Pellet grill questions

You can cook everything you would on a gas or charcoal grill. In terms of convenience/ease of use, I think gas is superior but pellet is a very close 2nd, charcoal is a distant 3rd. In terms of taste, pellet and charcoal are superior, hard to pick between them, but gas is a distant 3rd. Pellet is probably the best overall option - fairly convenient/easy, excellent taste.

Personally, I still cook mainly on gas. I have charcoal, but I only use it maybe 2-3 times per year. Very close to pulling the trigger on a pellet. Following for recommendations on a budget friendly (but quality) pellet grill.

ETA: My opinion on pellet is from cooking on a Traeger as a wingman a few times. Not my setup, not my show, just kinda helped while we drank beers and watched football.

LSG Pellet Grill

I have a camp chef XXL and am very happy with it. Only goes up to 350 so I can't grill on it so I still have a Weber kettle. They're very easy to use and if you want more smoke flavor you can use a smoke tube. As far as emptying the hopper, I leave mine full and keep my smoker on by back porch with a cover over it. Never had a problem with the pellets getting wet.