Originally Posted By chesseroo
...How hot can the pellets go?
Can the modern ones do direct searing without IR?

That's the one downside. Mine goes up to 550 and that's not really hot enough to sear. for steaks I'll still keep my little cheepy kettle.

Otherwise I think its every bit as good as a traditional smoker. Pellet grills have been doing award winning smokes at competitions.

Fred

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