Best pellet grills and smokers for 2020 - Buyer's guide

Pellet grills are a class of grills that use compressed real wood pellets to generate heat and smoke to what you are cooking. Pellet grills make true BBQ smoking available to most people, because in general they all have electronic starters, they have a thermostat which will keep the grill at your setting.

Best Overall Pellet Grill

This pellet grill doesn't come cheap, however it provides enough space to be able to cook/grill/smoke a family meal. Additionally it has the update controller, more convection downdraft exhaust, and can reach higher temperatures (500°) enough to sear a good steak. This is our choice for best overall pellet grill.

Traeger Ironwood Series 885 Pellet Grill

Minimum Temperature 165° Maximum Temperature 500° Hopper Pellet Sensor Yes Total Cooking Space 885 sq. in. Hopper Capacity 20 lbs.

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• D2 Controller
• Market Leader
• Price
• Great product

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  $1499.00
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Best Overall Pellet Grill Runner up

It has to be this one. This is a very good if you don't want to shell out the cash for the Ironwood, it is roughly the same size, it doesn't have the downdraft convection, and instead has a chimney exhaust. It's max temp is 450°, and it has been updated with the Pro D2 Controller, which does include Wifire, and Traeger App Support. All in all a really great grill.

Traeger Pro Series 780 Pellet Grill - Black

Total Cooking Space 780 sq. in. Hopper Capacity 18 lbs. Bottom Grate 570 sq. in. Top Grate 210 sq. in. Maximum Temperature 450°

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• Market Leading Brand
• Strong Application support

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  $999.99 $999.99
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Product Comparison By Specifications

Product
Title	Traeger Ironwood Series 885	Traeger Pro 780	Traeger Timberline 850	Lousiana Grills LG700	Louisiana Grills LG900	Pit Boss 700FB	Pit Boss 1000 Traditions	Weber SmokeFire EX6	Weber SmokeFire EX4
Featured Retailer	$1499.00 Ace Hardware +3.10% Cash back	$999.99 Ace Hardware +3.10% Cash back	$1799.99 BBQGuys +3.10% Cash back	$699.00 Louisiana Grills +Up To 3.60% Cash back	$799.00 Louisiana Grills +Up To 3.60% Cash back	$449.00 Pit Boss Grills +1.80% Cash back	$599.00 Pit Boss Grills +1.80% Cash back	$1199.00 Ace Hardware +3.10% Cash back	$1149.00 Ace Hardware +3.10% Cash back
Details	Traeger Grills/Ironwood	Traeger Grills/Traeger Pro Series	Traeger Grills/Traeger Timberline Grills	Louisiana Grills/Louisiana Grills	Louisiana Grills/Louisiana Grills	Pitboss Grills/Pit Boss Grills	Pitboss Grills/Pit Boss Grills	Weber/SmokeFire	Weber/SmokeFire
Model	TFB89BLF	TFB78GLE	TFB85WLE	60700	60900	PB700FB	PB1000T1	23510001	22510001
Features
Total Hooks	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	2	2
Hopper Pellet Sensor	Yes	--	Yes	No	No	No	--	Yes	Yes
Mobile Application	Traeger Application	Traeger Application	Traeger App	--	--	--	--	Weber Connect Application	Weber Connect Application
Specifications
Bottom Grate	570 sq. in.	570 sq. in.	352 sq. in.	497 sq. in.	634 sq. in.	507 sq. in.	695 sq. in.	648 sq. in.	432 sq. in.
Middle Grate	--	--	308 sq. in.	--	--	--	--	--	--
Top Grate	315 sq. in.	210 sq. in.	198 sq. in.	210 sq. in.	280 sq. in.	194 sq. in.	309 sq. in.	360 sq. in.	240 sq. in.
Hopper Capacity	20 lbs.	18 lbs.	24 lbs.	14 lbs.	14 lbs.	21 lbs.	31 lbs.	22 lbs.	22 lbs.
Minimum Temperature	165°	165°	200°	179°	179°	180°	180°	200°	200°
Maximum Temperature	500°	450°	500°	600°	600°	500°	500°	600°	600°
Total Cooking Space	885 sq. in.	780 sq. in.	850 sq. in.	753 sq. in.	958 sq. in.	700 sq. in.	1004 sq. in.	1008 sq. in.	672 sq. in.
Weight (Pounds)	--	--	--	141 lbs.	160 lbs.	118 lbs.	183 lbs.	--	--

Article Originally published on 2022-01-17 00:49:53 UTC