What Is A Pellet Grill

Pellet grills promise to blend the flexibility of a charcoal grill and smoker with the convenience of a gas grill.

What is a pellet grill.

Pellet grills sometimes referred to as pellet smokers are outdoor cookers that combine elements of charcoal smokers gas grills and kitchen ovens. The pellets make their way to a fire pot beneath the grill via a motorized auger and a. Long employed by barbecue enthusiasts pellet grills went mainstream this year you. Simply load hardwood pellet into a hopper turn the grill on set the temperature and wait for it to heat up.

When they reach the firepot an ignitor rod creates a flame and smoke is produced. This auger then pushes pellets into the firepot at a speed and time set by the temperature control panel. The rod glows red hot for several minutes igniting the pellets. Pellets are added to the hopper and funneled down to a rotating auger and motor as you can see in the diagram of our silverbac wood pellet grill below.

When you plug the grill in and turn on the digital controller a rotating auger delivers pellets from the hopper to a cylindrical fire pot housing an igniter rod.