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Pellet grill owners: a few questions
Posted on 5/6/20 at 4:45 pm
Posted on 5/6/20 at 4:45 pm
What are the best quality brands? Rec Tec, Yoder, and Green Mountain appear to be nice. What about Grilla?
Does anyone find pellet grills don’t impart sufficient smokiness in their food?
How do y’all sear steaks (or other food, like chicken skin) and cook burgers? Grill grates?
Do any brands of grills let out significant heat when you open the lid and take a long time to get back to temperature?
What are the best brands of pellets?
Looking at possibly getting a pellet but I also need the capability to sear food. Camp Chef Woodwind with sear box is nice. I’ve also considering going quality on a budget and getting a Green Mountain with grill grates.
Thanks baws
Does anyone find pellet grills don’t impart sufficient smokiness in their food?
How do y’all sear steaks (or other food, like chicken skin) and cook burgers? Grill grates?
Do any brands of grills let out significant heat when you open the lid and take a long time to get back to temperature?
What are the best brands of pellets?
Looking at possibly getting a pellet but I also need the capability to sear food. Camp Chef Woodwind with sear box is nice. I’ve also considering going quality on a budget and getting a Green Mountain with grill grates.
Thanks baws
This post was edited on 5/6/20 at 4:45 pm
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Posted on 5/6/20 at 6:11 pm to Tornado Alley
Memphis.
Posted on 5/6/20 at 6:17 pm to Tiger Ryno
Gravity series by Masterbilt are getting good reviews, if you're worried about smoke. Like a pellet grill, but uses charcoal and wood, instead of pellets.
Posted on 5/6/20 at 6:33 pm to Tornado Alley
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Rec Tec
Posted on 5/6/20 at 7:02 pm to Jax-Tiger
I own a Yoder ys640. Heavy arse build. Great components built in America. Like a tank. Good smoke but not like a stick burner. Extremely versatile can dkrct grill, sear on cast iron griddle insert gets up to 600+ degrees.
Posted on 5/6/20 at 7:57 pm to Tornado Alley
I’ve got the Grilla Silverbac and I love it. I’ve always used stick burners but needed something that I could set and forget while chasing kids around and I can’t tell a difference in them.
As far as searing, you’d have to go with the high dollar ones to get a legit sear. I use mine for all grilling and cook steaks 2-3 times a week on it and it’s fine but it’s definitely not the same as a hot bed of coals. I’m getting a Weber kettle to supplement that.
As far as searing, you’d have to go with the high dollar ones to get a legit sear. I use mine for all grilling and cook steaks 2-3 times a week on it and it’s fine but it’s definitely not the same as a hot bed of coals. I’m getting a Weber kettle to supplement that.
Posted on 5/6/20 at 10:02 pm to OneEyedWillie
Lots of them can sear. I get plenty of smoke with my GMG and the pizza oven attachment is great, gets up to 900 degrees and you can use it for steak (but i can sear direct with the smoker itself). I like Louisiana Grills competition blend pellets.
This post was edited on 5/6/20 at 10:04 pm
Posted on 5/6/20 at 10:58 pm to Tornado Alley
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What are the best quality brands? Rec Tec, Yoder, and Green Mountain appear to be nice. What about Grilla?
All those brands are good, I have a rec tec and so far so good. Built like a tank
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Does anyone find pellet grills don’t impart sufficient smokiness in their food?
No, but it is slightly different than stick burner. Most importing is its so easy to use any difference is completely immaterial as you will use it at least twice as much if not 5-10x
Searing is hard depending on what you are trying to do. It can definitely brown your protein around 400 but searing would be tough, have not tried the grates.
I was in between the camp chef you mentioned and rec tec. Searbox would be nice. But I am satisfied and think you will be too with any of the listed brands.
Posted on 5/7/20 at 7:16 am to Tornado Alley
Love my Pitboss 820
Posted on 5/7/20 at 8:15 am to OneEyedWillie
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I’ve got the Grilla Silverbac and I love it. I’ve always used stick burners but needed something that I could set and forget while chasing kids around and I can’t tell a difference in them.
