Some may be what are commonly referred to as ‘Traeger clones’, but many others are offering CGWM-081 Clermont Pellet Grill & Smoker Cover their own unique designs and features. Well, cuisinart clermont pellet grill & smoker cover Cuisinart state that a cooking area of 1,400 square inches is provided. However, with cooking areas on pellet grills/smokers, you always have to take the figures in context.
Memphis Grills’s Elite model is the Rolls Royce of pellet smokers. The grill packs some impressive features and spec, but what really makes it the best pellet grill is build quality. The Elite is made of 100% dual-walled, sealed stainless steel. This premium construction means it can sit your backyard for years without rusting, but it also cultivates the tastiest meals possible. For starters, we must comment that this grill didn’t have any of the bells and whistles we found on most of the other pellet grills we tested. Instead of a digital control panel, it had a turn dial that allowed us to set the temperature in 25-degree increments.
So in general, most pellet cookers will use between 1-2 lbs per hour when smoking. With insulated pellet cookers such as the Kamado Joe Pellet Joe, pellet consumption while smoking could actually be under 1lb per hour. Back in 2007 when I first become aware of pellet grills and smokers the only brand I was really aware of was Traeger. Traeger is really where this whole concept of cooking with pellets started in the 1980s. It was a ‘slow burner’ but since the 2010s is really when pellet grills and smokers started to get mainstream awareness, discussed alongside gas and charcoal grills.
These apps also allow you to change the grill’s temperature, activate any smoke boost functions, set a timer, monitor the pellet level in the hopper, and turn the grill off. We wanted to see how each pellet grill could handle low smoking temperatures cuisinart clermont pellet grill & smoker cover and tough cuts of meat with a lot of intramuscular fat and connective tissue. After setting the temperature to 250°F, we added a whole packer brisket, trimmed to have a 1/4-inch fat cap. We returned the brisket to the grill until it reached 202°F.
When set to 450°F, the right side of the grill was significantly hotter than the left side, burning the wings on part of the grill before the other side cooked. This pellet grill did a fantastic job of holding temperatures at higher temps. Our chicken wings cooked evenly throughout the grill and resulted in a perfectly crispy exterior when set to 500°F. Unfortunately, the Cuisinart struggled a little with holding low temperatures, and we had to set the grill to 210°F to maintain an even 225°F for the brisket. It didn’t produce as much smoke as some of the other grills, either, but it did result in a juicy and flavorful brisket.