I'm still at work but would very much like to go home. I wonder if dinner will be ready or if I have to cook, hmmmm.... I wish I wasn't on a diet because I could sure go for some bourbon right now. MMMMmmmmmm sweet nectar!

They're great until they turn on you

Someone told me every time you smoke on a pellet grill your dick shrinks 1/4". I figured I didn't have enough going to pay off the cost of the grill...

Cow Hop Ag said:

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I tried a brisket done on a Rec Tec pellet smoker.


BLEECCHHHH

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Blame the cook not the pellet grill. I've cooked a few and eaten many great briskets on them.

The anti pellet grill people crack me up. They're "it's more manly not to smoke anything than use a pellet grill" attitude is hilarious.

Last year I smoked about 4 things all year in my offset. My life is to busy to devote many full days to smoking. This year I can every weekend just about

Cow Hop Ag said:

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If you are too busy to tend a pit for a day then you are too busy.
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If you always have time to tend a pit all day you are either retired or lead a damn boring life. Last weekend I spent all day Saturday at the race track practicing and still got to come home to some awesome beef ribs.

Sunday spent all day shooting and still had a nice pork butt when I got home.

I don't give a damn how good the brisket you've had that was cooked in a pellet grill was. I refuse to every smoke a brisket with compressed rabbit chow.

JSKolache said:

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Question answered - allow me to derail...

Anyone using a vertical pellet smoker?

I have a hardline gas grill installed on back porch & no desire to roll out another grill for smoking, but I see that Pit Boss has a vertical PELLET smoker, and I'm thinking I make that work in my space.

Who's tried a pellet vertical?

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If you're going to circumvent the actual process of smoking a brisket and being proud of it, HEB sells pre-smoked briskets.

cooker arrived yesterday...

assembly took an hour...

first cook this weekend...


Think I'll cook a brisket in honor of Cow Hop!

Are we still in pissing contest mode or have we gone purely to semantics? I'm a little lost on what the butt hurt is on these things. I don't own one. I'm a Primo XL Smoker myself, but what is the hangup on the wood pellet smokers?

Just depends on who you ask- but basically yes, IMHO a pissing contest.

I've owned and cooked on an offset, vertical electric, gas, charcoal and a now pellet. They each have their place, and utilization/specialty. Don't let anyone look down on your choice. I cook protein for my family and friends, and I know what we like. I currently smoke briskets (and yes, I mean smoke) on a pellet grill, and do so proudly. I get a great smoke ring, and bark just the way I personally like it, which is a touch lighter than many BBQ "experts". It doesn't change my cook times much, and isn't a microwave solution. Only thing it really cuts is time building and tending a proper fire. I really enjoy the art of getting that fire just right, and it is a learning curve all on its own. But I have also enjoyed experimenting with and mixing types of pellets to create a unique smoke- it's a different (and easier) challenge. I use a 3 layered rub, finished with a coarse layer containing some crushed coffee beans and sea salt- non-traditional, but gives me a bark and flavor I love on a pellet smoker.

I've done plenty on an offset, and an electric smoker too. There is a slim difference b/t the offset and pellet- but it isn't night & day, or good & bad in my opinion. I will say it took me longer to get the pellet brisket technique dialed in (though everything else I cook is easier). Electric is my least favorite, as it is much harder for me personally to get a good crust- but it can be done I believe. And I wouldn't turn my nose up at a slab of protein off of one either- I would gobble that sucker down if it tasted good.

Only thing I haven't tried are the ceramic cookers. Don't know anything about those.

If you are in completion, that's a different thing, and you better know what they expect. But that doesn't make their opionions right or best for the backyard smoker.

All that to say- grab your favorite smoke-maker and produce protein that you enjoy! Expiriment and try different techniques and smokers if you have a chance. There is a lot to learn in this art. And it is one tasty lesson after another!!!