Are we still in love with the MiniMax?

bucky925

finished product on the MM tonight. 

SaltySam

Damn you @bgebrent   You're right

bgebrent

SaltySam said:

Damn you @bgebrent   You're right

I’ve been called worse. One day I’ll get to Texas and school @Centex. 

Jeremiah

Pretty sure I was one of the first to get a mm, behind Blake. Never did really love it. Grilling/searing we’re good, but longer cooks ran out of lump, or had to refill. Traded for a small, and love it. Still too heavy for my **** back, but doable. Thanks @unoriginalusername for the shout out. The modified mm carrier does fit our current needs. 

bgebrent

Probably true @Jeremiah. MM is our mainstay. Love it. 

MaskedMarvel

The current carrier that comes with the MM is ok then? No pavers needed, etc?

nolaegghead

It's a heavy, expensive hibachi.   Harder to steal than a lighter grill so inherent security.  Fragile, because owning a durable grill is just too easy.  Expensive, well, you can't take it with you.  Also smokes?  Yep, just keep it under 6 hours.

bgebrent

Love my heavy, expensive, hard to steal Hibachi.  Buy it.

Eoin

MaskedMarvel said:

The current carrier that comes with the MM is ok then? No pavers needed, etc?

Mine sits in the nest on a piece of apple tree trunk, no sign of scorching underneath.

YEMTrey

Yes.

unoriginalusername

Eoin said:

MaskedMarvel said:

The current carrier that comes with the MM is ok then? No pavers needed, etc?

Mine sits in the nest on a piece of apple tree trunk, no sign of scorching underneath.

I was fine until I went for 700 degrees. Chared a table it was on slightly, then added a ceramic tile which I exploded the next time only to notice some
charing underneath that 

imo the MM carrier isn’t tall enough for an air gap like on my large egg and I would suggest a pager or at least a tile if high heat is in your future 

ARoehr11

I have an XL that I do bigger or longer cooks on but when I'm just cooking for my wife and I, I go for the Kamado Joe Jr every time.  I find some flare up problems around the heat deflector from time to time when using it to smoke, but they usually go down when choking off the flow a little bit.  I went with the Joe Jr because it came with everything and was a couple hundred cheaper.  save a ton of coal this way when cooking for just the two of us.  I've had it running for 5-6 hours for dinner and dessert cooks and had plenty of burn time.

Dyal_SC

northGAcock said:

Its a searing machine here at my house. Don't take it many places....but when I do, my good friend @Dyal_SC unloads it for me.

@northGAcock , I’m always happy to help out old folks and lady folks. 

blasting

Besides the color, I can't think of a reason I'd choose a MM over a Jumbo Joe for portability.  I'm open to being convinced, but the Joe is larger, quicker to get going, quicker to shut down, not fragile, not a theft concern, and way lighter.

Oh, and 500 cheaper.

tenpenny_05

blasting said:

Besides the color, I can't think of a reason I'd choose a MM over a Jumbo Joe for portability.  I'm open to being convinced, but the Joe is larger, quicker to get going, quicker to shut down, not fragile, not a theft concern, and way lighter.

Oh, and 500 cheaper.

I love my jumbo Joe. Bought it on accident bad has been my favorite every day grill since. Pair it with one of the small Weber chimney starters and you'll never look back.

Thatgrimguy

Might I Mention that the Small Egg is amazing. And doesn’t weigh much more than a mini max and doesn’t have the lump issues.

EGGHEAD83

Got a small and a jumbo joe. Love them both. My Dad and one of my brothers have mini max’s And both kinda wish they had a small now that I’ve got one. I debated for a while between the two but went with the small and have been very happy with it. 

builderdawg

I have an opportunity to by a mini max still in the box from someone for $450. Is this a good deal?

bgebrent

builderdawg said:

I have an opportunity to by a mini max still in the box from someone for $450. Is this a good deal?

