Sam's Club has for their
Members: Member's Mark Pro Series 36" Pellet Smoker w/ Induction Burner, Smoke Tray & Cover on sale for
$549.
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About this product:
- 36" pellet smoker with 920 sq in cooking area
- 1400W induction side burner for versatile cooking
- Smoke tray supports pellets, chips, chunks, or charcoal
- 20lb hopper with LCD controls and 2 meat probes
- Double-wall insulation with included heavy-duty cover
Top Comments
Heat distribution is quite good. There is a heavy gauge steel flame deflector under the large drip tray that definitely improves heat distribution.
There is a smoker box that you can put wood chunks in for some additional smoke generator. Sometimes it's hit or miss on self igniting the wood chunks and I've had to use a torch to get them going.
The regular price used to be $499. I bought it a year ago from tomorrow for $429 though. Obviously things have changed since then though.
The only thing I don't really like is the lack of WiFi and Bluetooth to monitor/adjust smoker temp.
Community Reviews
Member's Mark's 36 inch pellet smoker stands out for sturdy build quality, strong heat retention, and flexible fuel options. The double wall body, lid gasket, and heavy gauge flame deflector help keep temperatures even and reduce pellet use, while the smoker box lets it burn real wood chunks for extra smoke. The induction side burner and smoke tray add useful versatility. The main knocks are the lack of WiFi or Bluetooth, a small upper rack, and reports that the induction burner can fail. A solid value if you want more than a basic pellet cooker.
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Heat distribution is quite good. There is a heavy gauge steel flame deflector under the large drip tray that definitely improves heat distribution.
There is a smoker box that you can put wood chunks in for some additional smoke generator. Sometimes it's hit or miss on self igniting the wood chunks and I've had to use a torch to get them going.
The regular price used to be $499. I bought it a year ago from tomorrow for $429 though. Obviously things have changed since then though.
The only thing I don't really like is the lack of WiFi and Bluetooth to monitor/adjust smoker temp.
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That style Traeger is basically their original.
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The double wall and the gasket of the MM are far superior. You want a consistent temp across your grill, and these features will improve consistency. Or you can figure out the oddities and use it to your advantage, sometimes.
I'll also say that Traegers are not made as well as they used to be before the company sold. Those were pretty low tech, well made, and reasonably reliable (as far as pellet grills go). Today's Traegers are much more optimized for reducing the cost to build. Their high end grills are pretty good, but they're largely trading on their name as the company that invented the pellet grill market. Other brands are at least as good, and for less money. Some are just made way better for similar or a bit more money.
TO me, the worst part of pellet grills is that they have so many parts that can fail. And you'll only find out about it when you want to use it. Anything well made and with a passive draft is going to work for decades without much concern beyond replacing a rusting grate, which is no surprise. I primarily cook on weber kettles and a weber smokey mountain these days. Sometimes I do miss the convenience of a pellet grill....I could just turn it on and focus on other things while the wood fired oven cooked. But it's just not convenient when you have to break out the shop vac and putty knife for cleaning, or your ignitor rod is shot, or you have a jam in the auger, etc. Pellet grills also make horrible grills. You're just baking with some smoke, so you never get the direct flame cooking effect. At best, it's some kind of strange shield that opens up the firebox a bit or something electric that just doesn't get as hot.
Charcoal is still king for searing steaks.
These things fail too often to purchase from Sam's. Play the long game and purchase from Costco. You can return later for full credit when it eventually fails.
I saw someone wheeling a sad looking broken grill back into Sam's last night and getting the Walmart level of customer support.
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