While the concept of a wood pellet grill/smoker may have started with Traeger in the 1980’s there is now a considerable range of other brands/manufacturers producing pellet grills/smokers. Therefore, I thought it was about time I produced a single resource where I provide a full A to Z list of all the pellet grill brands/manufacturers that I currently know of (over 40 and counting). I’ve provided a quick summary of each company, the key features of their pellet grill/smoker range and links to my articles about them and where their products are available. Enjoy! 🙂
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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, which 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.
- Product Range: Portable/tabletop and full-sized domestic pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $225 to $500
- Availability: ASMOKEGrill.com, Amazon.com, Walmart.com, HomeDepot.com
Blaz’n Grill Works
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.
- Product Range: Two full-sized domestic pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: Yes
- Price Range: $1,400 to $1,750
- Availability: BlaznGrillWorks.com
Brisk It
I came across the Brisk It Origin 580 one day while browsing social media. With talk of ‘A.I’ controlled cooking, it obviously got my interest.
While I think stating the Origin 580 is controlled by Artificial Intelligence is a bit of a stretch, it does appear to be a pretty well-made pellet grill with a nice touchscreen PID control panel.
- Product Range: Currently, just one full-sized pellet grill/smoker
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $799
- Availability: BriskItGrills.com
Broil King
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.
- Product Range: Two full-sized models available with and without a rotisserie
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $999 to $1,600
- Availability: BBQGuys.com
Buffalo Outdoor
A new brand which I recently came across while browsing the Home Depot website. The appear to currently offer just a single tabletop pellet grill/smoker.
- Product Range: Tabletop pellet grill/smoker
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $300 to $400
- Availability: HomeDepot.com
Camp Chef
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, Woodwind, Woodwind Pro and Apex 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.
- Product Range: Portable, vertical and horizontal domestic pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $550 to $1,600
- Availability: CampChef.com & BBQGuys.com
Char-Griller
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.
- Product Range: Just one full-sized pellet grill/smoker
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $499
- Availability: HomeDepot.com
Cookshack
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.
- Product Range: Horizontal & vertical pellet smokers along with a commercial pellet pizza oven
- Made In USA: Yes
- Price Range: $2,000 to $24,000
- Availability: BBQGuys.com
CECAROL
This is a new brand which appears to just offer one tabletop model that’s fitted with a control panel you would find on previous generation Pit Boss models.
- Product Range: Tabletop pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $200 to $300
- Availability: Walmart.com & Amazon.com
Costway/Autoster/Beautops
This brand has popped up recently with a couple of tabletop pellet grill models which are very similar in appearance and specification to ASMOKE products.
- Product Range: Tabletop pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $200 to $300
- Availability: Walmart.com
Country Smoker’s
The Country Smoker’s brand is part of the Danson LLC group, which also owns 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.
- Product Range: Portable/tabletop pellet grill and a few full-sized pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $225 to $500
- Availability: BBQGuys.com & Walmart.com
Coyote Outdoor Living
Offering high-end outdoor kitchen gas grills since 2011, in 2020, Coyote Outdoor Living introduced its 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.
- Product Range: Full stainless steel freestanding and built-in pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $2,500 to $3,800
- Availability: BBQGuys.com
Cuisinart
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.
- Product Range: Full-sized horizontal pellet grills/smokers and a combo gas/pellet grill
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $320 to $600
- Availability: Walmart.com
Direct Wicker
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 sells Z Grills products, so I must admit I’m not sure of the purpose of this rebranding. From a consumer’s point of view, Direct Wicker pellet grills are simply more expensive Z Grills models.
- Product Range: Full-sized horizontal pellet grills
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $580 to $800
- Availability: HomeDepot.com
Dyna-Glo
The Dyna-Glo range of pellet grills/smokers is very similar in design to several current Z Grills models, as they are very likely made in the same factory in China.
However, all of the Dyna-Glo models appear to offer direct flame access and cast-iron cooking grates, which is not the case on all Z Grills models.
