what the big difference between this 6rack and the 4rack? there is a $100 price difference, i would like to know what im gaining with buying the 6rack? can it just fit more food? what are the pro's / con's of the 6rack VS the 4rack? please help me...
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More racks to put meat on and to be able to have more of a gap between racks if you want to run only 4. Easier to smoke something that needs to hang like sausage
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Not sure why. But I buy the 12 lb bag, which is a much better deal per pound. The 12 lb bag was $26 in Sept, then $30 in Dec, and now it's $32. So it went up too, though not as much as the 7 lb bag. I'd recommend switching to the 12 lb bag. For $2 more you get almost twice as much! You can always put half the bag in a container to keep it fresh, so it doesn't go stale. I have a 17 lb terrier mix, and I just use the whole bag with him, closing it tight each time. Works fine.
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There's no explaining why different sites have different prices for the same items. I certainly don't know! LOL Go for the cheaper one. That's what I'd do. :-)
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Nature of the business, I would think. "To the buyer beware" as the saying goes. Shop around, find the best deal that suits your needs. Do you want to use up your car and gas mileage, (maybe hop the bus, or even train), or is it going to be less costly to buy online? Will it possibly save you valuable time or will it end up evening out? If you find you need to return it, what options do you have (i.e., free return label, etc.), either way and how will that possibly affect overall cost? Takes a bit of figuring out what works best for you. BTW: As of 12/25/2013, I can't even find these at Costco anymore. Darn...
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I usually am only using 2 or 3 racks, although I have used all six. I bought the 6 rack mostly because I have a friend with the 4 rack and he has to completely remove the rack and food to baste or season because the racks are so close together. With the larger smoker you can take a couple of racks out and have space to work. If you have to have the door open for extended time you are loosing temp. Basically, with a smoker, if you're looking you're not cooking! Happy cooking!
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I was wondering the same thing!!! I researched this model and was going to purchase it from Amazon, but heck no at this price!! It is on th Food Saver website for $200.96. There has to be a mistake, or someone is trying to rip people off!
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D. Rein, I am debating purchasing one of these. I've really gotten into workout dvds and I'm tracking my calories without much success on my scale. I am hoping one of these can help me adjust my workout/eating to reach my goals. Which do you think would be better for me? I work a desk job so most of my day is sedentary. I'm also continuously tired and am excited to have something that tracks my sleep. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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Anyone??? I am having the same question...not sure which one to buy...both seem to have pros and cons!
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And for some reason, they've TRIPLED THE PRICE. It was $20 for 6 boxes in 11/13, and now is ALMOST $60. I can buy it at the local grocery store for $4 a box (same size), so 6 boxes would be $24. I won't buy it through Amazon again.
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I bought the one with all of the features and am glad I did. We use the rotisserie a lot and it works great. Just be aware that you are limited to 4# on it or it gets too heavy.
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wtf is right. why is this going for almost 3x it's regular price? surely there is a new and improved version out there (which normally makes the price of the older model go DOWN). does anyone know?
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I'd like to add a little additional information to the excellent explanation from Jaygyver. I have both drives, an older WD1002FAEX and a newer WD1003FZEX. When I purchased the WD1002 model it was priced about the same as the newer model is today. I believe the current price disparity is due to two factors: the differences in suppliers as described by Jaygver, and also a design change. I noticed that my WD1002 was slightly heavier than the WD1003, and after some research discovered that was due to the WD1002 having two magnetic platters while the WD1003 was a newer single platter design. Evidently the WD engineers were able to simplify and hopefully improve the design. For me, both drives perform excellently and I'm equally pleased with both. However, I have seen discussions on certain tech forums in which intense gaming purists believe the older two platter design is better, and that WD changed the design simply to cut manufacturing costs. Thus the high prices for the WD1002 is due to it's scarcity (since it's now discontinued) and their belief that it's slightly better in both performance and ruggedness. As I said above, however, both perform equally well for me, and they're both Western Digital Black Series with 5 year warranties, so it's a no brainer to go with the best deal price wise.
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There is no difference. Not sure why you are seeing it as more expensive. I'd just try to get the larger one at the lowest price you can find.
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Even if it comes out to cost the same how much would you price getting rid of all the garbage you no longer will be taking in from commercial bread, especially if you have kids? Please read this link. It is why I'm here looking for a bread machine ;)http://realfoodforager.com/why-i-never-eat-commercial-bread/
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i want to buy an ipod touch or a nook. I can't decide because i really want a good, big ereader, without destroying my eyes. on the flip side, i want to listen to music, and i like to play games on the ipod....i just don't want to spend my money on something ill regret, cause i've worked hard for the money. So please help me guys.....thanks!
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both are quality boards. My daughter has both. Pros for Penny: My daughter feels that Penny is smoother and a bit faster. Another plus for Penny is that you can customize just about any part of Penny board using customizer on their website. Last but not least plus for Penny is that it is infinitely easier to find spare parts. Pros for EightBit: EightBit is less expensive. EightBit flexes less (not sure if it is a pro, but I'd imagine it is a good thing). And finally a real life situation: My daughter's EightBit board was run over by a large SUV. All it lost was rear wheels with top hanger of a truck. Otherwise the board doesn't have any damage or cracks. And we're talking about weight of several tons! But its been at least a couple of months since I have contacted EightBits about this situation and provide the photos of the board and they have sent me only the wheels (free, which is nice, even though I didn't ask it to be free), but they still have not sent a truck assembly (or top hanger) because, and I'm quoting, "I'm sorry, we've had a hard time finding a replacement truck. If one comes up I will let you know. I apologize for the inconvenience.". So, a manufacturer having hard time finding a replacement truck? Seriously??!
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The Pro has a larger container so that you don't have to do multiple batches for the same mix of food. Other than that, they're the same. There's also one with two pro containers, in which case you can steam and process two different kinds of food simultaneously.