New Char-Griller Pellet Grill
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jmoney7269
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My $.02
There is only one way to rationally look at this IMO. Value. Which one is a better value. Bad fit and finish will cause excessive pellet usage, worse temp swings and the grill body will likely warp during any high heat usage. Let's just say someone buys this $500 grill and in 2-3 years, gotta buy another one Becaise this one has failed, where the Gmg that is for sure gonna last 2-3 times as long, now which is a better value? If people are just not comfortable with the extra $200 that's their decision to make and in the end it must be respected.
There is only one way to rationally look at this IMO. Value. Which one is a better value. Bad fit and finish will cause excessive pellet usage, worse temp swings and the grill body will likely warp during any high heat usage. Let's just say someone buys this $500 grill and in 2-3 years, gotta buy another one Becaise this one has failed, where the Gmg that is for sure gonna last 2-3 times as long, now which is a better value? If people are just not comfortable with the extra $200 that's their decision to make and in the end it must be respected.
Cabin Fever
Full Fledged Farker
Let's take a step back for a second. No one here said that pellet grills can't cook or that pellet grill owners don't know what they're doing. My opinion is that food cooked on pellet poopers just isn't smoky enough. I even see owners of $3,000+ pellet poopers on other bbq forums asking for tips on how to get more smoke flavor into their meat. I couldn't care less about what competition judges or cooks look for in their bbq. This isn't about who's smoker is better. It's just a matter of opinion. Hell, all bbq is good bbq as far as I'm concerned.
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jmoney7269
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Oh any BBQ is good, well almost... Not the kind you belch all day and a little tue next. I prefer food cooked on my traeger over any other pit I have. It's fast easy and has the desired amount of smokiness I need. Never said that all pellet pooper owners don't know what their doin, just that one. I do have a smoke daddy cold smoke attachment on mine if I want a Lil extra UMPH.
But there is a general consensus that they don't make food smoky enough it seems.
But there is a general consensus that they don't make food smoky enough it seems.
Cabin Fever
Full Fledged Farker
Not too long ago I watched a youtube video on a generic pellet grill that uses a Traeger style thermostat and I asked the poster what he thought of the smoke flavor. He responded by saying that he thought it was perfect for smaller meats that can't handle a ton of smoke such as ribs and chicken, but that he preferred his WSM for butts and briskets. To be honest though jmoney, I wouldn't mind picking up a smaller pellet unit such as the Traeger Jr even if it was for just smoking jerky or sausage and of course the price was right. :wink:
Baby Back Maniac
is Blowin Smoke!
Ironically, I feel just the opposite. I used to own 2 big green eggs and I sold them and bought an Akorn. I don't feel like the eggs are in a different league at all. I think they are just heavier and that subconsciously conveys a feeling a quality that somehow makes people forget they are extremely fragile, difficult to clean out ash, hard to move, inefficient with charcoal (compared to Akorn), get hot as heck on the outside (compared to Akorn), the top vent rusts, the top vent adjusts when you lift the lid, the top vent falls off completely if you left the lid to fast, the gasket burns off on like the first 5 cooks, the charcoal grate clogs on long cooks, the firebox cracks, the bolts loosen on the hinge over time, that crazing may be "normal" but it still looks bad, that side shelves should not be a 100 dollar option, etc.
Big green eggs hold better low temps, have WAY better name brand recognition and resale value, and have a lifetime warranty if the ceramics happens to crack for no apparent reason (that's all that covered on that warranty, by the way, just when stuff cracks for no reason.) They are also a lot of fun to cook on but they are NOT in a completely different class than the Akorn. They just cost a lot more.
I feel like egg owners tend to be extremely biased towards their cookers and it blinds them from the shortcomings. They aren't bad grills but they are definitely no more special than the Akorn.
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jmoney7269
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Its not the arrow, it's the Indian!
Baby Back Maniac
is Blowin Smoke!
I totally agree...its just that some indians end up overpaying for arrows.
shucker
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
hogsfan - dont want to get this thread off track on yet another akorn vs egg argument. This thread is about a chargriller pellet grill. You make some very valid points and I acknowledge that the akorn is a great value. However, to say that it is in the same league as any of the high-end kamados is absurd. If you care to debate, I guess we can start another thread.
Baby Back Maniac
is Blowin Smoke!
First off off, you can disagree with me, but don't call my comments absurd. I've owned both grills, remember? I speak from experience just as you do. You can disagree but no name calling, please.
Also, don't put words in my mouth. I am also not comparing it to "any high end kamado"...I'm specifically talking about BGE. and I'm not even debating "Egg vs Akorn." I didn't say the Akorn was better. I just don't agree with your throw away implication that the BGE is so much better. In my experience they are clearly in the same league...even the same ball park.
Now the komodo kamado...THAT thing is definitely in another league. lol.
Ijustwantedtolookatpics
Knows what a fatty is.
op2:shucker
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Duly noted. It was not my intention to call names or put words in your mouth. If I came across the wrong way, I apologize.
Enough of this discussion, I have to go get my neighbors to help me move my big, heavy, fragile egg so I don't break it. :mrgreen:
You guys carry on talkng about this pellet grill!
Baby Back Maniac
is Blowin Smoke!
No worries. Im sure it will be fine. Just remember to pull not push...or perhaps the other way...I can never remember. Lol.
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LOL a glorified oven is a still a glorified oven. My akorn is a damn fine cooker, I don't care what color it is or what logo is on the front of it.
PS I'm fully aware what contests have been won them bla bla.
PS I'm fully aware what contests have been won them bla bla.
