PG1000

The Mak is a nice grill but I really don't think there is a comparison. I looked hard at the Mak,Yoder and Fepg 500. I ended up with the Fast Eddy because it could just do more. Grill,charbroil, smoke, bake and cold smoke. Four zone cooking is a major plus. The thing is built like a tank and quality fit and finish. There is a slight learning curve with lht/hht adjustments but once you figure it out its a huge advantage.

Good luck with your decision.

Thanks TIm-In-AZ. The FE PG1000 looks like the one for me. Living in SW Michigan I would definitely want the insulated 1000. Hopefully by the time summer arrives I will have the FE.

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Originally posted by Browninggold:
Thanks TIm-In-AZ. The FE PG1000 looks like the one for me. Living in SW Michigan I would definitely want the insulated 1000. Hopefully by the time summer arrives I will have the FE.

Oh yea-- definitely want the 1000 for Michigan.

Haven't used the Mak, so I wouldn't be the best to compare.

I can tell you about the 1000. It has full insulation in the hood and as such, deals with weather very well.

With the four zones, you can use multiple styles of cooking.

As far as temp. I regularly do pizza on a stone. I run the smoker/grill at hot temps and I'm able to get the stone temp up to 500 (takes a while for the stone to absorb that much heat).

I haven't IR'd mine for the max temp but searing works great. If you're wanting a specific temp, someone will probably speak up. Norday or Mack might have done so for a max temp.

I've gotten a reading of 870° in zone 2 with a Thermoworks high temp probe, my IR only goes to 600° so can't really tell you how high the searing grate will get, but guessing it will be somwhere close to zone 2.