Opsimath
Senior Member
We are considering a grill/smoker but know nothing about what's currently available.
I have discarded the idea of pellet grills since I don't really want to have to plug anything in.
I have read reviews about poorly made units where when smoking the smoke pours out of badly fitted doors and gaping joints. We want a quality unit in the $400 to $600 range.
Any recommendations for what is a good brand? Any warnings about what isn't?
When used as a grill does gas give a cooked outdoors flavor, or is it more like using a gas stove out in the yard?
Is charcoal hard to work with?
We had a lava rock electric smoker years ago, but it has been so long I'll be learning grilling and smoking from the bottom up all over again. I saw one that was charcoal and gas at the upper end of our price range but have never cooked on a gas grill so don't know if paying extra for that feature would be worth the expense or not.
I'm clueless. Could someone kindly clue me in, please?
Thank you.
I have discarded the idea of pellet grills since I don't really want to have to plug anything in.
I have read reviews about poorly made units where when smoking the smoke pours out of badly fitted doors and gaping joints. We want a quality unit in the $400 to $600 range.
Any recommendations for what is a good brand? Any warnings about what isn't?
When used as a grill does gas give a cooked outdoors flavor, or is it more like using a gas stove out in the yard?
Is charcoal hard to work with?
We had a lava rock electric smoker years ago, but it has been so long I'll be learning grilling and smoking from the bottom up all over again. I saw one that was charcoal and gas at the upper end of our price range but have never cooked on a gas grill so don't know if paying extra for that feature would be worth the expense or not.
I'm clueless. Could someone kindly clue me in, please?
Thank you.