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03-12-2012, 02:43 PM | #16 |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 09-12-11
Location: Streamwood, Illinois
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With this pellet smoker, do you find that it gives you enough smoke, or do you have to modify it by adding a wood chunk cage above the burn pit? I've always been turned away from pellet smokers because people say the smoke level is really low.
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03-12-2012, 03:31 PM | #17 | |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 03-08-10
Location: Tecumseh, OK
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I've been impressed with the thin blue smoke that the YS640 puts out at 250. None of the pellet cookers are going to put out much smoke at higher temps because the fan will produce so much oxygen to the fuel that it becomes too efficient to produce somke which is actually wasted heat. I do have the cage on my FEC and it works wonders in that fashion as well. |
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03-12-2012, 03:36 PM | #18 |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 09-30-11
Location: Chicago, IL
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I had no idea the comp cart was a $600 option. Is the comp cart really worth it?
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03-12-2012, 04:25 PM | #20 |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 03-08-10
Location: Tecumseh, OK
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The cart is very well built and has a "Jambo" Quality Paint Job. The metal is heavy guage and the wheels are all terrain with grease zerts etc. With the cost of the YS640 being so afforadable, this cart is worth every penny if you are going to be loading and transporting frequently to comps.
If its going to live on your patio, then save your money the standard cart is sufficient. |
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03-13-2012, 10:16 AM | #21 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 02-19-06
Location: Kansas City
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We started cooking comps on them last fall... We've been happy, and have replaced our CS cookers with Yoder for this year. With 4 comps under our belts with them we have gotten:
1st place Chef's Choice - Jack Daniels Invitiational 1st Place Ribs - 180 - Winter Q (Great Bend) 7th Place Pork - winter Q Grand Champion - Chest to Chest Nat'l Brisket Invitational And I have to 2nd Candy... all the pellet cookers cook different. all have pros and cons. For my .02 The Yoder has been the most flexible to date, and allows me to do lots of different things I couldnt do in my CS cookers. I won lots of money on them too... so they arent bad, I just like the yoders better. You mentioned an FEC100 -- that is probably the furthest from any of these... Grill vs. Smoker. You are never going to grill a steak, etc. or hot cook (350+) on an FEC... they are a vertical smoker, not a grill. But compared to other grills , I think you will find the Yoder is built well. And cooks great!
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03-13-2012, 10:24 AM | #22 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 02-19-06
Location: Kansas City
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On the cart... you are moving around a 300ish lb cooker... for a comp guy... it has tie downs, all terrain tires, and makes moving the pit EASY. It also includes stainless solid shelves for work surface out inthe wild of a comp, vs. the std. chromed rack shelving. The paint job just adds a little bling for the comp site.
If it is for a deck/patio only... the standard cart is fine. It really is designed for mobility and function (stainless shelves)
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03-13-2012, 02:22 PM | #23 | |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 09-30-11
Location: Chicago, IL
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03-13-2012, 03:55 PM | #24 | |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 09-17-03
Location: Wichita, Kansas
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Bigdog Senior member of the Brethren Weber Platinum Kettle, Weber OTS, Meco square grill, a PK, ECB, UDS, Large BGE, a camping grill, a Blackstone flattop, a Camp Chef grill,The MOAB, and a YS640. MOINK. Pitman for Andy Groneman at the All Things BBQ cooking classes. Smoke on Brother KC Father of the Fatty (the name) 4/20/04 on the BBQ Brethren with inspiration from Brother parrothead. |
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03-19-2012, 09:49 AM | #25 | |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 08-31-09
Location: Lindsborg, Ks
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So I get to pick up a Kansas State Wildcat purple YS640 in two weeks (which was my plan all along). They are really tough looking units. We already have a GMG Big Pig which is an insulated pellet smoker (fabricated in Salina, KS for GMG). The GMG is nice but has some issues, mainly grease and moisture drainage. It will be nice to cook a whole comp on pellet poopers, and since the GMG lives at my dad's house across the state and the stick burner at mine I will get more practice (and sleep) on a pellet smoker.
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03-19-2012, 01:21 PM | #26 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 08-02-11
Location: Gilbert AZ
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Im loving my Yoder Bamzoni! We also like to have a pellet pooper for comps as well, I'm so impressed with my stickburner that im pulling the trigger today on a 640. With teams like Lotta Bull, SOW, IQUE, and now Swamp Boys cooking on them, that must tell ya something. We have a back to back in AZ this weekend, cant wait to bring out the big Yoder guns!!
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