Product Range: Full-sized horizontal pellet grills
Made In USA: No
Price Range: $449 to $629
Availability: HomeDepot.com
Even Embers
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.
- Product Range: Full-sized pellet grills, including a ceramic egg pellet cooker
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $400 to $900
- Availability: HomeDepot.com
Expert Grill
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.
- Product Range: Full-sized pellet grills, including a gas/pellet combo grill
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $400 to $900
- Availability: Walmart.com
Green Mountain Grills (GMG)
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.
- Product Range: Portable and full-sized domestic pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $370 to $929
- Availability: BBQGuys.com
Grilla Grills
The company behind Grilla Grills has over 40 years of background in manufacturing components for the automobile industry.
While Grilla Grills do manufacture some of its stainless steel accessories for their products in the US, they are not a full made-in-the-USA brand to keep its products in a more affordable price bracket.
What their products do have is twin-wall insulated construction, one of the best PID/WiFi control panels in their price bracket (The Alpha Connect), and they are also now offering a pretty cool stainless steel outdoor kitchen setup.
- Product Range: Portable and full-sized domestic pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: No (some components are made in the US)
- Price Range: $599 to $1099
- Availability: GrillaGrills.com
GrillFest
A budget/value brand that I’ve only come across at Walmart offering a single model, the 445. A typical example of what many people in the BBQ world refer to as a ‘Traeger clone’.
The reason being its fitted with a previous generation time-based control panel that used to be fitted to Traeger grills.
With only a 450-degree maximum temperature setting and no PID temperature control, there are better options for around $400 than the GrillFest is this price.
- Product Range: Full-sized domestic pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $400
- Availability: Walmart.com
Halo Products Group
Here we have a new brand to the world of pellet grills/smokers, and their first product is a tabletop pellet grill/smoker that can be powered by its own rechargeable battery.
There is also now an expanded range of Halo Prime Series pellet grills which feature some other notable features, such as a split hopper design with two augers, and they are designed for outdoor kitchen integration.
- Product Range: Tabletop & Full-Sized Pellet Grills
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $500 – $1,200
- Availability: BBQGuys.com
Kamado Joe
I’ve previously discussed the pros and cons of pellet vs kamado grills, and Kamado Joe is one of the leading charcoal kamado BBQ manufacturers.
However, they have now produced the Pellet Joe, which as I discuss in my linked article, I’m pretty impressed with the engineering that has gone on to produce it.
The Pellet Joe is currently the only pellet cooker from the Kamado Joe brand, and its not cheap at around $2K.
- Product Range: Ceramic pellet grill/smoker
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $2,000
- Availability: BBQGuys.com
KANDO Gear
Based in Texas, KANDO Gear, while new to the pellet grill/smoker game, have some interesting designs. The pellet burner is actually located in the lower cabinet.
Hence, the burn pot can be cleaned without removing all of the grates, grease trays etc.
- Product Range: Full-sized pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: Yes
- Price Range: $2,495 to $3,795
- Availability: KandoGear.com
KingChii
There currently appears to be only one pellet grill/smoker under the KingChii brand, and its very similar in design to the Traeger Tailgater, though about half the price.
The most interesting feature is the expanding pellet hopper which can increase its capacity as, and when needed, apparently they are claiming its a patented feature.
- Product Range: Portable pellet grill/smoker
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $235
- Availability: Walmart.com & Amazon.com
Lifesmart
Pellet grills/smokers with the Lifesmart branding first started to appear in late 2019, and many people noticed that they had a similar appearance to RECTEQ (formally REC TEC) pellet grills.
Some of the first customers of Lifesmart pellet grills even found RECTEQ product manuals. Basically, the same Chinese manufacturing company is making both brands of pellet grills.
However, as I discuss in my Lifesmart pellet grills article, RECTEQ branded products are made to a much higher standard and price point.
- Product Range: Full-sized pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $500 to $1,000
- Availability: Walmart.com, HomeDepot.com & Lowes.com
Lifetime
A brand that started out in the mid-90s making adjusting basketball hoops and then branched out to other outdoor furniture etc, has now decided to enter the BBQ market.
