In the market for a grill/smoker

Give us more details on what you plan to use it for mostly.

- Do you just want more of an outdoor kitchen type of thing since you don't want to use the electric stove?
- Are you really into smoking, or you just want that option? Or does it matter. I only ask because smoking is a whole different ball game, depending on what you want.

I'd say get a nice Blackstone griddle based on your post. Get a separate smoker if you really want to get into it.

That oklahoma joe option looks pretty good if you really want a combo grill / smoker.

Hard to go wrong with an Egg/ceramic cooker as an all in one versatile solution

Look at the various charcoal gravity fed ones. Love mine.

Weber 26” kettle

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Do you want a combo or separate grill and smoker?

All comes out the same price wise mostly.

If you are trying to keep costs low you get a Weber Kettle and add a Weber Smokey Mountain if you want a dedicated smoker as well. Even the smaller size WSMs can cook a good bit surprisingly

I got my OK Joe Bronco smoker at the beginning of Covid and have enjoyed it. Easy to use and lower price. It can grill as well but not the best as a grill.

A month or so ago I purchased a Camp Chef 36" woodwind with the sidekick attachment after reading some reviews here. It was $1,500 or so all in.

I previously had a gas grill and a horizontal smoker. I wanted to be able to grill quickly if I just wanted a burger or something, but also was tired of tending the fire on my smoker every 30 minutes. I was worried about the cook times on the pellet smokers or heat up time. In hindsight, that wasn't a valid concern. It gets to cooking temps in 10 min or so.

I honestly wouldn't change a thing about this grill. Steaks are SUPER simple to get the nice rare to medium rare you want. Comes with meat probes. Cook to 100, then sear on the cast iron cook top. Chicken comes out juicier and more tender than I could ever get on the grill. Smoking meats, I can throw meat on the smoker and go to work all day and come home to a brisket ready to eat. And don't get me started on burnt ends. Everything has been delicious that I have cooked on this thing and it is 95% the grill. I couldn't find another grill other than Pit Boss that had a pellet smoker/gas grill top option. $1,500 is probably a bit on the higher end of the budget pellet smokers, but it was money well spent to me.

I have several types in my outdoor kitchen. I have a Napoleon built in gas grill....good quality, typical gas grill performance, least used. BGE...great flavor, holds temp pretty good, awesome if you like lump coal cooking. Traeger.....easiest/laziest cooking, has WiFi and can be operated by my phone, drawback is if you like heavy smoke flavor pellets do not do it, think of a convection oven powered by pellets. Blackstone griddle.....by far the most used piece of the bunch, enjoy the hell out of coming up with different recipes.

Lots of great options suggested. I’ll say this, if you decide to go with a charcoal, stick burner or pellet grill for all the obvious reasons, but still want the convenience of a gas grill for quick cooks, you might look at the Weber Q to add to whatever you pick.

They are small, portable and reasonably priced. And they cook like a charm. No flare ups, even heating and fun to cook on.

I have a BGE, RecTec and all kinds of other devices but I love grilling on that thing... So well designed.

Weber Q

I’ve got a Weber Kettle, the only downside is space when smoking, but it’s only an issue if you invite a bunch of people over. Would love to have a stick burner offset, I just don’t want to spend the money on a quality one since the vast majority of my cooks is for a family of four.