We often are asked how our grills perform in very cold weather. Here is an unsoclicted testimonial from one of our grill owners in Montana.
"Dennis: First, thank you for your excellent customer service, much appreciated.
As I mentioned in our phone conversation, it was chilly here in Montana recently and I decided to see how fast the 2 Star would come up to full temperature- air temperature minus 7 degrees
- no wind.
I had been messing around with the controller so the internal box temperature was about 32 degrees when I began the test. From that starting point it took the unit 41 minutes to hit 450 degrees. Had the grill been setting cold for a couple of hours before this test, the starting temperature would have been lower, and it may have taken a few more minutes to peak out.
For sure, the 2 Star General gets really HOT and performs well in cold climates!"
Regards, Bob Julian,Montana
Add to this, the fact that we have grill owners in Alaska who use their MAKs in MINUS 23 and MINUS 43 degree weather without any issues, along with grill owners in most snow belt states, who use their grills all year long. You have a pretty strong case for owning a MAK!