Any Yoder YS640 owners on here?

[radio]

Radio, the ys-640 has an adjustable heat baffle, so you can tune your heat in the chamber. This tuning feature is not available on any other grill that I am aware of. In addition, the pellet auger delivers pellets 6 inches or so above the fire pot dropping the pellets into the fire. This pretty much eliminates hopper fires that can happen with augered to the fire pot center confrontation. In the center pot machines, the pellet hopper must be pressurized by air to stop back burn in the auger tube. The Yoder design does not need this as the fire box and auger system are not connected.

The Yoder is a very even cooking chamber, once adjusted with the baffle. You can also cook direct over the fire pot with the baffle pushed all the way up to the fire pot. Steaks over open wood flame. And then the right side of the grill is a nice warming/keep warm space. It’s a great design, not like the mass produced Traeger style center pot grills this is a step above.

Thanks for the info. I don''t think any of them will measure up to my stick burners flavor wise.
I bought the GMG for the convenience of cooking some things pretty much unattended, but have been very disappointed with the results it gives. I have been smoking meats on various rigs for over 30 years, so it not lack of experience that is the issue. If anything, my problem is having such good results on my stick burners that I set the bar too high for anything else to match.
I have a very good friend who owns a BBQ restaurant in Branson, MO where he uses Ole Hickory propane smokers with Pecan wood and his Q is awesome! They do not dry out the meat like my GMG does and because of my GMG I am now gun shy about all pellet smokers. The Yoder is not a cheap experiment, so I would be pissed if it dries out food like a center pot smoker!

 

[mike guy]

No pellet grill will be as good as a stick burner. It’s a trade off of convenience for quality. I primarily cooked on stick burners for over decade, but I stopped doing over night cooks often, which pellet smokers have brought back. If you are willing to put the effort in, pellet smokers will get you most of the way there. The cooker matters, but the cook matters more.

kind of weird how only side pot burners need extra tuning features and heat baffles. really strange how center pots don’t need that feature.

 

[Buttah Butts]

Thanks for the info. I don''t think any of them will measure up to my stick burners flavor wise.
I bought the GMG for the convenience of cooking some things pretty much unattended, but have been very disappointed with the results it gives. I have been smoking meats on various rigs for over 30 years, so it not lack of experience that is the issue. If anything, my problem is having such good results on my stick burners that I set the bar too high for anything else to match.
I have a very good friend who owns a BBQ restaurant in Branson, MO where he uses Ole Hickory propane smokers with Pecan wood and his Q is awesome! They do not dry out the meat like my GMG does and because of my GMG I am now gun shy about all pellet smokers. The Yoder is not a cheap experiment, so I would be pissed if it dries out food like a center pot smoker!

Dont be gun shy of pellet smokers, the GMG Daniel Boone i had along with the Traeger cant even come close to comparing a higher end brand like Rec Tec, Yoder, Gorilla Grill or Memphis. I have a rec tec bull and it was worth every penny. It runs consistent temp unlike the GMG and Traeger which would have huge temp swings. I know there a bit pricey but the quality of build, there warranty and customer service is second to none.