Pellet Smokers - Flavor Quality
Someone posted the following in another forum, and I was wondering if others shared this opinion: someone wrote: The pellet grill/smoker is superb and really hard to beat. Doesn't produce the tot...
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I first decided to get a pellet smoker after learning about them from a guy in Louisiana I was helping resolve a wiring issue on a plane he was building. Turned out he earned all the money to build the plane through BBQ competitions. Best chicken and Ribs I've tasted to date, but I hope to get something as good myself someday.
Pellet grills impart a great smoke ring, and a light to medium smoke flavor that never gets that sooty, or creosote bitterness you often get when the cook stops down the airflow on the more conventional smoker too much. Temperature is very well controlled with a good pellet grill, and they are pretty much set and forget in convenience.
I started with a Camp Chef pellet grill that I got right when they started making them. Still going strong despite years of use in all weather conditions. Just have to be careful not to get the pellets wet as they revert back to sawdust when wet.
Just purchased a little portable Traeger PTG from the Traeger Rep at Costco a couple weeks back. He only had the one left and let it go with cover/case and a small inverter for a great price. It's far from a great unit but should get the job done on the road, and it fits in the spot I want to carry it in.
As should be obvious, I love mine. Got rid of my Egg and side burner once I went to pellets. Kept the electric smoker but that's just used as a warmer once in awhile. Don't think you can go wrong with a with a pellet smoker once you figure it out, and find the pellets that impart the flavor you like best. They do great with pizza as well, and I do my thanksgiving turkey on mine every year for a fantastically juicy bird, and of course my Christmas holiday prime rib is done on the smoker as well.
Pellet grills impart a great smoke ring, and a light to medium smoke flavor that never gets that sooty, or creosote bitterness you often get when the cook stops down the airflow on the more conventional smoker too much. Temperature is very well controlled with a good pellet grill, and they are pretty much set and forget in convenience.
I started with a Camp Chef pellet grill that I got right when they started making them. Still going strong despite years of use in all weather conditions. Just have to be careful not to get the pellets wet as they revert back to sawdust when wet.
Just purchased a little portable Traeger PTG from the Traeger Rep at Costco a couple weeks back. He only had the one left and let it go with cover/case and a small inverter for a great price. It's far from a great unit but should get the job done on the road, and it fits in the spot I want to carry it in.
As should be obvious, I love mine. Got rid of my Egg and side burner once I went to pellets. Kept the electric smoker but that's just used as a warmer once in awhile. Don't think you can go wrong with a with a pellet smoker once you figure it out, and find the pellets that impart the flavor you like best. They do great with pizza as well, and I do my thanksgiving turkey on mine every year for a fantastically juicy bird, and of course my Christmas holiday prime rib is done on the smoker as well.
