I'm done with big box grills and smokers, and am ready to buy a good piece of equipment. I was going to buy an offset smoker, since I mostly grill but I do like to smoke now and again. I don't smoke meat too much, since I don't have a lot of time to spend tending to the fire. So the idea of a pellet smoker is really attractive. But I'm worried that I won't also be able to do the 500+ degree searing that my family loves. So two questions:
1. Can a good quality pellet grill/smoker reach sear temps?
2. Can I use lump hardwood coal in the grill box of a pellet smoker and treat it like a traditional grill? Those coals can get up way past 500F, and I'm not sure whether that will damage the auger and attached pellet box's motor and electronics?
Thanks everyone!
1. Can a good quality pellet grill/smoker reach sear temps?
2. Can I use lump hardwood coal in the grill box of a pellet smoker and treat it like a traditional grill? Those coals can get up way past 500F, and I'm not sure whether that will damage the auger and attached pellet box's motor and electronics?
Thanks everyone!