I have my Weber kettle grill for charcoal stuff as well. Should be able to make do with one of the bunch!
Thinking about getting a pellet grill
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No thanks. Can't see myself getting the use out of it.Add a Blackstone griddle and then you’re all set
noharleyyet
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Good call, mine wore me out cleaning, reseasoning, and miscellaneous fiddling...but sure was fun at first.
David Gough
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I use mine all the time for when I want to smoke a piece of meat and then sear it to finish it off (tri tip, corned beef, pork chop, etc). I tend to like steaks off charcoal or a cast iron better. I feel you get a better sear.
cne-elk
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I have the camp chef woodwind, I would say its in the budget side of things, side burner, large pellet hopper. Had for about 4 years now and only thing gone bad was one temp probe, pretty simple cheap fix and pretty sure was my own fault from flame up had smoking some ducks. Besides that i love the smoke it gives off and the adjustability to smoke or grill.
El Jason
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St Louis ribs are never a wrong answer.
Caseknife
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A rack of ribs on smoke for 2 hours and then wrap in foil and turn the heat up to 275-300 for another 3 hours
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IMO don't do it...you will spend more money on pellets than the grill costs in a very short time. Gas grill and electric smoker for me.
I buy pellets that are $10/bag for like 30-40lbs at Rural King. That gets me like 30+ hours of cooking.
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Already done did it!
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I'll wait for the thread in 1-2 years that say holy sh!t this pellet grill costs too much and I"m back to gas...lolAlready done did it!
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Right, so now put a pork butt on the grill and you need 4 bags for a 12 hour cook....or did you miss type something. I did a lot of research, almost bought one and then looked at the costs and what others were saying. Stayed with gas.
Changing over from my stick burner. Never had or will use a gas unit. Just losing my wood supply and once my stock is gone I'm probably out of luck for any more. No access to any timber anymore.
Typo, fixed. I get about an hour per pound at smoking temps.
Caseknife
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The only drawback to pellet smokers is they need electricity, and a lot of them don't sear, nbd. Just another method of cooking in the toolbox.
I had Claude run a quick analysis for me.
My propane refills cost about 25 bucks at home depot and I buy 40 lb bags of Kirkland Brand pellets for 21 bucks. I asked Claude to run through the average burn rates on my two grills at typical cooking BTUs on the propane and 225 degree smoking temps on the pellet grill and tell me which one was more expensive per hour:
Basically a wash. And anybody that is counting these types of pennies doesn't deserve either grill.
My propane refills cost about 25 bucks at home depot and I buy 40 lb bags of Kirkland Brand pellets for 21 bucks. I asked Claude to run through the average burn rates on my two grills at typical cooking BTUs on the propane and 225 degree smoking temps on the pellet grill and tell me which one was more expensive per hour:
Basically a wash. And anybody that is counting these types of pennies doesn't deserve either grill.
Grilling is not always about the cost of fuel.
My son bought a used green egg. I’m jealous.
noharleyyet
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...unquantifiable therapy
