Hi All,
First time here and wanting to move to the pellet world or darkside as some have called it. Been doing a ton of research and actually saw and experienced food (brisket and ribs) on a Memphis Advantage so at least I have seen how that works and is on my short list of units I like, but I've been going crazy with looking at all of the other units out there.
Being up in the Northeast (upstate NY) of course it gets cold and I like to cook in the winter so whatever unit I get needs to be insulated. I do like the Mak units but my budget really is in the $1200-$1600 range with me stretching it if I go for the Memphis advantage as it is a bit more.
I also was contemplating the Memphis select which is a bit cheaper and then seeing if one of the GreenMountain insulated grill covers fits it for the winter time as it is essentially the same as the advantage without the insulated walls.
Also my main concern is the controls and how well they adjust the temperature and how close they stay to the set temperature versus actual temp. I want to be able to Smoke at 200 or a bit lower and that quickly ruled out some including any of the WoodMaster grills which I did like.
I dont like the controls like you see on the Traegers or IPT etc, they never seem stable and are so 1950.
It also seems like there are many things that are still being tweaked on just about all of them from every manufacturer which also makes me think I should wait a bit before purchasing to see if some kinks get worked out. I'm also not sold on the powdercoat units as it seems like I see more than one complaint about units peeling. Of course I would like stainless but that does up the price. Finally, longevity of the manufacturer would be nice but I realize might be a bit unpredictable.
These are the units I am looking at and if anyone has one of these I would like to hear your opinion on them or steer me one way or the other.
Memphis Advantage Stainless
Mak 1 (but of course like Mak 2 with the pellet drop door etc)
Green Mountain (Daniel Boone Model)
Yoder YS480 or 640
Thanks to all,
-Bob
First time here and wanting to move to the pellet world or darkside as some have called it. Been doing a ton of research and actually saw and experienced food (brisket and ribs) on a Memphis Advantage so at least I have seen how that works and is on my short list of units I like, but I've been going crazy with looking at all of the other units out there.
Being up in the Northeast (upstate NY) of course it gets cold and I like to cook in the winter so whatever unit I get needs to be insulated. I do like the Mak units but my budget really is in the $1200-$1600 range with me stretching it if I go for the Memphis advantage as it is a bit more.
I also was contemplating the Memphis select which is a bit cheaper and then seeing if one of the GreenMountain insulated grill covers fits it for the winter time as it is essentially the same as the advantage without the insulated walls.
Also my main concern is the controls and how well they adjust the temperature and how close they stay to the set temperature versus actual temp. I want to be able to Smoke at 200 or a bit lower and that quickly ruled out some including any of the WoodMaster grills which I did like.
I dont like the controls like you see on the Traegers or IPT etc, they never seem stable and are so 1950.
It also seems like there are many things that are still being tweaked on just about all of them from every manufacturer which also makes me think I should wait a bit before purchasing to see if some kinks get worked out. I'm also not sold on the powdercoat units as it seems like I see more than one complaint about units peeling. Of course I would like stainless but that does up the price. Finally, longevity of the manufacturer would be nice but I realize might be a bit unpredictable.
These are the units I am looking at and if anyone has one of these I would like to hear your opinion on them or steer me one way or the other.
Memphis Advantage Stainless
Mak 1 (but of course like Mak 2 with the pellet drop door etc)
Green Mountain (Daniel Boone Model)
Yoder YS480 or 640
Thanks to all,
-Bob