[Foxtrot]

I have a Traeger I got at Rural King for $129 two years ago. Love smoking Baby Backs and whole chickens. Love the pellets. Neighbors have never complained.

[Malsua]

Originally Posted by Whitley

How much is a decent but not crazy money smoker. I get smoked brisket and pork twice a week from a local bbq joint in Naples. I would love to be able to buy the best meat and smoke it myself.

I have been using a Zgrill for 3 years now. Quite reasonably priced, smokes just fine.

I'm smoking a chicken today for the 4th.

Here's a video I did a few years ago on smoking a brisket using extra beef tallow. It was an experiment of sorts and comes out great.

https://youtu.be/XtA1bAaR6js

[DangeloInspections]

I have a Camp Chef Woodwind I bought years ago. I upgraded the Wifi controller, etc and it is still going strong. In fact, I am currently cooking an 11 lb Boston Butt for pulled pork later today. I started it around 5pm last night and it still has a few hours to go today before it is done.

A bare bones pellet grill can start at around $400.....more features that I think are a game changer would be Wifi controller, etc. I mid level very decent pellet grill smoker would be $800 to over a thousand. You can easily go MUCH higher. There are other good brands like Yoder, Z-grills, Halo, Grilla, etc...I like Pit Boss griddles also.

I personally do not like Treager brand smokers and really urge anyone to avoid their pellets. I use lumberjack pellets, but Bear Mountain ones are good also. If I were building a outdoor kitchen today I would go with a pellet grill and a griddle over a regular gas grill. Smoke on!

[Kenswing]

I also have a Camp Chef Woodwind wifi (Thanks Frank!). I love it. It has four separate temperature probes so you can monitor several different items at the same time, or let’s say a large brisket, you can check several areas at once. I usually put one probe in the point and one in the flat.

The wifi capability is great. I don’t need to babysit the smoker all day. From my phone I can see the temperature from each probe. I can set limits for each probe. I can adjust the smoke level and temperature from wherever I’m at. I think I paid around $900 for it two years ago.

[EdFNJ]

We have a Camp Chef pellet smoker. Doesn't generate as much smoke as a stick burner but good enough but if really needed you can add a smoke tube. I like the "computer controlled" temperature feature the best. Keeps "low and slow" temps at a constant +-5 or so degrees. Also can control it remotely from one's phone. Pellets come in dozens of "flavors" (apple wood for pork, hickory wood for meet and many other varieties). It also has a separate sear grill so you can reverse sear.after smoking and add those "lines."