I definitely want to try one at some point but it seems like most of the ones on the market are just cheap crap. Sure a lot of times the customer service is good but I don't want to keep swapping out parts. The Yoder looks good quality wise but that starts at 2K so maybe I could just try I disposable one and if I like it then I can consider the Yoder
A couple thoughts. Pellet grills don't operate with really high heat or tax their hardware the way a gasser does. Don't sweat the little stuff. Even the cheaper ones will perform VERY well and if cleaned need very little part replacement. Trust me on this one. Just grab one. Don't fret over "oh it looks "cheap". It likely IS cheap. But keep it vacuumed out, clean the RTD occasionally, scrape off the diffuser every few cooks and you will be a believer.
Watching a video on the Pitboss Phoenix. Probably be a good place to start. Nothing's going to come close to replacing my gassers but I definitely wouldn't mind some other options.
You say that now but you have not tried one and learned it. Once you do, the gassers will gather more and more dust.
I have used one couple times with my brother-in-law and his cabin.
Maybe with more use a pellet grill would move up in my ranks
I have the Smokai hooked up to older Silver B and use the combo exclusively for making my own bacon. It’s perfect for my needs. I do make a lot of bacon so it’s easy to justify what is essentially a unitasker rig with the way I have it set up. The Smokai shipped super fast from New Zealand and it is a well built / flawless performer.I just saw this online. What are you guys think is this dumb or maybe worth looking into?
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Excellent Tom!! Would you share some pics of it on your grill in action some time? If it's convenient. Which one did you get. The 12hour looks plenty good. The smallest one.
@Josh Dekubber, if you go to my The Weber Guy page on FB and search for “bacon”, there’s a short video of my setup in use.
Perfect thank you
The Bullseye Deluxe can hit extraordinarily high temps and has WiFi. On the other hand, the "stainless" is prone to rust and there is no grease management. Recteq is just counting on most of the grease to be incinerated. Give Pit Boss credit for including grease management with a drip tray and bucket. While the black porcelain doesn't look as classy, I would give it a better chance of holding up in places where humidity is an issue. Tom Horsman has done a series of reviews on the Phoenix that have me pretty convinced it is the way I want to go. I admit, though, I would love to have snagged one of those "Black Edition" Bullseye Deluxes with the black porcelain and the trademark Recteq bull horn handles!
I watched his video comparison today between the two. I'm not close enough to a decision to pull the trigger
Although I've been using a simple ss smoke box with chips for several years and it works great! don't have to light pellets either. in following up on Jon's post, I do love my Bullseye Deluxe and keeping it clean is the key, as it is to most any pellet grill. I too now agree with Larry on the pellet wood taste being better than gas, but with mine it is capable of hot and fast as well as low and slow. Clean up is easy and the controller is top notch. As I also said earlier, if I was going to go new right now I would probably go with a Phoenix. Pitboss makes a quality product.
Maybe not. The rest of the grill looks pretty decent. If it was close I would give it a look for $50.
