boar_d_laze
Senior Cook
- Joined
- May 14, 2007
- Messages
- 334
Bitching, Whining, Pissing, Moaning, Kvetching and Schrying:
- Coulda shoulda been a couple of inches bigger every which -- big enough to get a full sized steam table pan in, and enough clearance to get something big in on one rack and still use the other three. Because why not?
Construction tolerances are a little vague; if you're not careful you can twist the racks off their rails.
Charcoal pan could use a handle.
No biggies, just sayin' is all. Otherwise, oh baby oh baby oh baby!
Urban Myths:
People who think the water pan is hard to clean are -- sorry -- wrong. Jeeze. What were you used to before? Besides there's no law saying you can't put a drip pan in the bottom shelf. I don't, but you could.
Verdict:
A very tight, and very easy to manage pit. With a Guru? Stupid easy. With the Guru plus a Maverick 732? Stupid easy plus no getting out of the tub. The spa is hot and bubbly, the beer is cold and bubbly, the chickens are smoking, Baby's happy, life is good.
Alternatives:
Compared to a Stumps? Yeah there are some tradeoffs, but... Tight and easy to manage is tight and easy to manage. There are differences, but they won't make any difference in the food on the plate, or the time, trouble and pleasure getting it there.
The Fat is better looking.
Bottom Line:
Yeah it could be tweaked. But it's much better than almost every other small cooker on the market, and at least as good as the very few others. All in all it's a great fit, and if ours disappeared I'd buy the same thing again.
BDL