I saw this deal as I was looking for a Pellet grill myself. Reviews aren't bad and i thought the price is good for the square footage. First time posting on SD and still trying to get the hang of it so please go easy on me.
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I saw this deal as I was looking for a Pellet grill myself. Reviews aren't bad and i thought the price is good for the square footage. First time posting on SD and still trying to get the hang of it so please go easy on me.
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I have a very similar model. The smoker works pretty well. The temp can be a little inconsistent at times but for the most part it works fine. I would highly suggest a camp chef or something with an ash cleanout tray. I know manual cleaning of ash cleanout is part of owning a smoker but just something to note because you'll need a small shop vac to use regularly on the inside.
bought this same model about 2 months ago. Only took 2 or 3 days to arrive and once I got it home and assembled (accidentally sent it to the office), I'm really impressed with it. Very versatile. I smoke and I sear steaks, and I'm going to learn to smoke and grill lots of things. It's stupid easy to get going and keep going and I think it's a steal at this price (there have been other models on sale for nice prices too so you might check other models before you pull the trigger.
the upper rack is kind of in the way but you could use it for less direct heat or if you were doing lots of smaller things like burgers or dogs/sausages. I have mine sitting in the kitchen and just use the main grate. There's enough room there to cook for 10 people fairly easily, or to smoke probably 4 or 5 pork butts at once or I'd guess 2 full packer briskets.
It comes without a side shelf or a smokestack, both of which are easily available and affordable from walmart or amazon (I bought both). There are lots of other things you can buy some of which are generic pellet grill mods, and others are brand/model specific (I bought a 3rd party cover that is excellent, I bought one for the 820 because I knew I was doing the shelf and stack, but 700FB ones are easy to find - generics are find but read the reviews and don't get the cheapest ones. 5 bucks might be the difference between a rusted out grill and being in nice shape.
the steel drip plate/diffuser plate and the broiler plate (you can slide to go with direct heat) are not stainless, and the only stainless ones I've seen are apparently pot metal that warps once heated. I say this because it's easy to rust them and you might want to season it similarly to a cast iron or carbon steel pan to minimize that. Most of my plate has oil or patina on it, but some spots, especially near the firebox and where the most meat has dripped have some. No regrets, most steel grills will rust eventually.
It's my favorite cooking device and likely will remain so unless I get a wild hair and get a kamado type. we'll see how that goes.
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the upper rack is kind of in the way but you could use it for less direct heat or if you were doing lots of smaller things like burgers or dogs/sausages. I have mine sitting in the kitchen and just use the main grate. There's enough room there to cook for 10 people fairly easily, or to smoke probably 4 or 5 pork butts at once or I'd guess 2 full packer briskets.
It comes without a side shelf or a smokestack, both of which are easily available and affordable from walmart or amazon (I bought both). There are lots of other things you can buy some of which are generic pellet grill mods, and others are brand/model specific (I bought a 3rd party cover that is excellent, I bought one for the 820 because I knew I was doing the shelf and stack, but 700FB ones are easy to find - generics are find but read the reviews and don't get the cheapest ones. 5 bucks might be the difference between a rusted out grill and being in nice shape.
the steel drip plate/diffuser plate and the broiler plate (you can slide to go with direct heat) are not stainless, and the only stainless ones I've seen are apparently pot metal that warps once heated. I say this because it's easy to rust them and you might want to season it similarly to a cast iron or carbon steel pan to minimize that. Most of my plate has oil or patina on it, but some spots, especially near the firebox and where the most meat has dripped have some. No regrets, most steel grills will rust eventually.
It's my favorite cooking device and likely will remain so unless I get a wild hair and get a kamado type. we'll see how that goes.
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