- Product Range: Pellet smoker/gas grill combo
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $1,299
- Availability: Amazon.com
Lone Star Grillz
The Lone Star Grillz pellet grills are made from heavy-duty steel and come with features such as a large 40lb hopper, direct-flame access and a Fireboard control panel with PID and WiFi functionality. Available in two sizes, a 20″ x 36″ grill or a 20″ x 46″ grill.
- Product Range: Full-sized pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: Yes
- Price Range: $2,395 to $2,695
- Availability: LoneStarGrillz.com
Louisiana Grills
A member of the Danson LLC group, Louisiana Grills is positioned and priced as their premium brand.
Offering a wide selection of pellet grills/smokers from small/portable models to larger full-sized models, vertical pellet smokers and even some built-in stainless steel offerings.
I have an article on the Louisiana Grills range if you would like to learn more.
- Product Range: Portable, full-sized and built-in pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $500 to $2,000
- Availability: Louisiana-Grills.com, HomeDepot.com & Lowes.com
MAK GRILLS
After the 2008 financial crisis, the US company behind MAK GRILLS decided they needed to diversify their business away from purely manufacturing automobile parts.
The result was MAK GRILLS, a made-in-the-US brand offering premium pellet grills/smoker mostly from 304-grade stainless steel. Please check out my article on the MAK GRILLS range to learn more.
- Product Range: Full-sized premium stainless steel pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: Yes
- Price Range: $500 to $2,000
- Availability: Bigpoppasmokers.com
Member’s Mark
Here we have a new brand entering the pellet grill/smoker market with their ‘Pro Series’ budget offering under $500.
While the 24lb pellet hopper and PID control panel for the price point is good to see, its the fully insulated cooking chamber which is really impressive.
- Product Range: Full-sized budget grills
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $500
- Availability: SamsClub.com
Memphis Grills
The first fully stainless steel pellet grill manufacturer to enter the market, Memphis Grills have been the staple of premium outdoor kitchen setups since 2016.
Memphis Grills offer their pellet grills as either freestanding or built-in variants from both 430-grade and 304-grade stainless steel.
Memphis Grills were previously a US-made brand. However, that’s no longer the case. Please read my Memphis Grills article to learn more, or my article on their latest ITC3 models.
- Product Range: Full-sized premium stainless steel pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: No (previously was)
- Price Range: $2,000 to $4,000
- Availability: BBQGuys.com
Monument
A budget/value-focused brand that offers a range of smaller full-sized pellet grills/smokers using control panel technology from previous generations of Traeger/Pit Boss models, hence, no PID or WiFi technology.
Perhaps worth considering when on sale as a basic/cheap option, but no standout features overall.
- Product Range: Full-sized pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $330 to $550
- Availability: HomeDepot.com & Lowes.com
Myron Mixon Smokers
You may be aware of Myron Mixon as he previously appeared on the TV show BBQ Pitmasters and is a previous five-time World BBQ Champion.
There is a range of Myron Mixon Smokers, of which there are the BARQ pellet smokers below, which notably are made in the USA.
- Product Range: Full-sized pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: Yes
- Price Range: $2,699 to $3,499
- Availability: Lowes.com
Nexgrill
While Nexgrill has been selling gas grills, charcoal grills and flat-top griddles for quite a few years, it was only in 2022 that they decided to enter the pellet grill/smoker game.
Nexgrill currently offers three budget pellet grills under the Oakford brand.
- Product Range: Full-sized pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $449 to $649
- Availability: HomeDepot.com
Oklahoma Joe’s
The Oklahoma Joe’s brand was originally started in the 1980s by Joe Davidson in, you guessed it, Oklahoma. Then in the late 1990s, the brand was purchased by Char-Broil.
In early 2020 the Rider pellet grill range was launched, and while being a low-cost/budget offering, they have some interesting features.
For instance, as I discuss in my Oklahoma Joe’s article, I’m a big fan of their pellet hopper dump/storage solution.
