The Official Pellet Grill Smoker thread.

TinCup said:

I'm looking for a little advice. I may be in the market for a new Pellet grill. I have other smokers and grills so I'm just looking to add another to the mix and not really replace anything. I get 40% off from Camp Chef and 25% off from Traeger so I'd like to keep it within those two brands if possible. That said, with a budget of under $1000 if there was something else out there that was light years better I may be interested. I know Traeger has their issues as I'm sure CC does as well but this isn't going to a primary source of cooking.

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AussieMatt said:

I'm looking very hard at a Grilla Grills Silverback Alpha. $799, double walled construction, 2 settings for the controller and unbelievable customer service.

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stan5677 said:

I don't think their pid mode is true pid.

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AussieMatt said:

What makes you think that?

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stan5677 said:

From what I read you have to adjust the feed rate on the controller to get desired results like the p settings on a pit boss. Shouldn't a pid controller eliminate that?

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Rib Rub said:

I hope it is ok to create this, not sure if there is a thread on pellets yet, but lots of questions lately and be nice to have a place to discuss the grills without having to start a new thread everyday. Lets get it started!!


Had two racks in the fridge I was going to freeze and decided to do some ribs and chicken tonight. Did one rubbed in Oakridge Dominator and one with Killer Hogs The BBQ Rub. So far so good, they are looking fantastic. Did them in Hickory and Cherry and a few handfuls of mystery pellets I had in a brown bag? Think they were competition blend. Did them at 275 for 5 hours on my Wood Wind. Just some chicken breast and rubbed in some stuff from a local guy here that does hot sauces. It is called Hanks sauce. Good stuff. He is doing rubs now. Will find out in a bit how it is.

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Crispy Bacon said:

I’m torn on this too. I really want a MAK 2 but I wish it had open flame grilling like the Yoder. The Yoder looks good to me now that they’ve improved their controller. It’s just their rust issues that worry me. Memphis looks good but it’s expensive. The new Twin Eagles pellet looks like it’s the most flexible but it’s very expensive.

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RCAlan said:

Their website states the new Alpha Smoke Dual Controller technology... So from what they are saying, it’s two controllers in one. One setup is a true PID controller for tight temp control, 5 degree temp adjustments and the Classic setup for those who may want a little extra smoke for their bbq. It says nothing about the Enduser manually adjusting feed rates or having to make adjustments.

https://grillagrills.com/pid-controllers/

Now, if there’s any factual info out there that says otherwise, please share. That’s a lot of money to spend if what they are stating is not true.

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stan5677 said:

I follow the Grilla facebook group and in "pid" you have to adjust the feed rate.

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stan5677 said:

Just took a snip from grilla's website.

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stan5677 said:

Just took a snip from grilla's website.[/

The Mode 1 default setting is true PID and requires no adjustments... but they give you the option for fine tuning if necessary. Mode 2 is there classic setup. Info found on Page 11 from their owners manual. Also see page 5 of the Chimp Alpha owners manual.

https://grillagrills.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Chimp-Guide.pdf

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SlowmotionQue said:

What I'm gathering from this is that one does not necessarily "have" to make changes to the PID settings, but if they want or need to, based upon ambient temperatures, then they can.

You could own the grill and never touch the aforementioned settings.

You can adjust the minimum feed rate, if desired, on the Rec Tec's PID controller as well.

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