Pellet Fan
Pit Talk -- Comments and Questions Regarding These Pellet Pits => GMG => Topic started by: reubenray on January 12, 2019, 11:06:13 AM
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I saw some details about a new model on one of my GMG facebook groups. I can't post the link, but below are some of the changes.
1) Grill view window
2) Pellet hopper view window
3) Easy access clean-out system
4) External adjuster for quick and easy temperature correction
5) Wider leg design, oversized all terrain wheels, larger locking casters and front and bottom shelves
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Sounds interesting. I would like to see it w/ all the new areas clearly shown.. With all the pits out there, the manufacturers must innovate to survive.
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They have decided to start a Prime Pellet Grills line with more features and price, and continue the current models and call them the Choice line.
The hopper window is great idea...not certain about window for the chamber, but I guess if you are willing to keep it clean, will be a nice addition. Upgrades to controller also.
(https://i.imgur.com/PtBL7mAh.jpg)
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I'm not sold on the pellet grills with the hopper window as I think it could be another area where condensation, moisture, etc could possibly get into the hopper and wreak havoc.
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Do you have a link to the new line?
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There is no link yet...I use to work for the company so I still receive emails. I have told them they should remove me, but that has not happened. Maybe I should not share this, but I always wanna look like a big shot, so I do...
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If I want to know how many pellets are in the hopper I walk out on the deck and take a peek inside. The window would eliminate opening the deck door twice and a 15-foot walk over and back. Hmmmm, marginal benefit.
Currently, I open the door if I want to see inside the cooking chamber. The pit looses heat but recovers in about 30 seconds. If I cleaned the glass regularly I might be able to see the meat, but the inside of my pit smokes up rather fast, also, it might be dark in there. <Thinking> Again, marginal benefit.
EDIT: :2cents:
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Hopper window won't do any good if the pellets stick to the side......
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Like Reuben states, quick clean feature.
I think they have a new sear type function. Dual meat probes, standard front shelf. 12 V Aux, and a USB charging port...When I cooked on a pellet grill 22 years ago for the 1st time, I would not have even known what that was!
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looks like it has a wifi antenna
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Yes, but I think they have had those 5-6 years...
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New generation of people getting into pellet cookers. Makes features like WiFi and the windows for viewing a selling point. Older school pellet cookers are fine with the new features, but may not trade in their non WiFi GMG grill.
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I guess I would need a smart phone 1st, huh?
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Window on lid would be of very little benefit especially living in cold weather areas where we use the thermal blanket. Pellet view window would be a minor change as just opening the lid or using the low pellet alarm on the app.
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I like the external adjuster and the easy access clean out. That sturdy front shelf would be nice too. Most of the others I would trade for a more insulated and heavier built pit with better racks. However, my current 2014 DB model works fine without any of the upgrades.
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Someone posted this on Reddit. A few more pics
(Sorry, the link you posted to hosted a bunch of ads, which we don't allow.)
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I don't like overbearing rules, but hey it's your forum and I'll abide by them.
Post removed. Everyone else will have to go find the pics themselves.
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I would like some more info on the "external adjuster for quick & easy temperature adjustments" feature?
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Has nothing to do with being scary, has to do with FOLLOWING THE RULES and I don't like making money for other sites! And I dont like smart xxx comments!
Now without those scary ads...
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I no longer live in a colder climate and no longer use a thermal jacket. I really like the idea of the window to see the food cooking. On the Copperhead 5 I have, the door is easily removed for cleaning. I can easily clean the glass in the door and then rinse with the garden hose and then repeat until clean enough, and then reinstall the door. I would not do that on a window that is fixed to the door that is not removable like I think the GMG has though. I like the glass in the door but I would like it less if I had to spill water inside the grill every time I wanted to clean the glass. The glass on the pellet hopper is something that I am more indifferent towards.
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Is that a bottle opener on the front?
If so that would be the best new feature! LOL
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And I dont like smart xxx comments!
Hey you can't say xxx on this forum!
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Deleted the comment that was here.
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Does anyone have more photos? Please post!
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Come on guys, not allowing links to competing site is understandable, not allowing pithy comments is another story. :'(
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It was I who posted about the pithy comment, I have taken it down.
It had nothing to do with anyone else's thoughts other than mine.
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Thank you for clarifying that!
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Thank you for clarifying that!
