50 plus brands of quality pellet grills Stoney.
And probably 100 gourmet pellet brands.
I like the mesquite-apple myself. 1/2 the price of of Traeger's, and less "lumber by-products".
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ASMOKE
The ASMOKE pellet grill/smoker brand first appeared in 2020. The background of the brand is a Chinese manufacturer who previously produced products for Danson LLC who owns the Country Smoker’s, Louisiana Grills and Pit Boss brands below. Hence, you will notice similarities between several of the designs of the components across the products offered by these brands. While ASMOKE is offering full-sized pellet grills/smokers it is their AS300 portable tabletop pellet grill/smoker which has been getting most of the attention.
While the current main focus of ASMOKE is on their portable tabletop pellet grills they are also starting to offer full-sized units: Images – Homedepot.com
A small US-based pellet grill/smoker manufacturer based in South Nebraska. Blaz’n Grill products are made in the US from American steel, using 12 gauge steel for their lids and 16 gauge steel for the cooking chamber. They currently produce two pellet grills, the smaller Grand Slam and the larger Grid Iron. The latest models are available with PID and WiFi technology as well other desirable features such as direct-flame access and stainless steel cooking grates.
Currently, Blaz’n Grill Works produce just two full-sized pellet grills the smaller Grand Slam (left) and the larger Grid Iron (right): Images – Blazngrillworks.com
A very established player in the world of gas and charcoal grills, Broil King now has their own line of pellet grills/smokers. In my article on the Broil King pellet grill range, I discuss how their 16 and 14 gauge pellet grills are made from pretty heavy-duty steel for their price point. Their ash management system is also quite unique and they are one of only a few rotisserie pellet grills you can currently get.
On the left are the cheaper Crown 400 & 500 and on the right the more premium Regal 400 & 500 models: Images – BBQGuys.com
One of the current market leaders alongside Traeger and Pit Boss. Camp Chef has an extensive range of domestic pellet grills/smokers under their SmokePro and Woodwind models. The Camp Chef range also includes portable pellet grills as well as vertical pellet smokers. They also provide market-leading propane attachments in the form of their Sear Box and SideKick. All Camp Chef models now feature PID temperature controllers and many units feature WiFi integration via the Camp Chef Connect App.
Camp Chef currently offers one of the most extensive ranges of domestic pellet grills/smokers: Image – CampChef.com
A pretty well-known budget/value brand when it comes to charcoal, kamado and gas grills but not a significant player in the pellet grill market as yet. In fact, on their own website, there is no reference to pellet grills/smokers at all. So why are Char-Griller on this list!? Well, Home Depot is selling a Char-Griller branded pellet grill, though its currently not available at any other big box store. It doesn’t have any notable features, with the appearance of a previous generation Pit Boss and a first-generation basic time-based temperature controller.
The Wood Fire Pro is the only Char-Griller pellet grill I’m currently aware of: Image – Homedepot.com
With a background in electric smokers that goes back to the 1960’s, the Cookshack brand is well established in the BBQ world. In the mid-1990s with the help of multiple BBQ competition winner ‘Fast Eddy’ Cookshack started to develop a couple of high-end premium stainless steel pellet grills to be manufactured in the US. Cookshack produce both horizontal pellet grills, a vertical pellet smoker and even a commercial pellet pizza oven.
The Cookshack domestic range includes two horizontal pellet grill/smokers as well as a vertical pellet smoker: Images – BBQGuys.com
The Country Smoker’s brand is part of the Danson LLC group who also own the Pit Boss and Louisiana Grills brands. While the Country Smoker’s brand has offered full-sized domestic pellet grills their main claim to fame is their ultra-compact tabletop pellet grill.
While you may come across a full-size Country Smoker’s pellet grill, its their tabletop model which the brand is best known for: Image – BBQGuys.com
Offering high-end outdoor kitchen gas grills since 2011, in 2020 Coyote Outdoor Living introduced their first pellet grill models. Made from 304 stainless steel which is the best quality stainless steel currently used on domestic grills Coyote is trying to offer premium products at a reduced price to their direct competition from Memphis Grills and Twin Eagles. Making them one of the cheapest full stainless steel pellet grills for an outdoor kitchen.
All Coyote pellet grills are made from 304 stainless steel and are available as either freestanding or built-in units: Images – BBQGuys.com
A well-known value-focused brand for a wide range of kitchen accessories/appliances Cuisinart also offers its own range of pellet grills/smokers. The first Cuisinart pellet grills were identical to models sold under the Z Grills brand. However, later models such as the Woodcreek/Twin Oak and the later Clermont were unique to the Cuisinart brand. The Twin Oak is a gas/pellet combo grill which is growing in popularity.
The current two most popular Cuisinart pellet grills are the Woodcreek (left) and Twin Oaks (right): Image – Walmart.com
I only recently became aware of this brand while browsing the Home Depot website. Direct Wicker (a really odd brand name if you ask me) appears to be just a rebranding of existing Z Grill pellet grills/smokers. Its a brand that only appears at Home Depot that also sell Z Grills products, so I must admit I’m not sure of the purpose of this rebranding. From a consumers point of view, Direct Wicker pellet grills are simply more expensive Z Grills models.
