Pellet Grill - going to the dark side.

GoldenQ · October 2018

If I remember correctly Meathead at Amazing Ribs says good pellet smokers are excellent

rtgurley · October 2018

Grillin_beers said:

Honestly, I’ve seen a lot of really good looking food come off of pellet smokers on Instagram lately and I’ve considered picking one up. @MeatChurch uses one and it looks incredible. I haven’t figured out a way to sell it to the wife yet though.

My buddy got one after he told his wife how easy it was to get it going. Plug it in, flip a switch and set the temp. He takes care of the rest. My dad taught my mom how to light the chimney starter 35+ years ago, she always appreciated being able to eat dinner at a decent time.

littlerascal56 · October 2018

Used my Traegers mainly to cook bacon. Sold all three and now do all the bacon and sausage on the Blackstone!

milesvdustin · October 2018

I want a smaller stick burner or cabinet style to smoke homemade sausages and whatnot. Pellet crossed my mind but I'm not sure

Killit_and_Grillit · October 2018

I concur. Whatever fits your family...

but I gotta imagine an adjustable rig would probably only run you about 6 containers of Duke’s mayo in Canada @gmac.

GlennM · October 2018

gmac said:

The other day I had a terrible time doing ribs on the Egg. Now let’s be clear, it was all my fault, not the Egg. Got busy with other issues, had a bad time watching the heat. Just a lot of my mistakes.

If your not able to hang around and baby sit them try using Sous Vide and finishing on the egg. Excellent results every time!

RockyTopDW · October 2018

I have no personal experience using a pellet grill, I’m 100% a BGE lifer. However, a buddy of mine cranks our some kick ass grub on his. They are pretty sweet. I prefer the diversity of the BGE

Stubby · October 2018

Check out Grilla Grills. Hard to beat for the money. They seem to stand by the product as well.

AlbertaEgger · October 2018

I would be shot if I even thought about getting another smoker.

I am curious how they would do in the winter though maintaining the heat.

HeavyG · October 2018

AlbertaEgger said:

I would be shot if I even thought about getting another smoker.
I am curious how they would do in the winter though maintaining the heat.

I know Yoder makes an insulated cover for some of their units to help with retaining heat/conserving fuel. Some other manufacturers may do the same.

cookingdude555 · October 2018

I live in the high desert here in Salt Lake City, UT, so its no punishing winter like some further up north. But I have cooked on my green mountain grill pellet cooker several times when it is in the 20's and it doesn't seem to have any problem with it.

jeroldharter · October 2018

I like pellet grills and have had two Traeger's. I will say that a Yoder is much better built and is better than a Traeger in the winter cold.

If you have a BGE already, then by all means get a Smobot or DigiQ. For smokes or anything less than 350 degree is autopilot.

cactus_darrell · October 2018

Treager Timberline is a top of the line convection cooking machine. Insulated, no chimney, heavy stainless grills, programable to your phone. It is a very serious cooker that will produce excellent cooking results. It renders bacon like I have never seen. Has a new smoke setting that sounds like it is pooping smoke into the chamber very frequently. This is a steep upgrade from there previous pellet grills. Heavy duty in all aspects. pricey, but well worth looking at.

Hans61 · October 2018

Personally, I don't like the the idea of having my pit running on electricity. That being said, I'm sure you can make some kick a$$ food on it.

Jeremiah · October 2018

Seriously debating one of the smaller units to live in the camper. Ease of use when camping is always a positive.

theyolksonyou · October 2018

Jeremiah said:

Seriously debating one of the smaller units to live in the camper. Ease of use when camping is always a positive.

Couldn’t hurt. Your wings suck.

DoubleEgger · October 2018

theyolksonyou said:

Jeremiah said:

Seriously debating one of the smaller units to live in the camper. Ease of use when camping is always a positive.

Couldn’t hurt. Your wings suck.

