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FORUM SPONSORS => MAK Grills => Topic started by: KJRsmoker on February 04, 2018, 08:23:55 PM

Title: MAK and bacon
Post by: KJRsmoker on February 04, 2018, 08:23:55 PM

MAK makes a heck of a machine.  The temperature in northern Illinois has been hovering between 14F in the afternoon to 7F in the evening, with snow and wind.  During the late afternoon into evening, I smoked my 7-day-brined pork belly on my 2 Star using CookinPellets Perfect Mix.  It turned out perfect.  It's currently cooling off in the garage waiting to be vacuum sealed for 24 hours then sliced.  I cannot say enough good things about my MAK 2 Star.

Title: MAK and bacon
Post by: Scallywag on February 04, 2018, 09:03:30 PM

Pics or it don’t count

Title: Re: MAK and bacon
Post by: KJRsmoker on February 04, 2018, 09:25:20 PM

Quote from: Scallywag on February 04, 2018, 09:03:30 PM

Pics or it don’t count

It wasn't unicorn bacon.

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Title: MAK and bacon
Post by: Pappymn on February 04, 2018, 10:59:04 PM

I see you are having a warm spell in Illinois


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Title: Re: MAK and bacon
Post by: TentHunteR on February 05, 2018, 06:51:27 AM

Looking good!

Title: Re: MAK and bacon
Post by: Roget on February 05, 2018, 09:11:22 AM

Man that belly looks good.

Title: Re: MAK and bacon
Post by: Smokerjunky on February 05, 2018, 11:42:43 AM

Great looking Pork Belly - that is going to be some fine bacon.

Title: Re: MAK and bacon
Post by: mrbbq on February 05, 2018, 12:38:55 PM

KJRSmoker---I LOVE the photo of your deck with the MAK uncovered and being used. And next to it, a snow covered other grill. Question, would your deck be safer to walk on with the snow on it, as opposed to scraping off the snow?  We dont get a lot of snow where we live in Oregon and so not sure if shoveling off the snow would make a difference so far as safety is concerned.   Keep on  Smokin;'!

Title: Re: MAK and bacon
Post by: KJRsmoker on February 05, 2018, 01:15:46 PM

Quote from: mrbbq on February 05, 2018, 12:38:55 PM

KJRSmoker---I LOVE the photo of your deck with the MAK uncovered and being used. And next to it, a snow covered other grill. Question, would your deck be safer to walk on with the snow on it, as opposed to scraping off the snow?  We dont get a lot of snow where we live in Oregon and so not sure if shoveling off the snow would make a difference so far as safety is concerned.   Keep on  Smokin;'!

I also have another grill behind me from where I took the picture - my gas grill.  I shoveled off the snow just to clear a path to the smoker.  I usually shovel off what I can because I have thought about how much the snow weighs.  However, I have no doubt the the deck is able to withstand the added weight of the snow.  And we have a stray neighborhood cat that likes to come on our porch to the door to get some food.

Title: Re: MAK and bacon
Post by: smokeasaurus on February 05, 2018, 04:39:09 PM

I do not miss shoveling snow.  Sure would like some of that bacon.

Title: Re: MAK and bacon
Post by: HighOnSmoke on February 05, 2018, 08:02:59 PM

Fantastic looking bacon!