- Product Range: Full-sized pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $400 to $650
- Availability: HomeDepot.com, Walmart.com & Lowes.com
Pit Boss
Another member of the Danson LLC group, the Pit Boss brand has been around for many years focusing on offering small and large budget pellet grills/smokers with notable features such as porcelain-coated cast-iron cooking grates and direct-flame searing.
The Pit Boss Pros Series and Platinum Series are some of the brand’s most popular products, with the Pro Series exclusive to Lowes and the Platinum Series exclusive to Walmart.
- Product Range: Portable, vertical smokers and full-sized pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $280 to $750
- Availability: PitBoss-Grills.com, Walmart.com, Lowes.com
Pitts & Spitts
Pitts & Spitts are a USA brand based in Texas producing large domestic pellet grills/smokers with unique pivot lids who also manufacture their products in Texas.
All their products feature some amount of stainless steel, with some full stainless models also available. Pitts & Spitts also offer some unique horizontal grill and vertical smoking cabinet combinations.
- Product Range: Portable, vertical smokers and full-sized pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: Yes
- Price Range: $1,200 to $5,500
- Availability: BBQGuys.com
Prime Pellet Grills
The Prime range of pellet grills can be found at Home Depot and Lowes. They are a range of budget full-sized pellet grills featuring time-based temperature controllers.
Not to be confused with the Prime range of pellet grills from Green Mountain Grills (GMG).
- Product Range: Full-sized pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $400 to $600
- Availability: Lowes.com & HomeDepot.com
RECTEQ
Previously branded as REC TEC, they are now branded as RECTEQ pellet grills/smokers.
Since 2008 these pellet grills have been known to be one of the most affordable means to own a pellet grill featuring a stainless steel cooking chamber.
RECTEQ were also one of the first companies to include PID temperature control and WiFi/App integration.
Their products should not be confused with Lifesmart pellet grills, though there appears to be some link with the manufacturer in China. To learn more, please read my RECTEQ pellet grills article.
- Product Range: Portable, full-sized domestic and commercial pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $400 to $10,000
- Availability: Recteq.com & Amazon.com
Royal Gourmet
The Royal Gourmet brand first appeared in 2015, and they sell quite a wide range of gas and charcoal grills.
Their current presence in the pellet grill/smoker world is pretty small, with a single model appearing at Home Depot and Walmart featuring earlier-generation temperature controller technology.
On the Royal Gourmet website, there is no reference to their pellet grill/smoker products, so it doesn’t appear they have plans to expand their pellet offerings further.
- Product Range: Full-sized domestic pellet grill/smoker
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $450
- Availability: Walmart.com & HomeDepot.com
Royall
A US-based manufacturer of pellet grills/smokers, Royall is producing some of the most affordable ‘Made in the USA’ products on the market.
For instance, their portable model, the Tailgater, is just $500, and Royall states their grills are ‘completely manufactured in the USA’.
- Product Range: Portable & Full-sized domestic pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: Yes
- Price Range: $500 to $2,349
- Availability: RoyallGrills.com
Sawtooth Pellet Grills & Outlaw Smokers
You may be wondering why I’ve placed these two brands together? Well, they are owned by the same company running out of the same factory in Boise, Idaho.
Their Sawtooth range features more stainless steel construction, whereas their Outlaw Smokers use heavier gauge carbon steel.
- Product Range: Full-sized domestic pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: Yes
- Price Range: $1,049 to $1,950
- Availability: Sawtoothpelletgrills.com & Outlaw Smokers Grills
Smokin Brothers
A US-based brand and manufacturer of domestic and commercial pellet grills/smokers from Missouri.
Their product range starts with their Traditional line, which uses time-based temperature controllers with a maximum temperature of around 400 degrees.
They also have a Premium PLUS line, which provides more accurate PID temperature control, WiFi connectivity and a unique higher temp grilling area (HeatWave) that can reach around 500 degrees.
- Product Range: Full-sized domestic pellet grill/smoker and commercial products
- Made In USA: Yes
- Price Range: $800 to $2,000
- Availability: Smokinbrothers.com
Spider Grills
Currently, Spider Grills are not exactly a pellet grill brand, but a pellet cooking accessory brand.