The images for Direct Wicker products even still have the Z Grill branding on them: Images – HomeDepot.com
A value/budget-focused brand with a background in gas grills and a recent entrant into the world of pellet grills/smokers. Their first product was a pretty standard replication of a first-generation Pit Boss product with a round cooking barrel and large steel wheels. However, their second model is much more interesting, a ceramic egg pellet grill/smoker, with a ceramic body providing benefits to cooking performance and reduced pellet consumption.
The Even Embers barrel pellet cooker (left) doesn’t really interest me, but I’ll likely be writing an article on their ceramic egg pellet cooker (right): Images – HomeDepot.com
Expert Grill is another value/budget brand that appears to be exclusive to Walmart. In my article on Expert Grill while I state the branding of ‘Expert’ is quite ironic for the very low price point they do have a notable feature, PID temperature control. However, you wouldn’t know it by the Walmart sales page, I only found that out while reading the manual. Put simply then, at the cheapest end of the market, the Expert Grill models are worth looking into.
The Expert Grill products are currently some of the cheapest/most affordable pellet grills/smokers on the market: Images – Walmart.com
This brand has been selling pellet grills since 2014 and their portable pellet grill the Davy Crockett has for many years been the market leader with PID & WiFi integration. However, as I discuss in my article on the Best GMG reviews, they have now carried out a complete product rebranding, and the Davy Crockett is now called ‘The Trek’. GMG also sell two full-sized pellet grills featuring PID/WiFi functionality within the mid-range price bracket.
The current GMG range consists of the Trek (right), Ledge (centre) and Peak (right): Images – Greenmountaingrills.com
And probably 100 gourmet pellet brands.
I like the mesquite-apple myself. 1/2 the price of of Traeger's, and less "lumber by-products".
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ASMOKE
The ASMOKE pellet grill/smoker brand first appeared in 2020. The background of the brand is a Chinese manufacturer who previously produced products for Danson LLC who owns the Country Smoker’s, Louisiana Grills and Pit Boss brands below. Hence, you will notice similarities between several of the designs of the components across the products offered by these brands. While ASMOKE is offering full-sized pellet grills/smokers it is their AS300 portable tabletop pellet grill/smoker which has been getting most of the attention.
While the current main focus of ASMOKE is on their portable tabletop pellet grills they are also starting to offer full-sized units: Images – Homedepot.com
- Product Range: Portable/tabletop and full-sized domestic pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $225 to $500
- Availablity: Amazon.com, Walmart.com, Homedepot.com & Lowes.com
A small US-based pellet grill/smoker manufacturer based in South Nebraska. Blaz’n Grill products are made in the US from American steel, using 12 gauge steel for their lids and 16 gauge steel for the cooking chamber. They currently produce two pellet grills, the smaller Grand Slam and the larger Grid Iron. The latest models are available with PID and WiFi technology as well other desirable features such as direct-flame access and stainless steel cooking grates.
Currently, Blaz’n Grill Works produce just two full-sized pellet grills the smaller Grand Slam (left) and the larger Grid Iron (right): Images – Blazngrillworks.com
- Product Range: Two full-sized domestic pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: Yes
- Price Range: $1,400 to $1,750
- Availablity: Blazngrillworks.com
A very established player in the world of gas and charcoal grills, Broil King now has their own line of pellet grills/smokers. In my article on the Broil King pellet grill range, I discuss how their 16 and 14 gauge pellet grills are made from pretty heavy-duty steel for their price point. Their ash management system is also quite unique and they are one of only a few rotisserie pellet grills you can currently get.
On the left are the cheaper Crown 400 & 500 and on the right the more premium Regal 400 & 500 models: Images – BBQGuys.com
- Product Range: Two full-sized models availale with and without a rotisserie
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $999 to $1,600
- Availablity: BBQGuys.com
One of the current market leaders alongside Traeger and Pit Boss. Camp Chef has an extensive range of domestic pellet grills/smokers under their SmokePro and Woodwind models. The Camp Chef range also includes portable pellet grills as well as vertical pellet smokers. They also provide market-leading propane attachments in the form of their Sear Box and SideKick. All Camp Chef models now feature PID temperature controllers and many units feature WiFi integration via the Camp Chef Connect App.
Camp Chef currently offers one of the most extensive ranges of domestic pellet grills/smokers: Image – CampChef.com
- Product Range: Portable, vertical and horizontal domestic pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $550 to $1,600
- Availablity: CampChef.com & BBQGuys.com
A pretty well-known budget/value brand when it comes to charcoal, kamado and gas grills but not a significant player in the pellet grill market as yet. In fact, on their own website, there is no reference to pellet grills/smokers at all. So why are Char-Griller on this list!? Well, Home Depot is selling a Char-Griller branded pellet grill, though its currently not available at any other big box store. It doesn’t have any notable features, with the appearance of a previous generation Pit Boss and a first-generation basic time-based temperature controller.
