Suggestions For New Outdoor Grill

If you're going to use it as a grill more than as a smoker I'd get a Recteq Bullseye. I love mine. It does well enough as a smoker but it'll get 8 or 900 degrees. A lot of folks complain about flame ups but if you keep it clean there are no issues. For butts/brisket I put a grease pan in. After cooking chicken or ribs I'll crank it up to riot for a bit to burn off any grease so there's never a lot accumulated to ignite.

Thanks, will look into this one as well. Definitely a fan of that price point lol

looking to grill, smoke or both? I have two weber kettles and a separate electric smoker. I love the charcoal fired weber and ease of an electric smoker is awesome. I use pellets in the smoker, but chips can be used also.

Love my Char-Griller Flavor Pro 4-Burner Gas Grill with Multi-Fuel Flavor Drawer.
Usually use lump charcoal and/or wood chunks or sprinkle some pellets or chips on top, turn propane to low or off once it gets going, saves a ton on gas. Two adjustable chimney vents on top help control heat or for indirect cooking channels the smoke thru the “off” side. Also like the drum design with no back vent crap to retain heat and smoke better.

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Got the mid size recteq...it has been wonderful. Looking at adding the bullseye to appease my desire for a Weber kettle hamburger. Just dont want charcoal and pellets.

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So the RT 590/700's dont do hamburgers well? I actually had this question on whatss different between the bullseye and 590.

I'm looking to replace my Weber Genesis + Master Built smoker with a one-does-all grill/smoker. I would rather stay propane just for power outage situations. Any recommendations?

My Masterbuilt Gravity Series has been great. I didn’t need a anything too large so I got the 560. The 800 comes with a griddle.

You get the ease of a pellet grill, but still have to ability to crank up the heat to sear a nice steak

I have two traeger… full size one and a tailgater… I use the tailgater a lot for steak.. pork tenderloin.. small ribs etc.. empty nesters now… it is great but the temperature is hard to control… I have reset the settings but still have learned how to cook with wonky temp management… my regular size one is great and I can cook a lot … set it and leave… but if you want a good combo and enjoy sitting out there adding a little charcoal and wood now and then while drinking beers …no reason to go past the three grill option at tractor supply.. one side has gas grill…has a pot burner… other side charcoal and a side firebox…I had this for years until I moved and gave it away…

I am old and lazy and the big traeger was a gift from my sons … it is great but expensive… … I really got a lot of use out of the setup from tractor supply.. it was on sale on Black Friday or something like that..

Lots of options here:

1. Lately myself and a lot of friends have been having a blast with blackstone griddles. But you're limited, it's a griddle, fried rice and steak sandwiches gets old.

2. You have your high end charcoals like Green Egg and PK. Both are cool but they both take forever to use, same problem as a lowly smokey joe.

3. You really can't beat a gas grill when you need hot flame quickly and have to feed a lot of folks.

Right now my fleet is
-webber gas w/ side burner
-weber smokey joe (2) one at camp, one home
-mini-kamado (idiotic don't bother)
-36" blackstone
-weber go-anywhere charcoal (might give/sell)
-brinkman smoker that i love but havent' used in years
-camp chef two burner outdoor stove (love for frying an gumbo, messes)

Got this 2 months ago and I love it! It can do anything you wish. LINK