Wood pellet BBQ smokers such as Traeger ?

[RickB]

Any Rec Tec owners out there?

 

[grantopus]

Yup. I have a RT680. Love it!

 

[goeduck]

Yup. I have a RT680. Love it!

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Very Nice

 

[om21braz]

The yoder sears steaks. Sears them nicely. I smoke steak in upper rack at 180 until meat interior reaches 95 f, then install sear plates and crank up smoker to 500 . In a few minutes i place steaks on grate and cook for 2 min, rotate 90 degrees and cook for2 minutes. Flip and cook for 2 min, rotate 90 deg and cook till internal temp is 150. This usually happens in 2-3 minutes. Steaks are seared nicely and have amazing flavor and smell. I use mesquite pellets for steaks. I have the heat diffuser plate and the 4 smokeing rack removed entire time

I致e looked the Yoder over and it looks to be a few notches above the Traeger. Appears to be quite a bit sturdier based on weight. Plenty of capability also.

 

[goeduck]

Oh man, this is making me crazy hungry....
:hissyfit::drumstick::burger::corn::bacon:izza::cow::hissyfit:

 

[pgk]

Yoders are nice and heavy duty, and you do pay for that. We used to sell Traeger grills until they switch their production to China, ended up switching over to Smokin Brothers grill line they cost more than the Traeger but are made much better, and they are made in the US which is important to me at least. Pellet grills are so nice because you load the pellets, fire the grill up, load the food and walk away, we have one at home and one up at our cabin and it's nice to be able to load the grill up and either go to work or if I'm at the cabin go out on the boat or go four wheeling what ever it all good not having to worry about loading more wood or charcoal. I used to compete in BBQ and still have a commercial style pit that unless I need the room I rarely use it any more. Makes me hungry too just thinking about it!

Pete

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Yoders are nice and heavy duty, and you do pay for that. We used to sell Traeger grills until they switch their production to China, ended up switching over to Smokin Brothers grill line they cost more than the Traeger but are made much better, and they are made in the US which is important to me at least. Pellet grills are so nice because you load the pellets, fire the grill up, load the food and walk away, we have one at home and one up at our cabin and it's nice to be able to load the grill up and either go to work or if I'm at the cabin go out on the boat or go four wheeling what ever it all good not having to worry about loading more wood or charcoal. I used to compete in BBQ and still have a commercial style pit that unless I need the room I rarely use it any more. Makes me hungry too just thinking about it!

Pete

I admit my ignorance up front. I am a BGE fan, but they do have their limitations. My question is this: is there a way to add certain wood smoke to the pellet grill? I use Mesquite, Blackjack Oak and either Hickory or Pecan for the smoke. Do I have to give this up if I buy a pellet smoker?

 

[om21braz]

I admit my ignorance up front. I am a BGE fan, but they do have their limitations. My question is this: is there a way to add certain wood smoke to the pellet grill? I use Mesquite, Blackjack Oak and either Hickory or Pecan for the smoke. Do I have to give this up if I buy a pellet smoker?

There are pellets made in a wide variety of woods, although the flavor does not come thru as strong as in a BGE. Below are a couple links that might offer assistance:

6 Tips for Choosing the Best Smoking Pellets | FireCraft

Poll - What is -YOUR- favorite GOTO Pellet..

 

[mark02tj]

2Lane - I just got my BGE for Christmas. Love it! Tonight's chicken leg quarters will be 3 nights in a row that supper has been made on the Egg.

If you are looking at a pellet grill for "set it and forget it" convenience, have you looked at the "CyberQ"? Our mutual buddy, KennyD, turned me on to it. I use it for any cook that's going to take longer than an hour or two. Used it yesterday for the ribs - just sat the temp for 275 and left it alone. I was able to monitor the temps from my home office while I was working. I only opened the egg to mop the ribs. It's super nice for doing longer cooks like brisket or a pork butt.


As an aside, many years ago I looked at a Traeger but couldn't really afford it at the time. But I did buy a bag of Traeger pellets that I would put in the "smoker tray" on my gas grill to add flavor. They actually worked pretty good for that purpose. For kicks a few weeks ago when I did a pork butt, I poured a couple cups full of those pellets into the charcoal in the Egg. Gave it a lot of smoke. Unfortunately my palette is not sophisticated enough to differentiate between the smoke flavors of various woods. LOL!

 

[pgk]

Yoders are nice and heavy duty, and you do pay for that. We used to sell Traeger grills until they switch their production to China, ended up switching over to Smokin Brothers grill line they cost more than the Traeger but are made much better, and they are made in the US which is important to me at least. Pellet grills are so nice because you load the pellets, fire the grill up, load the food and walk away, we have one at home and one up at our cabin and it's nice to be able to load the grill up and either go to work or if I'm at the cabin go out on the boat or go four wheeling what ever it all good not having to worry about loading more wood or charcoal. I used to compete in BBQ and still have a commercial style pit that unless I need the room I rarely use it any more. Makes me hungry too just thinking about it!

Pete