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Should I pull the trigger on a Minimax?

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  • volminimax
    volminimax Posts: 119
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    I bought a MM at a cancer walk, that a local dealer had donated for silent auction. I cook on it 2-4 times a week. I have a OK Joe smoker and Gas grill. I haven't used the gas grill since I bought the MM and I only use the OK Joe to start and get a couple hours of good smoke onto butts, brisket.

    My next purchase will be a XL for bigger cuts of meat and sides. I'm glad I got the MM first, as I love how portable it is and that when I do get an XL, I will have something to reverse sear on or grill while I am smoking larger cuts.

    No regrets with my MM.

    -DRUE

    Gallatin, TN

    Minimax- August 2016

    XL- November 2016

    "And now we know.....and knowing is half the battle"- G.I. Joe

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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,164
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    stompbox said:
    So... I wanted a MM, but I am getting quotes for MM is $20 less than a medium.  I am nuts to get a MM right?
    Stomp.....I had the same rational and bought the medium. If it helps, I later got the MM.
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • cfuller3
    cfuller3 Posts: 33
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    You haven't done it yet?  Silly question.  I have the MM and Lge. It's for dragging with me when we go out in the 5th wheel.
    Portsmouth, VA.  LBGE.  Missed all this fun till now.   Update: Minimax added to arsenal. Hint, don't take off camping for a month after getting a LBGE, and leave it home, it'll cost you plenty.
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,674
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    Should I pull the trigger on a Minimax?

    what's a minimax?
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.   

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  • xfire_ATX
    xfire_ATX Posts: 1,115
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    My wife got the local dealer to donate (at wholesale) a MM for Fridays Raffle at the local Elementary.  $10 a ticket.

    She wont tell me the wholesale cost, she wont 'Buy two' and let me pay for the 2nd one at wholesale.
    XLBGE, LBGE, Charbroil Gas Grill, Weber Q2000, Old Weber Kettle, Rectec RT-B380, Yeti 65, Yeti Hopper 20, RTIC 20, RTIC 20 Soft Side - Too many drinkware vessels to mention.

    Not quite in Austin, TX City Limits
    Just Vote- What if you could choose "none of the above" on an election ballot? Millions of Americans do just that, in effect, by not voting.  The result in 2016: "Nobody" won more counties, more states, and more electoral votes than either candidate for president. 
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,032
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    stompbox said:
    So... I wanted a MM, but I am getting quotes for MM is $20 less than a medium.  I am nuts to get a MM right?
    Get a medium for $20 more. Not even a consideration in my opinion. What's a small cost? 

    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,164
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    I would not shoot a minimax. I would purchase one and cook all kinds of things on it. That is what I would do.
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 9,321
    edited October 2016
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    northGAcock said:
    stompbox said:
    So... I wanted a MM, but I am getting quotes for MM is $20 less than a medium.  I am nuts to get a MM right?
    Stomp.....I had the same rational and bought the medium. If it helps, I later got the MM.
    I formerly had a med, bought a large, then sold my med for a MM. I use the MM the most and absolutely love it. And I'm in Canada, where prices are quite a bit higher, even factoring the exchange. If it was stolen, I would replace immediately without hesitation.
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