$300 for a pellet grill

[johnnylightnin]

My brother is looking to get into smoking and wants something “easy for $300”. I told him for that price range he should get a pit barrel, but if he decides he wants even easier, where should I point him? I have ZERO pellet grill experience.


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[NoOne]

I agree with your advice. Barrel or WSM for that price range.

 

[Whumpa]

A WSM 18 falls just about in that price range. Easy to learn and use. Puts out good food.

 

[4ever3]

Hands down WSM!

 

[drunkenmeatfist]

If he insists on a pellet grill then I don't think he will get much unless he looks for used units or finds a Walmart clearance deal. I bought a little Asmoke pellet grill, but it is a small portable grill. I got it for cheap, but even that little rascal is $300 on Amazon now.

 

[BlueHaze]

No doubt. WSM is the way to go.

 

[16Adams]

Fornetto Basso Well built, cool cooker. 1/3 cost of WSM closeout Lowes. It will transform into three different cookers. Comes with hanging ability hardware.

I agree on WSM being great cookers as I’ve owned several WSM’s really nice

https://brickseek.com/lowes-inventory-checker/?sku=1000714230

There are cool options between Bullet & Barrel cookers.

 

[Shadowdog500]

+1 on a WSM!

If he wants a pellet grill a GMC Davey Crocket portable pellet grill would be in that price range.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078RXH95C/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_HpFNFb5ZDJ8R8

 

[Hadoken]

I’d steer him towards a camp chef smokepro SE or equivalent. $344 at Walmart. I’ve got the smokepro DLX which is a bit more expensive but if he can do without a few features I think the Camp Chefs are good entry level pellet grills.

 

[smoke ninja]

pit boss makes a decent cooker and this time of year you can find clearance deals on them. checkout brickseek.com as a source for finding them. I have been extremely happy with my pit boss classic (walmarts version of the 700) and sold the copperhead series 5 to a friend and he uses it a ton. both were clearanced for under $300. the copperhead is about the best bang for the buck in terms of capacity I've ever seen

other non pellet options have been mentioned; wsm, pit barrel, weber 26, akorn, ok joe highland and bronco are some of the standard under $300 options that can produce good food.

 

[glitchy]

You can get some old stock Camp Chef pellet grills in that range on eBay. I picked up a new STG for $269 and it was ugly, but worked just fine.

 

[Callahan-que]

I agree with smoke ninja, Pit Boss grills are decent and they can be gotten on sale or clearance this time of year.

 

[cclinard1]

Saw Pit Boss Austin XL on sale at Walmart for $340 a few days ago. I used to have one. It’s a nice cooker with a lot of capacity at that price.

 

[Hinds15]

Do a search using Facebook marketplace and offer up. May find a pretty good deal.