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Originally Posted by soonerforever
What pellet smoker do you use? I had to sell mine prior to moving here...btw---after you go to Lockhart --try Stiles Switch in Austin.
Their beef ribs can't be beat.
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I bought a Zgrill on Amazon. 7002b. I've not had a lick of trouble with it. My understanding is that the company that built the Traeger smokers branched out on their own when the patents expired. I'm not sure if that's a legend or the truth, but they look very similar for way less money and they seem to have everything worked out.
I would really like to get a Yoder or similar better quality smoker because it gives you a bit better temperature control. That said, I've put my temp probe right next to the zgrill's probe and it holds temp within a degree or two. One morning a month ago it was 38 degrees and it did just fine holding temp.
The hopper can hold a 20lb bag of pellets, and I've never used a whole bag for one cook, even on a 14 hour cold overnight brisket cook.
One of my goals when we finally come down for good is to do a long road trip and we'll get through central Texas and I'll get my wife hooked on the best BBQ. Right now she likes it, but it's not like she's begging me to smoke something every week. I do anyway though
