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Offline smoker pete

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MAK 2 Star Upgrade - Before & After
« Reply #-1 on: August 25, 2014, 10:27:20 PM »
 Before ...  :(   :(  ... she was so sad that she was demoted to a 1 Star!  ::)


After!!!  :o  ;D ... regained her status as a 2 Star General  :)


Before ...  :'(   :'(  ... Kat scrutinizing the sad condition of my well used MAK 2 Star!


After!!!!  :D :D




Here's Ken ... the magician that transformed my old MAK into a masterpiece!!! ... and Kat when I delivered the MAK.  Thank you so much for the outstanding workmanship and love you put into my serial #360.  Ken also replaced the thermocouple, igniter, heat shield plate/deflector, and my grease pan.  It's a work of art!!


Can't wait to get her back home so I can fire her up again, season the grill at 450ºF for a half hour before smoking/cooking some more delishhhhhhhhhh meals  ;)

I'll post a few photos when I have her back together again at home.
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Re: MAK 2 Star Upgrade - Before & After
« on: August 25, 2014, 10:34:10 PM »
She looks just like new again Pete!
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Re: MAK 2 Star Upgrade - Before & After
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2014, 10:38:16 PM »
You need sunglasses it's so shiney 8)
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Re: MAK 2 Star Upgrade - Before & After
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2014, 12:52:10 AM »
Quote from: muebe on August 25, 2014, 10:34:10 PM
She looks just like new again Pete!
Sure does.
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Re: MAK 2 Star Upgrade - Before & After
« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2014, 12:57:24 AM »
What nice job they did on restoring your MAK, looking forward to seeing you get it dirty again.   ;)
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Re: MAK 2 Star Upgrade - Before & After
« Reply #4 on: August 26, 2014, 04:48:43 AM »
Very nice.
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Re: MAK 2 Star Upgrade - Before & After
« Reply #5 on: August 26, 2014, 06:49:12 AM »
I think I want one.  nice.  Pam   .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
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Re: MAK 2 Star Upgrade - Before & After
« Reply #6 on: August 26, 2014, 07:32:30 AM »
Pete,
The General is looking great.  I wish it didn't cost so much for shipping.  I'd love to have mine upgraded, too.

After the burn-in, make some pig candy.  Start the General off with some good juju.  Then get the General dirty!!

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Re: MAK 2 Star Upgrade - Before & After
« Reply #7 on: August 26, 2014, 10:38:13 AM »
Pete, your 2 Star looks great.  Looks just like my 2 Star only much cleaner.  One thing I learned from going from the original design to the newer design that is all stainless steel, until you get the upgraded version well seasoned it will burn differently than the old design because all of that stainless needs some significant seasoning.

You will really like the new "drop in, easy exchange" drip/flame zone trays and the grease channel that surrounds the cooking surfaces preventing the grease from finding its way down into the fire chamber.
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Re: MAK 2 Star Upgrade - Before & After
« Reply #8 on: August 26, 2014, 11:43:13 AM »
Quote from: KyNola on August 26, 2014, 10:38:13 AM
Pete, your 2 Star looks great.  Looks just like my 2 Star only much cleaner.  One thing I learned from going from the original design to the newer design that is all stainless steel, until you get the upgraded version well seasoned it will burn differently than the old design because all of that stainless needs some significant seasoning.

You will really like the new "drop in, easy exchange" drip/flame zone trays and the grease channel that surrounds the cooking surfaces preventing the grease from finding its way down into the fire chamber.

Thanks for the heads up Larry.  I'm thinking maybe I should season her for an hour, let her cool down, and then cook something simple  :)
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Re: MAK 2 Star Upgrade - Before & After
« Reply #9 on: August 26, 2014, 11:50:33 AM »
Looking real nice Pete!  Kat and co. did an outstanding job! Looks brand new!
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Re: MAK 2 Star Upgrade - Before & After
« Reply #10 on: August 26, 2014, 11:57:04 AM »
right on.  it looks great.  just like xmas in the summer.   :)
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Re: MAK 2 Star Upgrade - Before & After
« Reply #11 on: August 26, 2014, 12:21:33 PM »
looks brand new!!! I'll be looking for some cooks from you to break that thing in!!! Don
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Re: MAK 2 Star Upgrade - Before & After
« Reply #12 on: August 26, 2014, 12:32:19 PM »
Mine has not been that clean in years!
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Re: MAK 2 Star Upgrade - Before & After
« Reply #13 on: August 26, 2014, 02:49:58 PM »
It is beautiful
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