BTW: I don't use mine to grill, just to smoke. I smoke pretty hot (sometimes

Mar 29, 2017
5:50:17pm

Tricky All-American

350+) but I don't really try to grill steaks or chops on my pellet cooker. Some people swear by their pellet cookers and use Grill Grates to get grill marks on their meat, etc., but I don't think a pellet cooker is that great for grilling.

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What do you guys think of wood pellet grills/smokers?

phageman Mad Scientist

3/29/17 5:33pm

Spent a couple days being wowed by the CampChef Woodwind. I get the hype.

TheDash

3/29/17 5:41pm

Don't trust something that expensive that's on indie gogo. Get one of the newest

molodyets

3/29/17 5:41pm

I understand the concern. However, Traegers are more expensive.

phageman

3/29/17 5:46pm

And are proven. There's a chance that that not only doesn't work well, but that it never shows up.

molodyets

3/29/17 5:47pm

RE: What do you guys think of wood pellet grills/smokers?

OpusX

3/29/17 5:45pm

Thanks for the info

phageman

3/29/17 5:48pm

Same thoughts on this company as are in that post.

Tricky

3/29/17 5:55pm

I started with my own homemade charcoal smoker but now use a pellet smoker

Tricky

3/29/17 5:46pm

BTW: I don't use mine to grill, just to smoke. I smoke pretty hot (sometimes

Tricky

3/29/17 5:50pm

I would be mostly interested in grilling. I am not much of a smoker

phageman

3/29/17 5:58pm

If you mainly grill, get a grill. None of these smokers will sear like a grill

mosterlow

3/29/17 6:04pm

I believe, although I am not positive, that if grilling is your main priority

crack

3/29/17 6:40pm

Your point is well-made, but claiming that a charcoal smoker of stick burner

OneUpper

3/29/17 6:05pm

I think if you have a good stick burner or charcoal smoker and use it well

Tricky

4/4/17 10:35am

There are way better values out there

Bad Plus Fan

3/29/17 7:34pm

Just bought a Green Mountain Grills Daniel Boone

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