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Old 04-04-2018, 06:25 PM
Dubious Dubious is offline
 
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Default pellet grills what are all you guys using

My trusty old propane grill has sizzled its last Sasuage and burnt its last Burger. the wheels have fallen off and the red clay brick replacement wheels are looking tired the stainless is now a tarnished steel from a few to many grease fires. Alas the propane tank has been left on for the last time and now I'm dreaming of new high smoke low burnt meaty dinners with less trips to the Costco man for gas. So what are you guys using whats a good buy and what's a grill gimmick.

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Old 04-04-2018, 08:14 PM
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Very happy with my GMG Jim Bowie..

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Old 04-05-2018, 07:20 AM
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Had my traeger for 7 years. Love it!!
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Old 04-05-2018, 07:35 AM
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I bought my Green mountain grill last week.
I picked the Daniel Boone and got the blanket, cover, front rack etc.
I am super impressed so far.
Doing another prime rib tonight.
Easy to use, wifi feature works great.
Absolutely no complaints here
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Old 04-05-2018, 07:43 AM
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I've been using a GMG Davy Crockett for 2 years and love it!
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Old 04-05-2018, 08:20 AM
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I've had a GMG Daniel Boone for 3 years and love it. Really consistent temperature with it and I typically run an amaze-n tube smoker inside to get more smoke. 1 pound of pellets in the tube smoker lasts around 5 hours which is great.
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Old 04-05-2018, 09:08 AM
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Is there an Alberta dealer or are you ordering them over the border? I do like the wifi option the traeger has it but only on the 2500$ model
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Old 06-18-2018, 06:30 AM
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Just picked up my second Traeger grill. They are great. Had the first one for 7 years and it work flawlessly. Sold it and upgraded to the new Timberline 850 model.
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Old 06-18-2018, 07:16 AM
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Do the GMG get hot enough to sear a steak?
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Old 06-18-2018, 09:16 AM
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I've had a Traeger for 8 years and it has been pretty good. A couple repairs along the way, but I think that is to be expected. Since I bought mine the company ownership changed and manufacturing was sent overseas. I have helped family set up a number of the new ones and I feel like the quality has diminished. The metal is thinner and overall it seems less solid.

My wife and I have decided that if this Traeger ever gives up the ghost it will be replaced with either a GMG or Louisiana Grill. Both seem like more solid products than the new Traegers.

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Old 06-18-2018, 09:42 AM
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Do the GMG get hot enough to sear a steak?
Yes.

My cousin has a Davy Crockett and i had it up to 550 the other day to burn out all the grease and crap inside it.
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Old 06-18-2018, 09:49 AM
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I have a Pit Boss.
Made local and works great!
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Old 06-18-2018, 12:29 PM
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I've had a GMG for a couple years now and liked it 90 percent of the time. Trouble was in winter on cold days it struggled to keep up. I know there's a blanket available and probably would've bought it but then i found a manufacturer in the US called Grilla Grills. They have two layers of steel in the belly of the bbq which is supposed to act like an insulator to keep some heat in when it's cold out. I picked it up a week ago and can say that it's built substantially heavier than the GMG. I think it cost $100 more than my gmg but from what i can see it's quite an upgrade. I haven't cooked on it yet so hopefully i am as equally impressed.

The only Canadian dealer is in Airdrie.
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Old 06-18-2018, 01:37 PM
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I have a Pit Boss.
Made local and works great!

pitt boss is louisianas lower end brand. They arent made local. Id be surprised if the pitt bosses were even made in canada.
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