Pellet Grill and Smoker with Meat Probe Precision Digital Control and Dual Rack 510 sq. in. Cooking Surface in Black

5 Star Value - IF YOU GET IT AT LEAST 40% OFF ON SALE note that is value, not quality. If I paid full price for this grill it would have gone back already. Here's what I can tell you: It is a copy (Chinese rip off) of a RecTec Stampede grill minus the stainless and? If you call the company (LifeSmart who makes hot tubs, massagers, ?) you will end up at a VM box that is full and will not accept messages. No one will answer, and it does not matter what extension you try. If you send them a email you will not get a reply. Good luck if you ever need parts. The grill (at least my grill) takes a VERY VERY long time to get to temperature, about 30 minutes to 250 and a hour to 400. This was with brand new very dry pellets. It would not go over 425 even when set to 500. I am a engineer, it would appear that the PID loop is set very conservatively. What that means is that once at temperature it will be very steady even when you open the lid, but it will take a long time to get there. If during cooking you leave the lid open for long, or when you add food it will also take a long time to come back up. The firebox and auger assembly seem sound and of adequate gauge material. And after all, a pellet grill is nothing more than a metal box with a pellet auger in it. Unlike a BBQ the box never sees and super high temps except on the bottom. All the metal parts on this grill (not the auger or firebox) are as thin as possible. Not sure what the Rec Tec is but this bad boy is maybe 20 ga? Not sure on that. I would not store it out in the open, if it sees rain I would think rust city. I am not sure what I will do with it, it takes way too long to heat up. I may hack that, I program PLCs for a living, or just put a bypass timer on it to dump a more pellets during heat up. If you want quality you may need to spend more than $450 for a grill this size. Also the grilling grates appear to be powder coated, not sure how I feel about that. I have never run across that, nor could I find one similar. They are all stainless, coated metal (not powder coated), cast iron porcelain. If this were a BBQ I would have already returned it. I would never scrape or wire brush powder coat like I would porcelain or stainless, this may be the show stopper. Don't like the thought of eating powder coating. Also the description says "Fasco auger for consistent pellet delivery without jamming", to the best of my knowledge Fasco mfg blowers and motors, not any augers. When I look at one of the motors it says "made it china", the other has no marks. HOME DEPOT NOTE: The description says stainless steel grates, they are not! Guess that's all I have to say about it.

We used this Lifesmart pellet grill Easter Sunday. Having had pellet grills in the past there were 4 key features that I found outstanding in comparison to the name brand pellet grill I had for years. These features are. 1) Cooking Room: I cooked 2 9 to 10 lbs hams at the same time I have attached pictures 2) The Thermostat Control: Rather than a dial that sets the temp in 25 degree increments this grill has a super accurate digital control in 5 degree increments I set the digital at 230 degrees and walked away 3 hours later perfection! 3) The Hopper: Huge Capacity so you can walk away. 4) Temperature Probe: If you grill by Pellet you NEVER want to lift the lid or you lose the convection heat. So a temperature probe is a must.

Honest Review. I took a chance ordering this Pellet Grill. I could find nothing on the web to support their claims from the Q/A the quality holds up to Rec Tec, Pit Boss and Traeger. So i gave it a chance to prove me wrong. I will mention first the Assembly was easy. Not because of the manual. All you had to do is install the legs and lower shelf. Of course the lid handle. Which by the way does not stay cool to the touch. On high heat cooking it gets so hot it will burn your hands. Not a good sign. The Quality of the cooking chamber is Medium. The Gage of steel used is too thin. For the price point. The steel used should be a thicker Gage. I chose the model with a second shelf. Good choice just in case. However, not worth the extra almost 60.00 dollars to get the 2nd shelf. It has a 30 pound Hopper, YES! Great choice. :) The PID Controller is a winner. I did multiple test at high heat and low and slow. Every time it kept the temp where i did set it at. So I am pleased with that. I would have liked to see more accessories or any accessories for this grill, there is none. The Company website is incomplete and no support for the grill is available through their website. I did email them many of times and I did not get 1 response. I would like to see a handle replacement for the lid. The manual was taking directly from Rec Tec Grills from Augusta, GA. They even used their recipes from Rec Tec's Family who own the company. Not good. the Heat Deflector and Drip Pan is too thin of metal and will warp very quickly. I give it a C or C+ only for the PID controller and holding temp.

We just used this grill for the first time and it was amazing! We made Burgers, Dogs and 2 bacon wrapped filet on the bottom rack and ribs on the top rack. Then we roasted corn on the cob in the husk. The meat probe works great. It took my son about 30 minutes to put together. Really not hard at all. The delivery from Home Depot was right on time and the driver was nice enough to put it in my garage. We look forward to lots of great grilling this summer and Cant wait to make my first Thanksgiving Turkey!

Looks a little small but does the job well, So far I have cooked/Smoked Brats, Steak, Hot dogs, Burgers, chicken cheesy Pasta, All were Good, the Past was Awesome!! will be buying a griddle to reverse sear meats

This second grill I have bought .First one was purchased 12/19. Purchased this one for larger size. Grill temp.just like first one . Constant + or - 1 degree . Found barrel is improvement and heavier than prior model. Simplicity in operation is same . Great

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This is not comparable to a 699.00 smoker grill, it is at best a 299.00 smoker grill. I bought this grill after reading the comments and thought it would be a good chance to take since i am just a backyard guy cooking burgers. construction is decent but the item is a little short, no big deal. it cooks fine but for the money is not worth it. At the time these are on sale so are all the other smokers, spend 50 extra and get a nicer quality smoker and you will have no regrets. the temp difference between the 2 probes is 20 degrees, still not sure which one is accurate, no instructions on how to calibrate them either. not a bad grill just not worth the 399.00 plus tax. I may take it back and wait for the next sales on smokers and get a more popular higher quality brand for virtually the same price. you are a fool if you pay full price for this grill.

Hopper is small and you can’t fit much meat in it