HoDeDo
Babbling Farker
- Joined
- Feb 19, 2006
- Location
- Kansas City
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!
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!