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« Last Edit: January 31, 2014, 08:53:40 AM by The Beast »
As many of you have noticed, there are a lot of posts that get created that say, in essence, “What pit should I buy?†Obviously most people who ask this are looking for educated input to either confirm their choice or get another opinion. These kinds of questions are difficult to answer without knowing something about the intended usage, experience, etc. I am going to attempt to pull together suggestions for a “small†questionnaire that we can make a “sticky†so that if someone wants to ask the golden question, there is a better chance of giving a golden answer.
Please add to the list of questions that should be added to the sticky. I will keep updating the list for a bit:
Have you ever eaten any meats/other foods cooked on a pellet pit? Do you like the amount of "smoke" flavor you got from it
What is your preferred upper cost limit?
What is the absolute upper cost limit?
Are you looking for the ability to direct grill, or just low and slow?
What region of the country are you in (helps determine the weather you might cook in)? Do you need an insulated pit?
How many people will you normally cook for?
What is the largest number of people you would need to cook for?
Do you need to be able to move the pit once you have it (take to comps, etc.)?
What features do you need in a controller? Meat Probes? Remote Control?
From any previous research (Have you read any of the performance evaluations on this site?), what manufacturer/pit is possibly fitting the bill?
Do you have another grill that you will be keeping?
If you have had a pit before, what was it and what did you like/dislike?
Does the size of the hopper matter?
Do you care about stainless steel?
Do you want to buy from a dealer or direct from manufacturer?
Have you been able to physically see any of the pits you are considering?
How important is it to you for it to be made in U.S.A?