Ed from Missouri

[Oak Smoke]

Welcome from central Texas. I too can’t be of any help I’m a kamado and recently a PK 360 guy. There’s a huge group of pellet people here. They’ll be by soon.

[Elton's BBQ]

Welcome to the Pit!
Cheers from Norway

[Ed Grinde]

HI. I am a third generation Norwegian from Montana. Actually visited Norway in 2017. Loved the country and the people. Spent time in Trondheim (where my family emigrated from) to Bergen. Glad to meet you.

[Purc]

Welcome to The Pit from Texas.

[LA Pork Butt]

Welcome to the Pit from Dallas, Texas! I can’t help with the grill selection. I cook on a Big Green Egg.

[Allon]

Welcome to
THE PIT
from Central Massachusetts

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🔥🔥🔥

[Whiskeyman53]

Welcome to the pit from the bbq capital of New England, Massachusetts. For the past 7 years I have been using a Camp Chef DLX Smokepro with no complaints. The Camp Chef you are asking about I would assume is an upgrade from what I have. I can only imagine how the improvements over the years would make an already excellent machine better.

[Ed Grinde]

Thanks for the good feeback.

[Andrrr]

Welcome!
I might suggest doing some research on recent quality issues with the LG black label series of smokers. I take internet reviews with a grain of salt but there were a lot of poor reviews and LG groups on Facebook were filled with complaints. My local Menards had the 1200 and the cabinet on clearance for $400 a couple months ago.
You did just read this on the internet though, so take it with a grain of salt😉

[Ed Grinde]

Haha, thanks though. A good data point.

[Oakgrovebacon]

Welcome to the pit from Southern Illinois!

[58limited]

Welcome!

[WI Bubba]

Welcome from Wisconsin. Glad you could join us!

glitchy would be the resident expert. Maybe we can draw him out of hiding.

I started my pellet pooper journey with a Camp Chef DLX24 and once I learned what brand of pellets it liked, didn't have any problems with it. Fast forward 5 or so years later, it is still churning out good BBQ for my son. The few times I had to contact Camp Chef for support, they were quick to respond, and very helpful. I know it's not the same model you are looking at, but hopefully the new versions have gotten better, and the customer service has stayed the same.

I don't have first hand experience with the SmokeFire or Louisiana grill. I have heard that Weber has sorted out the issues they had with the controllers with the Gen 1 and 2 SmokeFires, but that's about it.

If it were me, I'd get Lone Star Grillz pellet pooper. Built like a tank, great customer support, and great smoke flavor no matter what temps you run. It's definitely a buy once, cry once kind of thing, but you'll never be sorry once you start cooking on it. Just make sure you're sitting down when you check the price.

[Ed Grinde]

Thanks. My problem is the credit is with BBQ Guys so I have to stick with the pellet smokers they carry. I was sitting down for the Lone Star and while the price is high, it looks like it is built like a tank and would last a lifetime.

[Ed Grinde]

Btw, if I get the Camp Chef, what type of pellets did it like? Thanks.

[WI Bubba]

Ed Grinde Mine ran best on Lumberjack. It did not like Trager or Bear Mountain pellets.

[surfdog]

Welcome aboard.
But, as I have VERY limited use of a pellet cooker (my father’s older Traeger), I can’t really offer any insight into which is better.

But welcome anyway, and I’m sure someone here can provide some advice. You might also want to check out the more specific threads.

[DavidNorcross]

Welcome from Virginia!

[RiverJeff]

Welcome from Nebraska!

[SheilaAnn]

While I can’t speak to pellet smokers, welcome in from Da LBC. Join up! You won’t be sorry!

[swartzster]

Welcome from the Pacific Northwest I have a Yoder and love it. Good luck on your search