About to pull trigger on a Camp Chef Woodwind pellet grill.

Get a Rec-Tec. Thank me later.

Have had a CC Woodwind for three years now.

Love it.

I got the sear box that attaches to the side. It’s awesome to cook with but the grate for that hasn’t held up too well. No issues on the CC grill however.

I have that same one. I have had no issues with it.

I know it’s a bit more money but a few years back I got deep into researching pellet grills and started out looking at trager. Ultimately I ended up with a Yoder. All American made and quality is unmatched. Looking back now this has been one of the best purchases of my adult life!

I got the pit boss 700in

Go with the Kamado Joe / Big Green Egg / Primo.

I will also say check out the Masterbuilt line of gravity charcoal cookers. They use charcoal, temp is controlled by a controller like a pellet grill but you can add wood and get the flavor of a stick burner. I have the 560 version and use it way more than my Yoder, the flavor is that much better.

Have a woodwind 36 with sidekick. I would buy it again tomorrow with no hesitation. I love having the sidekick to reverse sear. There's nothing else on the market that can compete with that all in one. I posted a video of one of my sidekick sears below.

Reddit Video

The ash tray cleaning system is clutch. Sear station is severely under-rated.

I went with a pitboss for my first pellet grill just because they are dirt cheap (and 4 year warranty on all parts) and have a lot of grilling surface, and I wasn't going to jump right to a $2k Yoder without learning about pellet cooking. Very happy with it. Has a sear slide feature to go from indirect to direct over the fire pit. Made many reversed seared tri tips/rib eyes/roasts/etc. Very under-rated feature. Never had a bad long smoke either.

From my understanding, Tragear was first to the game, but use Chinese parts/components, yet charge a slight premium for what you get.

That being said, my next grill will be a Mak or Yoder.