I am in a similar boat - I have had 8 strofes and 3 major heart attacks (so far)I used a home built smokehouse for many years until I was unable to toss in wood chunks to feed the fire (fall over, lose my balance, plus multiple things from all my strokes I have had. My youngest son bought a
Camp Chef pellet grill, and it is simply "set and forget". To cook a brisket, put it in, insert the probe, Turn it to High Smoke and walk away! Start it at 10 pm and it is done by 12 noon. Simple as that! Take it off and slice! No fire-tending, just refill the pellets! Temp stays at 225° all by itself, no adjustments!