Through a crowdfunding campaign, they were able to develop a bolt-on pellet burner to turn a Weber kettle into a pellet cooker, its pretty cool.
Here’s an interesting fact, the engineering company behind the Spider-22 attachment (Atlas PMG) also developed the Kamado Joe Pellet Joe. I have an article on Spider Grills if you would like to learn more.
- Product Range: Pellet cooking attachment for a Weber Kettle
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $280
- Availability: Amazon.com
Traeger
We finally get to where this pellet cooking idea started with Traeger in the 1980s.
Modern Traegers such as the Pro Series, Ironwood and Timberline are far more advanced than previous Traeger models.
With their WiFire-enabled pellet grills, Traeger has been building one of the most extensive interactive experiences.
Though Traeger has now also narrowed their lineup, focusing purely on the premium end of the domestic market.
- Product Range: Small/portable and full-sized premium domestic pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: No (were previously)
- Price Range: $400 to $2,000
- Availability: Traeger.com, BBQGuys.com, HomeDepot.com & Walmart.com
Twin Eagles
Here we currently have the most elite/expensive brand when it comes to pellet grills/smokers, Twin Eagles pellet grills are fully stainless steel and come with the best specifications/features on the market.
PID/WiFi color touch screen control panel, the highest grilling/searing temps found on any pellet grill and the option of a rotisserie. Check out my Twin Eagles article to learn more.
- Product Range: Freestanding and built-in luxury stainless steel pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: Yes
- Price Range: $6,500 to $8,500
- Availability: BBQGuys.com
USSC Grills
The USSC brand, or to give them their full name United States Stove Company, is a brand I was previously aware of due to my background in pellet manufacturing equipment and pellet stoves/boilers.
Unfortunately, as I discuss in my article on USSC Grills, I think they have failed to produce a range of pellet grills/smokers that stand out on any particular feature/specification that takes advantage of the established USSC brand in the pellet world.
- Product Range: Mid-range full-sized pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $500 to $900
- Availability: Lowes.com & HomeDepot.com
Victory
The Victory brand appears to be an own branded product from BBQGuys.com.
The design of the first Victory pellet grill below appears to share several similar components, such as the control panel with first-generation Pit Boss pellet grills.
Apparently, this version of the control panel is running a PID algorithm. However, there is no Bluetooth/WiFi connectivity.
- Product Range: Mid-range full-sized pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $700
- Availability: BBQGuys.com
Weber
Here we have the biggest name in BBQ, which are pretty much the first brand anyone thinks of when it comes to charcoal and gas grills. Well, Weber has now thrown their hat into the pellet grill ring with its range of SmokeFire products.
Now, as I discussed in my first SmokeFire article, there is a lot to like about these pellet grills, but there have also been a few bumps in the road. In my second article on the SmokeFire Gen 1 vs Gen 2, I discuss that there are still aspects of these products I think Weber needs to work on.
However, as I conclude in that article, I think they are excellent pellet grills, its just the smoker side of things Weber needs to do more work on.
- Product Range: Mid-range full-sized pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: Yes
- Price Range: $800 to $1,000
- Availability: BBQGuys.com, Walmart.com, HomeDepot.com & Lowes.com
Yoder Smokers
An American manufacturer of premium domestic and commercial pellet grills/smokers.
What Yoder are well known for is their use of very thick gauge steel, for instance, using 10-gauge steel in their cooking chambers.
However, they also feature some top-end PID/WiFi technology provided by FireBoard.
- Product Range: Premium full-sized pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: Yes
- Price Range: $1,800 to $10,000
- Availability: YoderSmokers.com & ATBBQ.com
Z Grills
One of the most well-known brands of budget pellet grills/smokers offering some of the most affordable means to enter the world of pellet grills/smokers.
Recently Z Grills have started to update their control panels, there are now several PID Z Grills models.
- Product Range: Budget full-sized pellet grills/smokers
- Made In USA: No
- Price Range: $400 to $800
- Availability: ZGrills.com
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