rwalters
Quintessential Chatty Farker
...of all them moving parts that may break.
I was thinking about this the other day. Here's my rambling 2 cents on the topic.
I absolutely hear what others are saying about the mechanics of pellet grills vs charcoal/stick cookers. What you are saying is absolutely true and something to consider. That said, if I look over the past 6 years... I have done way more fussing with charcoal and/or sticks (lighting, maintaining and managing the fire, adjusting temps, cleaning up after the fire, replenishing charcoal/sticks during a long cook, stoking a stubborn fire, etc.) than I ever have w/ my pellet munchers. I guess I look at it this way. If my pellet cooker works without issue 99% of the time... and the other 1% I am down hard til a replacement part arrives 2-3 days later... I guess I just don’t see the reason for concern. Kind of like a bike vs car... even if the car breaks down on occasion over a 6 year span, I am still light years ahead with the car from an “ease and convienance” standpoint. Please don’t misunderstand me... I LOVE charcoal and sticks, and I can’t imagine ever being without some form of charcoal grill again... but the concern with moving parts on a pellet grill is pretty much a non-issue in my opinion. Worse case we are having an unexpected pizza dinner once every few years... [emoji2371]
Thoughts?
I was thinking about this the other day. Here's my rambling 2 cents on the topic.
I absolutely hear what others are saying about the mechanics of pellet grills vs charcoal/stick cookers. What you are saying is absolutely true and something to consider. That said, if I look over the past 6 years... I have done way more fussing with charcoal and/or sticks (lighting, maintaining and managing the fire, adjusting temps, cleaning up after the fire, replenishing charcoal/sticks during a long cook, stoking a stubborn fire, etc.) than I ever have w/ my pellet munchers. I guess I look at it this way. If my pellet cooker works without issue 99% of the time... and the other 1% I am down hard til a replacement part arrives 2-3 days later... I guess I just don’t see the reason for concern. Kind of like a bike vs car... even if the car breaks down on occasion over a 6 year span, I am still light years ahead with the car from an “ease and convienance” standpoint. Please don’t misunderstand me... I LOVE charcoal and sticks, and I can’t imagine ever being without some form of charcoal grill again... but the concern with moving parts on a pellet grill is pretty much a non-issue in my opinion. Worse case we are having an unexpected pizza dinner once every few years... [emoji2371]
Thoughts?