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Considering taking the grill-pill: Does anyone here have any experience or recommendations on pellet smokers? I've had some success in the past smoking meat on a basic kettle grill with charcoal, but it's a bit of a pain to setup and baby sit all day. I'm thinking it'd be interesting to get something a bit more turn-key to make it easier to do more frequently, and pellet smokers (Traeger, et al) seem frequently recommended these days for both traditional low-and-slow barbecue and occasionally for other outdoor cooking (pizzas? burgers?). Are they actually as good as advertised? There are tons of models at different price ranges, but which features (and sizes) are actually useful?
I already commented, but I personally took the grill-pill recently, so I am interested in what you end up doing. If you have enough room, I don't really see why you couldn't do both the pellet smoker and also something else. A portable Weber Jumbo Joe would be very cheap used, wouldn't take up much space, and would still be big enough to do indirect cooking as well as searing and also be able to put out an appreciable amount of food but you may be cooking in batches more than you would with a full-size one. Plus you can more easily take it to a relative's house or out in the woods if you want to take the battle to the enemy.
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