![]() ![]() ![]() The Oakmont produced very good ribs, even if it suffered from some of the same temperature spikes as the Oklahoma Joe’s Rider, and had no problem getting hot enough to easily grill a chicken breast, which the Z Grills 450 series struggled to do. It got the nod over our other budget contender from Z Grills thanks to its versatility. Its wheels were more like those on a really nice office chair than the ones you'd expect on a 200 pound cooking appliance-but its cooking capabilities were still quite good. The Cuisinart did present as a less expensive grill-its metal frame, for example, felt thinner. It could hold 31 pounds of pellets in its hopper, compared with a hopper capacity of around 20 pounds on smaller grills. Compare that with the only comparably priced Traeger grill, which only has 572 square inches. The Oakmont offers a massive 960 square inches of cooking space-735 on the primary cooking area and another 223 on a higher, secondary level. It also has convenient storage for the probes just underneath the control panel, which I thought was a smart touch.īest budget pellet grill: Cuisinart OakmontĬuisinart’s latest entry into the pellet grill world brings a lot of grill for a low(er) price. Like the Weber, it came with four plugs for digital probes, which means you never need to worry about cooking multiple items at the same time. The digital display was large enough that I could glance at it to keep track of the cook from across the yard, or even from the kitchen window. ![]() This pellet grill didn't have any Bluetooth or wifi connectivity, but honestly I didn’t miss it. To empty any extra pellets-something you need to do if you want to, say, switch between mesquite pellets used in one cook and applewood used in another-just pull a handle on the side of the hopper and the unspent fuel will fall right into an included storage bucket that attaches to the grill, so you always know where it is. One underrated advantage of the Oklahoma Joe’s grill is its convenient pellet release system-the best of everything I tested. The auger powerfully kept the pellets moving whenever the thermostat called for them, and I never had to worry about poking around in the hopper with a stick. The Rider also didn’t suffer stuck pellets in the way that the Smokefire sometimes did. I find most “smart appliance” apps to be buggy, unnecessary, or both, but Weber’s app stays connected to the grill with very few interruptions, and I found the ability to monitor the progress of a cook from a mile away via the built-in temperature probes quite useful. ![]() Smokefire grills are also both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi compatible-a feature I took advantage of by actually leaving my house for more than three hours during a cook-and hook up to the Weber Connect app. The Smokefire (like the Genesis gas grill) is compatible with the Weber Crafted series of accessories that includes various different cooking surfaces: a cast-iron sear grate, a griddle, a grill basket, and even a pizza stone. The control the grill offers over the low temperatures, combined with its capacity for hot, hot heat means you can cook anything on it. Weber says it has a temperature range of 200–600℉, but when I cranked it up as high as it could go and measured the internal temperature with an infrared thermometer, it was over 670℉, and it got that hot in just over 10 minutes. What makes the Weber the best pellet grill overall, though, is its incredible versatility. ![]()
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