Does anybody like their pellet smoker/grill?

[Agaffer]

I had a Stumps smoker for 15 years and loved it. Sold it to get a ceramic cooker because I didn't need such a large capacity anymore plus, I wanted to also grill. Didn't like the ceramic grill as much as the Stump because it took more work to control the temperature and used a lot more charcoal but, was satisfied.
Moved from the mountains to the coast and sold the ceramic cooker before moving along with a lot of things to minimize truck space.
Once settled into my new house, and now on a retirement income, I really wanted another Stump but couldn't afford it.
Since the house came with a very good built in gas grill I didn't need the smoker/grill combo of a Big Green Egg so, I bought a pellet grill. They are reasonable in price and of course come with a reputation of easy to use.
It holds temp. perfectly, and a lot of smoke comes out of it. But, flavor wise it barely tastes any different than meat cooked in a kitchen oven. Just wondering if others have found the same thing.

[MountainMan]

Nope..........
Love my FEPG1000 it dose it all.

Check out different brands of pellets (makes a BIG difference).
Some are 100% wood as advertised and others may be anything.

[missin44]

Love my MAK 1 Star.

[Bubba's BBQ Shack]

I first had an IPT pellet pooper, very little smoke flavor. I now have a Pit Boss and the smoke flavor is much better. If you like heavy smoke, stick burner is the way to go. Mild smoke, the right pellet pooper will do the trick.

[loungefly]

I've done three cooks on my Yoder Smoker 640s and I am very impressed with it.

I needed something smaller than my stickburner. I'm getting to old to constantly run in and out of the house to feed that beast. I love the auto feed and the app tells me pit and meat temp so I can keep tabs on my cook without running to the pit. I love my YS640s!
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[reymitchel]

I used to have it, but I replaced it with charcoal one

[k.c.hawg]

One of the best things you can do with a pellet cooker that isn't hitting your desired smoke flavor is add a smoke tube. I use one when making bacon in an electric cabinet smoker. I use traeger pellets and can get a 5.5 to 6 hr smoke.

You fill the tube, light the end with a small torch and let it burn for about a minute then lay it down in your cooker where the smoke will get the best draw. It is for low and slow cooking, probably 250-260 max.

https://www.amazon.com/MAZE-N-Pellet-Tube-Smoker-Design/dp/B00CS6YFIC
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[Pese]

I have a Chimp and love it, I bought it after getting a cash advance on this website
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