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Was a pellet snob for 5 years, then tried a stick burner in Tulsa
I always thought offset smokers were just for guys who like babysitting fires and bragging. Pellet grills gave me the same bark and juiciness, or so I claimed. My buddy in Tulsa let me run his Old Country Pecos last weekend for a brisket. First thing that hit me was the smell, real wood smoke, not that clean pellet exhaust. The temp swung 40 degrees and I panicked, but that brisket had a deeper red ring and the fat rendered like butter. It took 11 hours of feeding splits every 45 minutes. He just laughed and said, 'Now you know why I nap in the lawn chair.' I'm not selling my Traeger yet, but I get the hype now. Has anyone else switched back after getting lazy with pellets?
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abby_black28d ago
My uncle in Wichita has run the same Brinkmann since 2009 and swears the temp swings are what give his pork butt that candy bark. Dude still uses a charcoal chimney and a folding chair with a broken arm rest, no gadgets at all.
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