The Wood Fire Pro is the only Char-Griller pellet grill I’m currently aware of: Image – Homedepot.com
- Product Range: Just one full-sized pellet grill/smoker
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $499
- Availablity: Homedepot.com
With a background in electric smokers that goes back to the 1960’s, the Cookshack brand is well established in the BBQ world. In the mid-1990s with the help of multiple BBQ competition winner ‘Fast Eddy’ Cookshack started to develop a couple of high-end premium stainless steel pellet grills to be manufactured in the US. Cookshack produce both horizontal pellet grills, a vertical pellet smoker and even a commercial pellet pizza oven.
The Cookshack domestic range includes two horizontal pellet grill/smokers as well as a vertical pellet smoker: Images – BBQGuys.com
- Product Range: Horizontal & vertical pellet smokers along with a commercial pellet pizza oven
- Made In USA: Yes
- Price Range: $2,000 to $24,000
- Availablity: BBQGuys.com
The Country Smoker’s brand is part of the Danson LLC group who also own the Pit Boss and Louisiana Grills brands. While the Country Smoker’s brand has offered full-sized domestic pellet grills their main claim to fame is their ultra-compact tabletop pellet grill.
While you may come across a full-size Country Smoker’s pellet grill, its their tabletop model which the brand is best known for: Image – BBQGuys.com
- Product Range: Portable/tabletop pellet grill and a few full-sized pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $225 to $500
- Availablity: BBQGuys.com, Walmart.com & Lowes.com
Offering high-end outdoor kitchen gas grills since 2011, in 2020 Coyote Outdoor Living introduced their first pellet grill models. Made from 304 stainless steel which is the best quality stainless steel currently used on domestic grills Coyote is trying to offer premium products at a reduced price to their direct competition from Memphis Grills and Twin Eagles. Making them one of the cheapest full stainless steel pellet grills for an outdoor kitchen.
All Coyote pellet grills are made from 304 stainless steel and are available as either freestanding or built-in units: Images – BBQGuys.com
- Product Range: Full stainless steel freestanding and built-in pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $2,500 to $3,800
- Availablity: BBQGuys.com
A well-known value-focused brand for a wide range of kitchen accessories/appliances Cuisinart also offers its own range of pellet grills/smokers. The first Cuisinart pellet grills were identical to models sold under the Z Grills brand. However, later models such as the Woodcreek/Twin Oak and the later Clermont were unique to the Cuisinart brand. The Twin Oak is a gas/pellet combo grill which is growing in popularity.
The current two most popular Cuisinart pellet grills are the Woodcreek (left) and Twin Oaks (right): Image – Walmart.com
- Product Range: Full-sized horizontal pellet grills/smokers and a combo gas/pellet grill
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $320 to $600
- Availablity: Walmart.com
I only recently became aware of this brand while browsing the Home Depot website. Direct Wicker (a really odd brand name if you ask me) appears to be just a rebranding of existing Z Grill pellet grills/smokers. Its a brand that only appears at Home Depot that also sell Z Grills products, so I must admit I’m not sure of the purpose of this rebranding. From a consumers point of view, Direct Wicker pellet grills are simply more expensive Z Grills models.
The images for Direct Wicker products even still have the Z Grill branding on them: Images – HomeDepot.com
- Product Range: Full-sized horizontal pellet grills
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $580 to $800
- Availablity: HomeDepot.com
A value/budget-focused brand with a background in gas grills and a recent entrant into the world of pellet grills/smokers. Their first product was a pretty standard replication of a first-generation Pit Boss product with a round cooking barrel and large steel wheels. However, their second model is much more interesting, a ceramic egg pellet grill/smoker, with a ceramic body providing benefits to cooking performance and reduced pellet consumption.
The Even Embers barrel pellet cooker (left) doesn’t really interest me, but I’ll likely be writing an article on their ceramic egg pellet cooker (right): Images – HomeDepot.com
- Product Range: Full-sized pellet grills including a ceramic egg pellet cooker
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $400 to $900
- Availablity: HomeDepot.com
Expert Grill is another value/budget brand that appears to be exclusive to Walmart. In my article on Expert Grill while I state the branding of ‘Expert’ is quite ironic for the very low price point they do have a notable feature, PID temperature control. However, you wouldn’t know it by the Walmart sales page, I only found that out while reading the manual. Put simply then, at the cheapest end of the market, the Expert Grill models are worth looking into.
The Expert Grill products are currently some of the cheapest/most affordable pellet grills/smokers on the market: Images – Walmart.com
- Product Range: Full-sized pellet grills including a gas/pellet combo grill
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $400 to $900
- Availablity: Walmart.com
This brand has been selling pellet grills since 2014 and their portable pellet grill the Davy Crockett has for many years been the market leader with PID & WiFi integration. However, as I discuss in my article on the Best GMG reviews, they have now carried out a complete product rebranding, and the Davy Crockett is now called ‘The Trek’. GMG also sell two full-sized pellet grills featuring PID/WiFi functionality within the mid-range price bracket.
The current GMG range consists of the Trek (right), Ledge (centre) and Peak (right): Images – Greenmountaingrills.com
- Product Range: Portable and full-sized domestic pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $370 to $929
- Availablity: Amazon.com & Greenmountaingrills.com
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