I am new to this forum and felt compelled to sign up to share my experience with Old Country BBQ.
I was back and forth on upgrading from my Akorn to something nicer such as a Primo XL. I’ve been using this little Akorn for years and it has served me well. Great entry level kamado cooker! I pulled the trigger on a Primo XL, but it turned out to not be in stock and it was a 4-6 week wait. Well that wasn’t going to work for me since I am planning to smoke a brisket for my sons birthday party right around the corner.
I started to then look at offsets and seeing if there were any available in the central Texas region. Everything I came across was either too expensive or had long lead times. Then I stumbled upon Old Country BBQ’s, specifically the Brazos.
I got in touch with Rick and he advised me that they had a six week lead time, but that they had just shipped a few to various Buc-ee’s (Temple, New Braunfels, Bastrop), so I was like great let me call them before I drive an hour only to be disappointed. Well guess what! You cannot find phone numbers anywhere for the stores. I called Rick back and he reached out to the purchasing department to confirm that New Braunfels had at least one still on hand.
This was Friday afternoon, so I get up Saturday and make the commute just praying that they still had it. Pulled up and to my surprise they had 4 of them! I sent Rick a text and thanked him. He could have just told me sorry your going to have to either wait 6 weeks or take a gamble and just drive to Buc-ee’s, but he didn’t instead he went the extra mile and was a great guy to talk to.
This thing is a beast compared to my little Akorn! If anyone is in the market for good stick burner for around $1K then look no further. Also, drive to your nearest Buc-ee’s to see if they have any on hand. I thought only Academy carried them until a few days ago.
I was back and forth on upgrading from my Akorn to something nicer such as a Primo XL. I’ve been using this little Akorn for years and it has served me well. Great entry level kamado cooker! I pulled the trigger on a Primo XL, but it turned out to not be in stock and it was a 4-6 week wait. Well that wasn’t going to work for me since I am planning to smoke a brisket for my sons birthday party right around the corner.
I started to then look at offsets and seeing if there were any available in the central Texas region. Everything I came across was either too expensive or had long lead times. Then I stumbled upon Old Country BBQ’s, specifically the Brazos.
I got in touch with Rick and he advised me that they had a six week lead time, but that they had just shipped a few to various Buc-ee’s (Temple, New Braunfels, Bastrop), so I was like great let me call them before I drive an hour only to be disappointed. Well guess what! You cannot find phone numbers anywhere for the stores. I called Rick back and he reached out to the purchasing department to confirm that New Braunfels had at least one still on hand.
This was Friday afternoon, so I get up Saturday and make the commute just praying that they still had it. Pulled up and to my surprise they had 4 of them! I sent Rick a text and thanked him. He could have just told me sorry your going to have to either wait 6 weeks or take a gamble and just drive to Buc-ee’s, but he didn’t instead he went the extra mile and was a great guy to talk to.
This thing is a beast compared to my little Akorn! If anyone is in the market for good stick burner for around $1K then look no further. Also, drive to your nearest Buc-ee’s to see if they have any on hand. I thought only Academy carried them until a few days ago.
