bobrizer2 wrote:
Every one has their own idea as to what is the best grill. I have been using a Webber Q for years and have enjoyed it, but was unable to smoke ribs or a pork butt on it. So, like a few others have , I bought a Davey Crocket pellet grill. I looked at other smokers but they were too big to fit comfortably in a 5th wheel
The pellet grill is the cat's A**. You can smoke, grill, or bake with it. It fires its self up with a push of a button and is ready to cook on in 10 minutes or less. The temperature and all of its other functions are computer controlled and can be set from 150 to 550 degrees and it will hold the temp to +/- 5 degrees. If you want to do a long slow smoke, you can start it in the evening, go to bed and not worry about it. Since it has WiFi, you can even control it remotely with your telephone if you wish. And the best part is that it's table top size and fits comfortably in the basement of the 5th wheel along with the collection of lawn chairs and all of the other stuff I have in there.
The only down size is price. Mine cost less than $400 complete with 2 bags of pellets, but it is a one time purchase. There are several manufactures making them, including Green Mountain, Treager, RecTex, and others. They all do about the same things.
The Davy Crocket was abut 1/2 the price of others and had more features. If you like smoked meat and travel in an RV, I recommend it.
Big Bob
Storage space is an important consideration for me since I have no garage or attic space. I do have 75 cubic ft storage space in the apartment bldg's basement but given the dimensions and frigging cost (Yes. This annoys me), I'm big on multi tasking appliances. Were this not important to me I'd not salivate, merely buy the Davy Crockett :cool:.
