Wood Pellet Grill or Smoker? June 29, 2020 The controversy is for real. Pellet Grill or Smoker? Let’s learn a little more about these grills so you can be persuaded either way. occasionally it all revolves on your style of barbequing and what flavors you like. Whether you need a grill for the next grad party or family get-together, let one of our employees at Schauer's Hardware in Forest Park steer and guide you in the right direction. Let’s Compare The Two Let us start with a pellet grill. A pellet grill is made to use wood pellets. These wood pellets come in various kinds of woods, and flavors like pecan, hickory, cherry, apple, maple and more. Some grillers like to mix the pellets for a unique flavor or to begin new family recipe secrets. Pellet grills have a subtler smoke flavor that keeps you from over smoking your BBQ. They are not difficult to use; you just add the wood pellets and set the temperature to put your attention on the important things; like your guests or family. Pellet grills have a dependable temperature and can even routinely add the pellets for you when needed. Some new models even have WIFI capabilities to connect to an app on your phone. They are comparable to other grills, but can those other grills braise, bake, smoke, and grill this easily? Let’s move on to a smoker grill. The primary reason one buys a smoker is to smoke your food! You are willfully looking for smoke flavor in your BBQ and for it to be tender and cooked unhurried to perfect quality. Some master grillers can put meat in and go to sleep and never worry about looking at it until morning. This is kind of inconceivable with a gas or charcoal grill for some obvious reasons. Smokers can be gas, charcoal, electric or wood fueled. Some electric smokers also have WIFI capabilities. Charcoal smoker grills produce smokey flavors, even adding wood chunks to the charcoal can add some bonus flavor. There are a variety of different smokers out there. Some have a water basin and wood chip basin placed at the bottom of the smoker. And then either water or sand can be placed in the water basin. The wood provides the smoky flavor while the water or sand helps provide a even temperature. Some smoker grills are designed to smoke meat in a long chamber, placed alongside the heat source rather than directly above it. Don’t forget to remember to use a grill thermometer, some places say to use 2 thermometers so you can control it like an oven, and to help you test the temperature of the BBQ before eating it, since smoking meat sometimes makes it more troublesome to detect if it’s done or not. Smoking takes time to get to grilling success; let the smoker grill be your creative tool and have tolerance and patience during the whole process and get cookin’. Smoker or Wood Pellet Style? They each have characteristics about them to make them stand out. What grill do you choose? Might be time to choose. So you can get out there and start grilling for the summer and holidays. Schauer's Hardware wants to give advice and help you purchase just the right grill and accessories to match. From charcoal, spatulas, tongs, grill brushes, to grill grates and replacement parts, we have what you need to start your next event. Don’t forget to buy a grill cover with your new grill to prolong the life of it. It will keep the water or moisture from getting in and rusting it. Our services and personal experience beats out any challenger in the market. Shop us to compare. If we do not carry the kind you want in-store, we have fast FREE Ship-To-Store direct from our warehouse. Back To Schauer's Tidbits