You bet and it won't happen again.
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I remember when gas grills had windows. Useful for 1/2 your first cook and then you can’t see through them at all.
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I was able to obtain some pricing information
Green Mountain Prime Grills (Coming March 2019)
Daniel Boone Prime..................$599
Daniel Boone WiFi Black...........$699
Daniel Boone WiFi SS................$749
Jim Bowie Prime.......................$799
Jim Bowie WiFi Black................$899
Jim Bowie WiFi SS.....................$949
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I was able to obtain some pricing information
Green Mountain Prime Grills (Coming March 2019)
Daniel Boone Prime..................$599
Daniel Boone WiFi Black...........$699
Daniel Boone WiFi SS................$749
Jim Bowie Prime.......................$799
Jim Bowie WiFi Black................$899
Jim Bowie WiFi SS.....................$949
If the new Prime have more features why are they less money than the original? That seems odd.
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If the new Prime have more features why are they less money than the original? That seems odd.
I was told the current models will be going down in price.
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I like it! GMG doesn't let any grass grow under their feet. They keep moving forward with their product.
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I like it! GMG doesn't let any grass grow under their feet. They keep moving forward with their product.
That is what keeps us, the customer, out of the dark ages..We benefit from the manufacturers competing nature.
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I bought the wifi version last December. The grill store guy where I bought it told me about the upgrades this past weekend. They really push the pellet cookers at that store.
The guy that sold it to me uses a Daniel Boone. I am happy with the wifi version I have. It was a lot of money for a grill and I probably would not have wanted to push the cost any higher.
I am glad they are keeping the original. The double probes is the only feature that I like, but I have a ThermQ Two Channel thermometer that I can use for the second probe, and third if I get a second meat probe.
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I would like to have the 2 shelves on my JB. Maybe GMG will sell them as add ons.
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They sell add-on second shelf grills. They sit on top of the main grill, and cover half the grill each (they span side to side). I got one for the back since I wanted unimpeded access to the lower grill. I figured I could get the second later if I really needed it. It works pretty well. I also got the fold down front shelf which is very sturdy, and more convenient than the side shelf that comes standard. Along with the high quality cover it is a really good package.
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I made a second shelf from a grill grate from Academy Sports and four SS bolts/nuts/washers. I also have a fold down shelf on my DB using a Traeger Junior fold down shelf. I would like to see some info on the adjustable heat setup. I don't have much interest in the see thru windows. I would like a pellet dump and extra prob's, but as long as my DB is still pumping smoke I will keep it. (knock on wood)
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I would like a pellet dump...
I looked forward to my pellet dump before the pit arrived. Evolution–
- I used it a few times and found it difficult to keep from dropping pellets all over the deck.
- Then I started emptying the hopper by using a Home Depot Bucket Head to directly vacuum the pellets into their storage buckets.
- Finally—I quit switching pellet flavors because they all taste the same to me.
- Smoke tastes like smoke. So I don't need a way to empty the hopper.
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I would like a pellet dump...
I looked forward to my pellet dump before the pit arrived. Evolution–
- I used it a few times and found it difficult to keep from dropping pellets all over the deck.
- Then I started emptying the hopper by using a Home Depot Bucket Head to directly vacuum the pellets into their storage buckets.
- Finally—I quit switching pellet flavors because they all taste the same to me.
- Smoke tastes like smoke. So I don't need a way to empty the hopper.
Exactly! This... (Except Mesquite)
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GMG released a video on their YouTube channel about a week ago. It's more annoying than useful, darn kids and their rock & roll music. ;)
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Did they at least upgrade the cooking grates? The main thing that kept me from buying a GMG when I was in the market last ( just before I bought my PG500 several years ago ), was the flimsy cooking grates.
The only other thing I thought GMG should have done , or should do, is to stop selling the non-wifi grills . As I understand it, the controllers are identical on the non-wifi grills, that all they do differently is to not put an antenna on them. For some reason , I find it irritating that companies basically dumb down products as a 'marketing' choice. Heck, if they want to charge different, charge extra for an antenna, but don't pretend that the device is significantly different in any other way.
Meanwhile, seriously I do hope they upgraded the quality of their cooking grates when they did these other updates.
Now, if their original lineup gets cheaper, that would be nice too. In fact, I might even buy one if it was a good enough deal, just for fun. :)