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Originally posted by Tim Granzeau:
Hi,

How much does the Cajun Bandit cost?

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Originally posted by Jerry N.:
Red flag #1 - Price is not listed on the web site. Why?

Red Flag #2 - J.Key joins TVWBB and his first post is to defend the unit.

Red flags don't automatically equal a problem, but buyer beware.

Personally, I'd rather see a drop in rotisserie ring for the WSM than a kettle/smoker conversion. To each his own.

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Hey there everybody, my name is Chris Perres, inventor of the Cajun Bandit, I should have posted earlyer so J Key, my good friend and cooking partner didnt have to take all this negetivity by himself, now i understand that the first instinct of some is to reject the things they dont understand, and thats OK, but i do feel sorry for them, those people with all those posting that are probably revired by a lot of people, people that dont own a 22.5" WSM, and mabey cant afford one, so I will let the people talk for it, I am encouraging some of the buyers to write me a review of the product as soon as they can and i will post them un-edited, pro's and con's Thanks Chris. Oh, one more thing, I can biuld WSM stainless door replacements!

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Originally posted by C.Perres:
Hey Pat, I'm in huntsville, we dont have any in retail stores yet, but if your ever up here i'd be glad to show one to you, if you like it you could save a lot in shipping also. the first prototype had a weber door, it was made of steel, i decided to go with a hinge door instead so i never made a stainless one, but its all the same except the cost of the stainless, also i would like to know your thoughts on a stainless cajun bandit for about $60.00 more on the cost. That would include the cylinder the door and the coal ring, the water bowl is already stainless.

let me see what i can get the stainless for on the door and i'll get back to you on that price.

it will probably be 18 gauge.

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Originally posted by Shawn W:

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Hey there everybody, my name is Chris Perres, inventor of the Cajun Bandit, I should have posted earlyer so J Key, my good friend and cooking partner didnt have to take all this negetivity by himself, now i understand that the first instinct of some is to reject the things they dont understand, and thats OK, but i do feel sorry for them, those people with all those posting that are probably revired by a lot of people, people that dont own a 22.5" WSM, and mabey cant afford one, so I will let the people talk for it, I am encouraging some of the buyers to write me a review of the product as soon as they can and i will post them un-edited, pro's and con's Thanks Chris. Oh, one more thing, I can biuld WSM stainless door replacements!

wow, you cajun bandit boys are awful thin skinned, the patent thing was a joke, and the rest was constructive criticism, best guess at potential flaws having not having used one, you might might also recall I said I liked it

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Originally posted by LDean:
Cajun Bandit Mini Review:
After corresponding with Chris by email, I purchased the Cajun Bandit thru Ebay on Wednesday morning, it was delivered on Friday.
My first impression is that the CB is well built,of heavy gauge steel, well finished with black paint. The unit comes with a stainless steel water pan, 18 inches in diameter, which is huge, holding more water than would ever be needed. The barrel is 18 inches tall, both ends fit my Weber OTG very snugly, with the Weber dome fitting over the barrel, unlike the WSM. It comes with two plated side handles, mounted horizontaly. The 8" by 10" side door is hinged on one side, fits snugly, closed by latching hasp. The legs are plated steel, very sturdy compared to the WSM, 1/4" by 1". The handles and pan/grate holder are attached by pop rivets. The charcoal holder appears to be stainless steel, using the grate from the OTG as the bottom. The conversion comes with a Weber 22.5 plated/unhinged cooking grate. Installed the top and bottom cooking grates are 8" apart.

I am very pleased with the quality and concept of the conversion and can't wait to smoke ribs and pork shoulder. I intend to mount the legs tomorrow. However, the conversion can be used just sitting it on top of the OTG or Performer. The top of the dome is 58" high with the barrel mounted on the OTG with factory Weber legs. My only criticism is that the unit arrived scratched a little, however, I intended to paint the unit green like my OTG. I did email Chris and suggested that he use more packing since the steel legs are very heavy and likely moved around during handling. I would also prefer that the attachments be done by stainless steel screws and nuts, rather than pop rivets. I am looking at it as I write, to see how it can be "pimped"

Larry Watkins
Mesquite, Texas