There is something to be said for all of them. For me, my schedule and the type of food that I cook, I pick the pellet cooker. I have a pellet grill and a flat top and that does the job for me. I may change brands or go to the next great invention one day, but I do not see me leaving the pellet world. Plus I get to cook in my suit!
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I have a LSG offset but my LSG pellet gets most of the work. I had a Rec Tec 680 for 8 years but this LSG pellet grill is amazing when compared to the RT. The last four briskets (all Creekstone primes) I have done as an overnight cook on the LSG. I put them on around 10 pm at 200 degrees. In the morning I will check it and will bump up the temp to 250ish as I want it done before 2 in the afternoon to rest. I wrap around 170 internal with butcher paper and remove when probe tender (200ish??) and then put it in my 160 oven until we eat. I also open the paper so it stops cooking and wrap in foil before going in the oven.
This process makes it easy and they turn out fantastic each time with good bark, the rest is the key. I have rested for 8 hours and they came out very good. I also added a pic of some beef ribs and two briskets.
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I don't have an Easy Bake Oven, I mean, a pellet smoker but I'm considering one - probably a Lone Star Grills. Sometimes I just wanna set it and forget it. I have two kamados that are basically set and forget but it does take some time to get the temp stabilized versus just setting everything on a pellet smoker and walking away.
Some of my other cookers can maintain heat for a good while but not long enough for me to leave and run errands or go to work.Comment
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I use a wood fired reverse flow (instead of offset) a fair amount, the smoke profile is much better than cooking only on the pellet grill. What I have been doing for the last year and a half is to start pork butts or brisket in the wood fired cooker for the 1st 4-5 hours then move to the pellet smoker in a foil pan to capture the juices. (This is usually an evening and overnight cook)
I get good smoke flavor and bark and convenience of set and get a good nights sleep.
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My personal viewpoint is that if you like the convenience of a gas grill, get a pellet cooker. It has all that convenience plus better, more specific temp control and smokier air.Comment
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This thread has been very good and I appreciate all the comments/viewpoints....
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Bad Hat BBQ Pellet cookers have their share of cons though, as I'm sure you're well aware. In the context of my comparison to a gas grill but "better", they have more moving parts that can go bad, jam, or cause grief. They need more maintenance. They need grease cleaned out like a gasser but also ash cleaned out regularly. They need power or are useless. Aside from that I think they trump gassers in flavor and flexibility, but it's only my personal opinion based on preference and how I use mine.
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