Best Pellet Grills of 2022
Could one of these multitasking newcomers be the only grill youāll ever need?
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Pellet grills promise to blend the flexibility of a charcoal grill and smoker with the convenience of a gas grill. Long employed by barbecue enthusiasts, pellet grills have now gone mainstream. Suffice to say, theyāve definitely become the cool kids at home centers and hardware stores.
These grills have a large metal bin, or āhopper,ā to which you add pellets made from compressed sawdust of flavorful woods, like oak, hickory, and mesquite. An electronic igniter draws out these pellets and ignites them, creating heat and smoke, which imparts a distinct flavor to your food. An especially convenient feature: A thermostat allows you to adjust the heat to a precise temperature, something you canāt do with gas or charcoal grills.
But you pay a premium. āThe nature of pellet grills makes them more expensive than many comparably sized gas or charcoal models,ā says Mark Allwood, CRās market analyst for all grills.