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Well, I have—and, use—both very frequently. My “take” is that there‘s no way to objectively compare the two if you cook on them like I do. Gas is my hot-and-fast option while the pellet grill/smoker is for low-and-slow.Seems like I have read a few times people saying there's little or no difference in taste using smoker vs gas .
I have read many times pellet smokers do not come close to old fashioned wood smokers
What's y'all take ??
This is me^^^Probably, but not so much that I want to fuss with all that, especially in my old age. Convenience has become more important perhaps than it should, but that's life.
What he said! I’ve been through them all over the years, and “in my old age” I still love to grill and smoke, but not tend the fires.I'm not a competition quality smoker or griller, and I'm not sure I would appreciate the difference between a Recteq pellet smoker and an offset charcoal and wood chunk smoked set of ribs. Side by side, sure, I probably could tell the difference but at my level this pellet grill works just fine. Same with my gas grill. Would lump charcoal and higher heat produce a better finished product? Probably, but not so much that I want to fuss with all that, especially in my old age. Convenience has become more important perhaps than it should, but that's life.
My take is 80% of the results with 20% of the effort!What he said! I’ve been through them all over the years, and “in my old age” I still love to grill and smoke, but not tend the fires.
A pellet grill lets me do it my way and still enjoy the finished product. YMMV
@Greg Jones and I are on the same page here. I like the way he thinks.My take is 80% of the results with 20% of the effort!
Agree, although I haven’t owned a gas grill in forever. When it comes to steaks, there is a huge +difference in a flavor of a steak cooked over charcoal (PK grill here) and a steak cooked on a pellet grill. When it comes to smoking, things even out and I’ll take the convenience of a pellet grill.I have a few different grills, each does something best. There is in fact a huge difference between steak on gas vs charcoal vs recteq. Love 'em all, just depends on mood and availability of time.
Yeah, @Greg Jones, but charcoal is such a PITA to deal with. And, just to throw a curve ball in here, many of the top steak houses in the world cook on—wait for it—gas-fired infrared grills that hit 1800F, just like the Napoleon Prestige 500 some of us have. Oops, did I Say that?Agree, although I haven’t owned a gas grill in forever. When it comes to steaks, there is a huge +difference in a flavor of a steak cooked over charcoal (PK grill here) and a steak cooked on a pellet grill. When it comes to smoking, things even out and I’ll take the convenience of a pellet grill.
What type grill does Texas Roadhouse use?Yeah, @Greg Jones, but charcoal is such a PITA to deal with. And, just to throw a curve ball in here, many of the top steak houses in the world cook on—wait for it—gas-fired infrared grills that hit 1800F, just like the Napoleon Prestige 500 some of us have. Oops, did I Say that?
I have both. My smoker I use a few times a year. My gas grill I use a few times a week.
I read it on the internet so it must be trueSeems like I have read a few times people saying there's little or no difference in taste using smoker vs gas.
Many times, the old fashion smokers produce an extremely smoky tasting meat since the operator doesn't know what they're doing therefore there's a ton of dirty smoke, which to me, tastes nasty, like a house fire. Sure a properly burning stick smoker will produce a more smokey flavored meat than a pellet, but at the expense of having to baby sit it instead of set and forget.I have read many times pellet smokers do not come close to old fashioned wood smokers
I use my RT-590 as a smoker and seldom go above 350F. Pellet vs stick burner? As a kid and young adult I remember going to my grandad's Masonic 4th of July BBQ. Someone had to sit by the pit to tend the fire all night and into the morning. If one drove down a country road on the evening of July 3rd there would be fires in many yards with someone w/ a cup of coffee tending the fire. With my 590 I set the temp go to bed and check the cook in the morning. Call me lazy but I much prefer this method.Agree, although I haven’t owned a gas grill in forever. When it comes to steaks, there is a huge +difference in a flavor of a steak cooked over charcoal (PK grill here) and a steak cooked on a pellet grill. When it comes to smoking, things even out and I’ll take the convenience of a pellet grill.
I use my RT-590 as a smoker and seldom go above 350F. Pellet vs stick burner? As a kid and young adult I remember going to my grandad's Masonic 4th of July BBQ. Someone had to sit by the pit to tend the fire all night and into the morning. If one drove down a country road on the evening of July 3rd there would be fires in many yards with someone w/ a cup of coffee tending the fire. With my 590 I set the temp go to bed and check the cook in the morning. Call me lazy but I much prefer this method.