Down to 3 choices of grills ..what's your pick?

[Rob79]

OK, I think I have my choice of pellet grills down to 3. Pit boss pro 850, camp chef sg24 or green mountain grills Daniel Boone. What would be the best in terms of guality, construction and options? Pit boss and camp chef are easiest to acquire

 

[gmc2003]

Sorry I have no experience with any of these or pellet smokers, but I bump your thread. So more eyes can see it.

Chris

 

[Buckeye02]

I have Recteq. BUT before everyone starts thinking I'm going to push that particular brand I'll say this. No matter what pellet grill you buy be it a cheap z grill or a 1500$ recteq we are all feeding the same brand of pellets. I came from a cuisinart woodcreek that is on sale right now at Walmart for 200$. I can tell ZERO difference in smoke flavor. I bought the recteq because I wanted something dependable and that will last. My sister has the woodcreek and it's still going strong after replacing the hotrod. My other brother in law bought the cheapest pellet grill he could find. Which at the time was a zgrill at rural king. Hes never cleaned or covered the grill. It fires up everytime he uses it.So It kind of comes down to what else do you have to cook on? Will this be your only source? Are you going to be smoking or grilling with it?

 

[Nefarious]

it might be interesting to also look at how easy is it to make mods to to more customize it to your needs. I am considering the Green Mountain smokers because there is a company Pimp My Grill that makes the slide out shelves which is what I need. There is rumer they are building a slide out sausage rack to go with a redesigned slide out shelf that I`m waiting for. I don't currently own any of these grills.

 

[Rob79]

Hello, I will be smoking and grilling. This is not my only source. I have a weber charcoal, blackstone, gas grill and my electric smoker.

 

[sandyut]

I dont have much input on you final three. I have a rec teq and love it tho.

 

[chopsaw]

. Pit boss pro 850, camp chef sg24

I looked at both of these in person , and they both seem like good units . I don't think you would be sorry with either one .

 

[bigfurmn]

Pit Boss has a 5 year warranty. Thats hard to beat. I like Rec Tec also but more expensive.

 

[jcam222]

Lot of Pit Boss owners on the forum who love them. If the driver is set and forget I’d also be considering the Masterbuilt gravity feeds

 

[mike243]

The price of charcoal and the amount needed to fireup a gravity fed has made me loose interest in 1 my pellet smoker will use about 1lbs per hours during the summer , i get 2 or more smokes out of it for less than $10 , way cheaper then charcoal

 

[Sidewyz]

I'm on a Camp Chef Woodwind for the past year and half. I've had to replace the internal temp, and all 4 of the meat probes. The screen is going wonky and has lines through it that shouldn't be there. The paint is burnt off in a couple spots. That said, I'd buy another in a heart beat! Camp Chef's customer service is top level. They sent all the probes for me to install and it wasn't hard. I'll contact them for the screen issue soon. No biggie.

The temps stay right where they are set. The adjustable smoke levels work pretty good. Lately, I have been baking bread, a great light rye for St Patrick's came out absolutely fantastic. It'll see turkey this week. Have I mentioned Pizza, perfect - Bread and Pizza tip: pull the front top grate and pull the top rear grate to the center of the grill. Put a baking stone on the top grate. ( The reason I pull one grate is to accommodate the stone. It rocks and doesn't sit flat on two) Place a tin of water on bottom grate. Heat grill to 450* with stone and water pan in the grill. Cook bread right on stone. I put a cast iron pan on stone for pizza. The edges help the convection currents crisp the top. Yumm

A few gripes but over all a great grill!

 

[Brokenhandle]

I just bought a GMG Peak (Jim Bowie) home yesterday. Thought about rectec but didn't feel like waiting. Plus I have dealers 10, 20, 30 miles away. Can add a rotisserie and pizza oven if I want. Of the 3 I think you'll be happy with any of them. Have friends that have both GMG and Pit Boss and are happy. Mine was just shy of $1200 after tax and a bag of pellets

Ryan

 

[chopsaw]

I just bought a GMG Peak (Jim Bowie) home yesterday.

I expect a " first cook " thread in the morning .

 

[Brokenhandle]

I expect a " first cook " thread in the morning .

Might take a couple days...wife went to work this morning and won't be home till Monday night...I'd like to stay in her better graces! Have a couple semi loads of hogs to load this afternoon, would think she's trying to fatten me up...she made egg bake, a chicken and noodle casserole, scalloped corn, and a crab dip yesterday.
But did initial burn in this morning...still smelled heavenly without any food

Ryan

 

[Nefarious]

I just bought a GMG Peak (Jim Bowie) home yesterday. Thought about rectec but didn't feel like waiting. Plus I have dealers 10, 20, 30 miles away. Can add a rotisserie and pizza oven if I want. Of the 3 I think you'll be happy with any of them. Have friends that have both GMG and Pit Boss and are happy. Mine was just shy of $1200 after tax and a bag of pellets

Ryan

i think I'm getting the ledge, I just don't need the width, smaller is better for me.

 

[Brokenhandle]

i think I'm getting the ledge, I just don't need the width, smaller is better for me.

We didn't either lol! But how's that go...go big and take it home! Lol. My wife told me I'd better get back yard redone to hold the new toys...I said she didn't need to park in the garage anymore...wrong answer!

Ryan

 

[bauchjw]

I just bought a GMG Peak (Jim Bowie) home yesterday. Thought about rectec but didn't feel like waiting. Plus I have dealers 10, 20, 30 miles away. Can add a rotisserie and pizza oven if I want. Of the 3 I think you'll be happy with any of them. Have friends that have both GMG and Pit Boss and are happy. Mine was just shy of $1200 after tax and a bag of pellets
Ryan

Oh man! That is an awesome new toy! Can’t wait to see what you do with that!”

 

[chopsaw]

Looks great Ryan !

 

[Rob79]

What do you guys think of a used Daniel Boone for $600. There is one local to me

 

[TNJAKE]

What do you guys think of a used Daniel Boone for $600. There is one local to me

First I'd see if it's still under warranty and if so I'd contact GMG and see if they will still honor it after the smokers changes hands. Pellet smokers have several parts that can go out from time to time. And that's with any brand. Controllers are pretty expensive and if that goes out with no warranty you'll quickly turn your new used smoker into a $1k smoker