Category: Smokers

Lousiana Grills promises a radical overhaul of their original line with premium cooking and technological enhancements with the Black Label series. Over the past two months, I’ve been putting the LG 1000 Black Label with WiFi through its paces, seeing how well it works as a grill and smoker....

We love Camp Chef pellet grills (our top selection for best pellet grill is the Woodwind), so when we got our hands on their portable pellet grill, the Camp Chef Pursuit 20, we were eager to see how it performed. The Pursuit 20 is not only the only Camp...

Two fundamental qualities are shared by all pellet grills on the market. Versatility and ease of use. That makes them excellent all-around barbecues, although they are not at all portable. You’ll need an electrical outlet to connect the grill into. The pellet hopper also contributes to the hefty design....

Z Grills has been shaking up the pellet grill business since 2016, when they stopped producing grills for Traeger and began selling straight to the public. The 700E is their best-selling grill, so I was eager to get my hands on one and test it out. In this review,...

The Masterbuilt Gravity Series 560 is the first hopper-fed charcoal barbecue with digital control. I test a lot of grills, so seeing a manufacturer attempt something new is always exciting. To be honest, I dislike charcoal cooking owing to the inconveniences it entails, so I was eager to see...

Pit Boss has added a new pellet grill to its inventory with the Sportsman series. In the increasingly congested mid-range pellet grill market, the Sportsman 820 strives to strike a balance of pricing and performance. In this review, we put the Pit Boss Sportsman 820 wood pellet grill through...

Backwoods Smoker has a long history of manufacturing bigger smokers for restaurants and barbecue contests. The Backwoods Chubby 3400 vertical charcoal smoker claims to provide that level of excellence to backyard pitmasters. After having this smoker for a few years, I wrote this review to explain you through the...

The Lockhart drew our notice with its distinct design. Pit Boss has effectively placed a double door smoker cabinet on top of an upgraded pellet grill. With a total cooking surface of 2,136 square inches, the Lockhart is the biggest pellet grill we’ve examined. In this hands-on review, we’ll...

Memphis Grills is well-known for producing high-quality wood pellet grills that are designed, engineered, and tested in the United States. The Beale Street is their entry-level grill, meant to compete with luxury brands such as Yoder. After spending the previous several months cooking on Beale Street, I can definitely...

The Traveler, as the name suggests, is a portable wood pellet barbecue by Country Smokers. Until recently, if you wanted to take a pellet smoker camping or tailgating, you didn’t have many options. We put The Traveler to the test for this review to see how well it worked...