It’s amazing how fast bitterness can fade. I guess it’s true; winning fixes everything.

bgebrent · October 2018

DoubleEgger said:

theyolksonyou said:

Jeremiah said:

Seriously debating one of the smaller units to live in the camper. Ease of use when camping is always a positive.

Couldn’t hurt. Your wings suck.

It’s amazing how fast bitterness can fade. I guess it’s true; winning fixes everything.

Oh no. The bitterness is palpable.

GregW · October 2018

I have a commercial Cookshack FEC-120 pellet smoker and a large green egg.

Both are excellent cookers, but they are very different in cooking size and techniques.

The FEC-120 is capable of smoking 15-16 pork butts weighing 10 pounds each. The smoke quality is excellent with the pellets, it is always 100% of the time producing the coveted thin blue smoke. It never produces acrid white smoke.

I got interested in the pellet smokers because I was looking for something that had the extra capacity. I also wanted something that was easy to use and didn't require tending the smoker during the night. A stick burner would be awesome, but wouldn't want to cook with it routinely. I still would like own a stick burner, the flavor profile is excellent.

The green egg will always hold a place on my deck. It excels in direct cooking. The steaks and burgers are hard to beat. The chicken wings turn out better on the egg also.

Jeremiah · October 2018

theyolksonyou said:

Jeremiah said:

Seriously debating one of the smaller units to live in the camper. Ease of use when camping is always a positive.

Couldn’t hurt. Your wings suck.

nolaegghead · October 2018

Nuffin' wrong with pellet burners. They're better than eggs at some things like generating a smoke ring and a consistent level of smoke and heat. Lower humidity which can give you a crustier crust. On the downside they don't grill well, can't get hot enough for pizza, there's not caveman, can't get as neutral (like a kitchen oven) for baking insofar as smoke goes.

They are a tool as is the BGE. Weigh your needs against the available tools and pick the best toolchest your needs and budget can meet.

gmac · October 2018

First few first few cooks have been ok. Not better than the BGE in anyway but good. But they have all been small break in cooks that could have been done just as easily on the BGE. Haven’t had a big event yet and with the oldest 2 boys working most weekends,not even a big family dinner yet. Won’t post pics as this is a BGE site and I respect that, and I forgot to take any.

lousubcap · October 2018

@gmac- no forum police here but we all enjoy the successes (and upside down) cooks. The only way you improve your chances of nailing the cook. Post and picture away with your pellet cooking adventures. They will only contribute to the collective knowledge. FWIW-
BTW full disclosure- I may be a bit biased by # 38 for the win

NorthPilot06 · October 2018

@gmac Please do post, as @lousubcap said, no forum police here. We all post from various cookers - I post pictures of wood fired oven cooks frequently. Just post them as “OT”

Ozzie_Isaac · October 2018

WeberWho said:

If there was a perfect grill/smoker out there everyone would own one. Each has their own positive/negative. Nothing wrong with trying something new.

Turn in your egg handle. That is blasphemy. The Egg is PERFECT at everything and the best tool for every single cooking with fire situation!!!!!

Ozzie_Isaac · October 2018

Jeremiah said:

theyolksonyou said:

Jeremiah said:

Seriously debating one of the smaller units to live in the camper. Ease of use when camping is always a positive.

Couldn’t hurt. Your wings suck.

You win best response of the day

ryantt · October 2018

Just saying.

The Cen-Tex Smoker · October 2018

milesvdustin said:

I want a smaller stick burner or cabinet style to smoke homemade sausages and whatnot. Pellet crossed my mind but I'm not sure

https://kbq.us/

You are welcome

caliking · October 2018

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

milesvdustin said:

I want a smaller stick burner or cabinet style to smoke homemade sausages and whatnot. Pellet crossed my mind but I'm not sure

https://kbq.us/

You are welcome

That's not even a contest. KBQ FTW.

Big on capacity. Small footprint. Real wood smoke. Built like a tank.

Just has to be fed every 45mins or so. But there is much to make up for that.

milesvdustin · October 2018

I wish I had 1400 bucks for one of those!

Pellet Grill - going to the dark side.

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