: September 11, 2019, 06:42:37 PM »
Welcome from SE Georgia!
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Re: New from IL
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2019, 08:57:49 PM »
Welcome from Washington.
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Re: New from IL
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2019, 08:05:31 AM »
Welacome from Alabama!
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Re: New from IL
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2019, 08:07:37 AM »
Greetings from southern Indiana.
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Re: New from IL
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2019, 08:51:27 AM »
Greetings from North Texas.
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Re: New from IL
« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2019, 01:18:27 PM »
Welcome from North Carolina.

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Re: New from IL
« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2019, 05:39:15 PM »
Welcome from Southeast Texas!
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Re: New from IL
« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2019, 09:16:56 AM »
Welcome from the Wisconsin lakeshore
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Re: New from IL
« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2019, 10:11:31 AM »
From one 2 Star owner to another... welcome to LTBBQ and welcome to the wonderful world of pellet cooking! :)  Sooo, what have you cooked on your MAK so far?
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Re: New from IL
« Reply #9 on: September 15, 2019, 12:39:06 PM »
Welcome from a northern Illinois suburb (Fox Lake).  I also have a MAK 2 Star and love it.  I've used it in the dead of winter and it's never let me down.  Enjoy.
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Re: New from IL
« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2019, 05:14:28 PM »
Welcome from Minnesota


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Re: New from IL
« Reply #11 on: September 17, 2019, 12:15:29 PM »
Welcome to the forum and the MAK family.  You're going to love both!
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Re: New from IL
« Reply #12 on: September 18, 2019, 09:34:47 PM »
Welcome from all of us here in middle Georgia.

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Re: New from IL
« Reply #13 on: September 19, 2019, 10:28:40 AM »
From one 2 Star owner to another... welcome to LTBBQ and welcome to the wonderful world of pellet cooking! :)  Sooo, what have you cooked on your MAK so far?
so far ive done some butts, ribs, and smoked some brats i had, also grilled some burgers just to see how well that'd work out.  everything has been great so far, next thing will be bacon as i have a pork belly sitting in the freezer

Welcome from a northern Illinois suburb (Fox Lake).  I also have a MAK 2 Star and love it.  I've used it in the dead of winter and it's never let me down.  Enjoy.

this was very much my plan as well so good to hear the winter use is everything i hoped for