That’s a good deal.  Normally 499 in ATL.

piney

I love my MM...wait a minute I've had it 2 years and never had a fire in it. Oh well, I still like it I have a lot of sh!t I don't use.

Grader07

piney said:

I love my MM...wait a minute I've had it 2 years and never had a fire in it. Oh well, I still like it I have a lot of sh!t I don't use.

Im in the same spot... have had mine in the garage since Christmas two years ago and is still as new as day I got it...  I did buy the portable stand to set in on a few months ago though so I must be planning on using at some point.

dannys

I have a large and MM.I use the large for crowds and for rotisserie (Joetisserie) and the MM for just me and my wife. I wouldn't trade either of them

cookingdude555

Grader07 said:

piney said:

I love my MM...wait a minute I've had it 2 years and never had a fire in it. Oh well, I still like it I have a lot of sh!t I don't use.

Im in the same spot... have had mine in the garage since Christmas two years ago and is still as new as day I got it...  I did buy the portable stand to set in on a few months ago though so I must be planning on using at some point.

What does the stand cost? I’ve got mine in a medium nest right now. It works, but it’s not a perfect fit. One of the medium arms is in there a little weird. 

The Cen-Tex Smoker

blasting said:

Besides the color, I can't think of a reason I'd choose a MM over a Jumbo Joe for portability.  I'm open to being convinced, but the Joe is larger, quicker to get going, quicker to shut down, not fragile, not a theft concern, and way lighter.

Oh, and 500 cheaper.

That’s what I use when going mobile. 

Grader07

cookingdude555 said:

Grader07 said:

piney said:

I love my MM...wait a minute I've had it 2 years and never had a fire in it. Oh well, I still like it I have a lot of sh!t I don't use.

Im in the same spot... have had mine in the garage since Christmas two years ago and is still as new as day I got it...  I did buy the portable stand to set in on a few months ago though so I must be planning on using at some point.

What does the stand cost? I’ve got mine in a medium nest right now. It works, but it’s not a perfect fit. One of the medium arms is in there a little weird. 

I think I got it for 140$ with 15% off.  It’s pretty sturdy too

pgprescott

Grader07 said:

cookingdude555 said:

Grader07 said:

piney said:

I love my MM...wait a minute I've had it 2 years and never had a fire in it. Oh well, I still like it I have a lot of sh!t I don't use.

Im in the same spot... have had mine in the garage since Christmas two years ago and is still as new as day I got it...  I did buy the portable stand to set in on a few months ago though so I must be planning on using at some point.

What does the stand cost? I’ve got mine in a medium nest right now. It works, but it’s not a perfect fit. One of the medium arms is in there a little weird. 

I think I got it for 140$ with 15% off.  It’s pretty sturdy too

Yep 140. It’s great. Raises the unit up to cook level as well. It’s a nice addition IMO. 

milesvdustin

I got a jumbo Joe in lieu of a MM. Works good, I even smoked a rack of baby backs in it one day to see how it worked. Not too shabby

milesvdustin

And it was like 40 bucks. 

cookingdude555

I always recommend the jumbo joe to people wanting portability. I have two and they travel great. No chance of cracking.

cookingdude555

pgprescott said:

Grader07 said:

cookingdude555 said:

Grader07 said:

piney said:

I love my MM...wait a minute I've had it 2 years and never had a fire in it. Oh well, I still like it I have a lot of sh!t I don't use.

Im in the same spot... have had mine in the garage since Christmas two years ago and is still as new as day I got it...  I did buy the portable stand to set in on a few months ago though so I must be planning on using at some point.

What does the stand cost? I’ve got mine in a medium nest right now. It works, but it’s not a perfect fit. One of the medium arms is in there a little weird. 

I think I got it for 140$ with 15% off.  It’s pretty sturdy too

Yep 140. It’s great. Raises the unit up to cook level as well. It’s a nice addition IMO. 

Thanks!