As far as searing, you’d have to go with the high dollar ones to get a legit sear. I use mine for all grilling and cook steaks 2-3 times a week on it and it’s fine but it’s definitely not the same as a hot bed of coals. I’m getting a Weber kettle to supplement that.
Pretty much this. I use mine 2-3 times a week. I got the Silverbac Alpha Smoke model and should have gone with a lower model. The Alpha Smoke comes with both traditional and PID temperature control. I never use the PID mode. So nice to just toss a brisket in there and wait for it to hit temp.
ETA: If I'm doing something like a reverse sear for steaks, I either use my charcoal grill for the sear or cast iron on the stove top.
This post was edited on 5/7/20 at 8:17 am
Posted on 5/7/20 at 8:23 am to Tornado Alley
I have a Yoder and a Masterbuilt Gravity Feed. I would choose the Masterbuilt if I had to do it again. The Yoder build quality is second to none and pumps out great food but the smoke flavor from the Masterbuilt can't be beat. It's like having a stick burner but with a controller of a pellet grill.
Posted on 5/7/20 at 8:33 am to OSoBad
Any of y’all use “grill grates” with any success for searing and high temp cooking?
The Grilla and GMGs interest me the most, along with the Camp Chef Woodwind (because it received a platinum medal from amazingribs.com)
The Grilla and GMGs interest me the most, along with the Camp Chef Woodwind (because it received a platinum medal from amazingribs.com)
Posted on 5/7/20 at 8:38 am to Tornado Alley
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What are the best quality brands? Rec Tec, Yoder, and Green Mountain appear to be nice. What about Grilla?
Contemplated getting one few weeks ago.
Did a good bit of research.
From what I found, the "best quality brands" most people purchased were: Yoder, MAK, Pitts and Spitts, Cookshack, and Rec Tec. Rec Tec is most affordable.
Yoder, MAK, Cookshack, P&S all made in USA. Rec Tec parts from China, assembled in Georgia.
Posted on 5/7/20 at 8:55 am to Tornado Alley
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Any of y’all use “grill grates” with any success for searing and high temp cooking?
I have a set for the Yoder, they are worth the money and much better than the regular grates.
Posted on 5/7/20 at 10:21 am to Tornado Alley
I've got the Traeger pellet grill. Love mine. It's extremely convenient and easy to run. You set a temp and that's it, you only have to flip it if you want grill marks on both sides. It's basically a oven in grill form. Cooks chicken, pork and beef evenly throughout.
However, it will hold temp but its not going to keep it at the exact degree for long periods. I can't sear anything on it, but I sear my meat in a cast iron on the stove anyway.
I wont be going back to a regular grill anytime soon.
However, it will hold temp but its not going to keep it at the exact degree for long periods. I can't sear anything on it, but I sear my meat in a cast iron on the stove anyway.
I wont be going back to a regular grill anytime soon.
Posted on 5/7/20 at 2:40 pm to Tornado Alley
What I did was buy a cheapo pitboss 820 to see which type of premium grill I wanted to get. I hadn't used pellet grills, so wasn't wanting to spend a chunk of money on something I hated.
Turns out I love the pellet grilling experience. I feel like my grilling has never been better. I never was down to sear my steaks at a billion degrees. In fact, I don't really cook that many steaks. Everything else though has been great.
Turns out I love the pellet grilling experience. I feel like my grilling has never been better. I never was down to sear my steaks at a billion degrees. In fact, I don't really cook that many steaks. Everything else though has been great.
Posted on 5/7/20 at 3:38 pm to Tornado Alley
Been Traegering for 15 years. I'm on my second one(gave first one to my son). I've never had any issues, great food especially briskets, babybacks and plate ribs. I have noticed when I use Lumberjack pellets I get alot of soot on the inside of the lid and never had that issue with Traeger or Perfect Mix pellets from Amazon. I'm sure you can't go wrong with any of the above mentioned brands. I sear on my charcoal grill when the need arises.
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