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Hey guys, wife is giving the green light on upgrading a smoker/grill. Currently have Traeger Junior and wanting something bigger for more capacity. Probably looking to stay with pellets for ease (although I do prefer a lump charcoal/wood chunk or stick burner for taste). Under $1,000, probably in the $500-700 range. Would love thicker gauge metal and USA made, but that gets out of the range quick.

What do you all have and recommend?
 
I purchased a Camp Chef for my son 5 years ago and then one for my gal's son and one for myself a couple years ago. the one nice feature is the ash clean out. No issues fron any of the three. We all added the insulation blanket for cooking in the winter.
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You can make a cheap temperature controller for a wood/ charcoal smoker. It works pretty well at holding temp, however you do have to reload fuel every 4 hours or so depending on firebox size.


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You asked for American made, heavy steel and not the pop can thickness steel on most pellet grills then consider the Yoder 640 model. Ten gauge steel and weight 330 lbs but the cost might make you stutter! Buy once cry once.
Now will the Yoder make better food…… nope with any pellet grill the controller is a very important feature. Yoders are controlled by FireBoard. I bought mine in July 2021 during the Biden’s shutting down of America but luckily found one in Lincoln Nebraska and made a good drive there to get it.
The 640 has nice features that my old GMG and RecJunk didn’t have. I’ve heard Scheels in Des Moines is now a dealer and worth looking at. Happy shopping
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I have a variety of smokers in the shed, most recent addition is a Z Grill We haven't had it long enough to really test it out, done ok so far. First pellet grill I've had and find that very convenient. Set the temp, stab a probe into the meat and let'r rip.

I've got a LP gas IR cooker/smoker that does a decent job, but cooks too fast. Full chicken is done in an hour on the lowest setting.

I had a charcoal smoker that I converted to electric, that system worked pretty well but was one of the small upright smokers so it didn't hold much.

Have a large smoker with the attached firebox, temp is all over the place with that system, might need to look into a controller.

I've been hearing that I need to Craigslist all but one.......
 
Ishi said:
You asked for American made, heavy steel and not the pop can thickness steel on most pellet grills then consider the Yoder 640 model. Ten gauge steel and weight 330 lbs but the cost might make you stutter! Buy once cry once.
Now will the Yoder make better food…… nope with any pellet grill the controller is a very important feature. Yoders are controlled by FireBoard. I bought mine in July 2021 during the Biden’s shutting down of America but luckily found one in Lincoln Nebraska and made a good drive there to get it.
The 640 has nice features that my old GMG and RecJunk didn’t have. I’ve heard Scheels in Des Moines is now a dealer and worth looking at. Happy shopping
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Just curious, but what benefits do you see on something like this one vs. a Traeger, Pit Boss, GMG type? Obviously better construction and USA made.
 
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