bosco0633
is one Smokin' Farker
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- Jul 28, 2013
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My grill grates have been as high as 914 via infrared thermo. This is with the two piece deflector plate with the door out. Take it or leave it.
The timberline will never ever sear as good as a yoder. It's physically impossible without a direct sear solution. As I said, there is a lot of great tech with the timberline and the double wall lid is one example. No doubt it cuts down on pellet usage. But lack of direct searing killed it for me. At this point, the only other pellet grill I would consider over my yoder would be a Memphis elite, but that's also 300% more money
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Cooking directly over a fire pot on the yoder dripping grease scares me to be honest. 500 degrees with a timberline still indirect cooking is good enough for me. Why you would need to cook at 900 degrees makes no sense to me.
I have two Komodo Kamado grills that cost more than my last car lol, and they can hit 1100 degrees without issue. Because they can isn't reason for me to go there. I cook pizza deep dish at 475 and bake at this temp. I do regular pizza at 550 and sometimes steaks at 600 max!!!
If you really want to compare yoder direct cooking to timberline, there is nothing stopping you from removing the deflector with the grate in low position. That would get me some serious heat. But again, I don't like the idea of grease dripping over top of a burn cup but maybe that is just me.
Yoder has a pretty open temp swing compared to the +\-5 degree swing on the new timberline. Another plus for me personally.
With all that said the biggest turn off for me with yoder was that i have read so many stories about having to paint them and sand rust etc. I didn't want to get into that.
Quality machine, and it has a great reputation in the industry. Yoder is an excellent choice, however, the timberline is a great competitor in the market and worth a look. Being the new kid on the block, there isn't much info or fan following as of yet but give it time!! This grill is worth the buy