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Charcoal score!/Maverick ET-73

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walrusegger
walrusegger Posts: 314
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
Went to my in-laws in Ruckersville, VA (near Charlottesville) this weekend to celebrate my father-in-laws 60th bday. The new Wallyworld in town sells Royal Oak lump, so I stocked up! Also, my gift to my father-in-law (fellow egger who turned me on to egging) was a Maverick ET-73. We set it up to do the ham they served at the party. Here it is monitoring the ham/grid temps from the comfort of their kitchen. And yeah...I ordered myself one too when I placed the order last week!

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  • 2Fategghead
    2Fategghead Posts: 9,624
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    Great lump I use it all the time. The et-73 should serve you well but, did you know they just came out with the upgrade for the et-73 called et-732 and from what I understand it has several up grades...hey don't get me wrong the et-73 should serve you well.

    I have a you tube video of a dot com site that did a review and sells them. Look here. Tim

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUk8-AHa4tQ&feature=player_embedded
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  • icemncmth
    icemncmth Posts: 1,165
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    Great Score!...

    Heck I grew up in Springfield..well actually N. Springfield.
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  • Grandpas Grub
    Grandpas Grub Posts: 14,226
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    If it were me, and if you can cancel the 73 and get the 732. There are some fantastic improvements, some of which are: long TX/RX range; The on/off switch has been moved to the outside of the unit - so no more opening the back to turn the switch on; higher temperature probes and more.

    GG
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  • Grumpa
    Grumpa Posts: 861
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    Grandpas Grub wrote:
     
    If it were me, and if you can cancel the 73 and get the 732. There are some fantastic improvements, some of which are: long TX/RX range; The on/off switch has been moved to the outside of the unit - so no more opening the back to turn the switch on; higher temperature probes and more.

    GG

    and..... finally a signal that works on the remote inside the house for me B)

    Been playing with mine all weekend and love the improvements.
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  • srq2625
    srq2625 Posts: 262
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    The ET-73 served me well .... until I found something better. For me, the Stoker wins hands down. But, that's just me.

    I like RO lump - cooks good, maintains a good and *usually* consistant temperature. But, I've found that Wicked Good Weekend Warrior is much better suited. Higher percentage of large pieces and much, much less of the useless small/fines and a lot less ash production. Really good stuff, even at the best price I can find it at. I'm trying to get my local BGE dealer to carry it instead of (or in addition to) Cowboy Lump.

    Anyway, I think you are well situated with the ET-73 (or the ET-732 if you go that route) and the RO fuel.
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