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GoPackGo
Feb 18, 2017Explorer
I fulltime and have a Green Mountain Grills Davey Crockett, have been using it for 3 years now and love the thing.
IMHO it does not impart quite as much smoke flavor as a true smoker. I would say you get a medium amount. It's probably because of the pellets and some pellet brands seem to have a better reputation then others - so it's worthwhile to try different brands. And I'm also not sure that a pellet is 100 percent hickory or mesquite, etc. It IS 100 percent wood, just not sure what kind of wood.
The good things about a pellet grill -
- Your food is cooked over a wood fire. Way tastier then electric or propane.
- Set the cooking temperature and it's automatically maintained. GMG even has wireless capability - can monitor food temp and adjust cooking temp if needed.
- They are versatile. With one machine, you can set the temp low and smoke for hours (even overnight), or set it higher and 'grill' food.
IMHO it does not impart quite as much smoke flavor as a true smoker. I would say you get a medium amount. It's probably because of the pellets and some pellet brands seem to have a better reputation then others - so it's worthwhile to try different brands. And I'm also not sure that a pellet is 100 percent hickory or mesquite, etc. It IS 100 percent wood, just not sure what kind of wood.
The good things about a pellet grill -
- Your food is cooked over a wood fire. Way tastier then electric or propane.
- Set the cooking temperature and it's automatically maintained. GMG even has wireless capability - can monitor food temp and adjust cooking temp if needed.
- They are versatile. With one machine, you can set the temp low and smoke for hours (even overnight), or set it higher and 'grill' food.
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