Gas Grill vs Pellet Grill (Should I buy a Weber gas grill or a traeger pellet smoker?)
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Lets go over the pros and the cons of using a pellet smoker vs a gas grill.
Pros of a pellet smoker
- superior flavor created from cooking with real hardwood
- perfect temperature control using electronic control board
- can control grill temp remotely using wifi
Pros of a gas grill
- Gets very hot very fast
- ease of use. Gas grills require almost no maintenance
Cons of a pellet smoker
- They do not get as hot as a gas grill
- Because they use electronics they are not as reliable long term
- they require more cleaning and maintenance
Cons of a gas grill
- they do not have as good of a flavor as cooking with hardwood
- They dont offer perfect temp control like a traeger does
Thats about it. Watch the video so you can see the taste test at the end! Does a steak taste better cooking on a gas grill or a pellet grill!
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Don't take this the wrong way, but I LOVE the fact that you stumble with your words in a lot of videos. For some reason it feels more genuine. Like you're a user and not just some salesman.
thanks for the feedback
We’ve had our Z Grill ZPG-450A pellet grill for a little over two weeks. ruclips.net/user/postUgkx3c8DmtYRYEKYTiR4g7y6Yc2amUPVs_3X It was relatively easy to put together, with 2 of us. (friend and I)The grill seems well built and heavy duty. I followed the start-up directions, and then cooked chicken on it that evening. We’ve since cooked burgers, pork chops, meat loaf, and steak on the Z Grill and love it. I’ve used a hardwood mix (per my Son-in-Laws recommendation) and we are very happy. Like cooking in an outside oven with a nice smoky taste. This is a perfect size for the two of us, and would probably work fine for a small family also.All the things we have cooked have kept their moisture, and remained juicy. No burning on one side!My next challenge will be a brisket. We highly recommend the Z Grill 450A, so far. Hopefully they did get whatever “bugs” fixed from previous models (per the description on Amazon). I’ll update our review after a few months.
Very nice!
Great comparative review!!! Thank you!!!
My pleasure!
really helpful review on both products. I am stuck in-between on what is best for me. but after watching this its going to be the Weber to get started with and like you said at the end the Traeger for when there is more time and to expand on the cooking experience. Thanks for the video again big help in decision making
Glad it was helpful!
great video with lots of info. i agree with you on having both because they both have their strengths. I like the gas grill because i like easy and i just grill steaks, chicken, brats, and pork chops.
Thanks for watching!
Trevor, I really appreciate the thought and detail that you put into these videos. They are helping me a lot as I research for an upcoming grill purchase. Thank you! I'm looking for a new propane grill that is going to last a while, with a $1500 top-end budget. I've been leaning hard towards the Weber 335; but, just as my decision was nearly made, someone recommended the Coyote C 28. I know these aren't exactly the same animal, but I was wondering if you had any thoughts between these two options. ??
I’ll Have a video up on that this week!
Thanks for that comparison video. There was a ton of information in there, and thanks for posting the highlights in the comments. It was interesting to see how they each cooked the steak.
Thanks so much for watching. Stay tuned for more!
Great video, for fathers day this year my wife said she'd buy me a new grill and I had got my choices down to weber gas or traeger pellet. Helped me make up my mind.
Glad to help!
Great video! I’m so happy I bought a Weber gas grill.
Good choice!
All I had to hear is the maintenance on the Traeger, to steer away. Thank you for the honest reveiew!
yes gas will always be lower maintenance
Great review . Exactly what I was looking for in a review. Final decision ; Weber is awesome.
great
Awesome Video picked up a Genesis a couple of weeks ago, did some flap meat came out great ........... maybe a pellet in the future for now I'll give the smoker box a shot.
Do it!! Thanks for watching.
Great comparison. I liked the Side by side taste test.
I think I’ll get the Weber. Convenience and speed is most important to me.
thanks for the feedback
Very helpful videos! Learning lots. Thank you!
Great to hear!
Traeger Timberline 1300 and my Weber 22” kettle has em coming back again and again! 10 yr warranty on the timberlines! Traeger was a game changer for this kettle veteran.
Traeger is really good
Great video! Breaking it down always helps. I appreciate it
Glad it was helpful!
Great info
Glad it was helpful!
I agree with your recommendation at the end. Good gas grill and a basic pellet. I'm personally looking for a pellet to replace my electric burner vertical smoker. But until they start having longer warranties, no way will I drop over $1k on a pellet grill that will last 3-4 years. Whereas, $1000 will get you 10-15 year warranty with Weber/Napoleon.
Great point
I have a basic pellet, the camp chef XT, and I’ve only used it 5 times. I’ll give you a great deal on it.
@@gregwhelan5969 Unfortunately shipping is crazy expensive on a second hand item of that size. Unless you happen to be in Central California 😅.
This is the first comparison from gas to to smoker grills. That you!!!!
thanks for watching!
Your videos are really exceptional. I got that exact Weber genesis. I’m considering just getting a basic smoker or a traeger for smoking purposes. Would the traeger make more sense as it can smoke and do additional cooks?
yeah I think thats a good idea
Ive been using gas grill my entire life and only got a wood pellet grill last week. After tasting the smoky flavour of steak, chicken, sausage and briskett, i dont think i will be going back to my gas bbq anytime soon. The wood pellets variety of flavours is something that excites me everytime i bbq. Plus the comvection heat is more controlled than a direct hear imho.
so true
Ive owned and used them all. All can be picked up cheap on the used market. Use what you can get a deal on. For one grill does it all webber kettle for the win.
nice we sell used grills at the shop
Excellent video. Thank you so much. I made a decition now! Haha
nice! which did you choose?
Great job with the honest side by side comparison. I had a gas grill and replaced it with the Camp Chef XT pellet grill. My entire family agrees with your assessment. I really miss my gas grill. No matter what I do I can’t match the juicy flavor and convenience of the gas grill, and to be honest, I actually got a better smoke taste with wood chip in a foil pouch on my gas grill. I’m going back to gas!
Right on
I recently got a large cast iron griddle for my old Weber. So now not only do I have all the great benefits of a gas grill, but the added benefits of a griddle for smash burgers etc..It's the only way to go IMO.
I've had a Weber Genesis for years. As long as parts are available, I just don't see it wearing out. However, I do think I'm in the market for a pellet grill. I have been smoking on a Komodo for several years, but I don't have the time to manage long cooks like I once had.
thats a great reason for one
I have a 160 dollar Char Broil that I bought on sale and it works for me.
thanks for the feedback
You should have grilled and "smoked" on the two in the video so it would have been a fair comparison.... Weber vs Traeger. Thanks
we thought about it, but the bigger question we get more often is if a smoker can sear
Yeah those were over cooked and who cares about sear marks if you know a great steak.
💯 agree. If you are doing a “taste test” you should cook each steak to the strengths of the grill. I smoke my steaks in my Traeger at 175 until 130 then Sear. I have a cast iron griddle I through on to get good sear.
If you reverse sear on the Traeger (I use the 885 Ironwood) it is smokey and has a good sear. So for longjobs I really love the Traeger, as mentioned. And for steak I still prefer charcoal grills like a simple weber kettle. Sometimes even "caveman" style directly on the coals. Still see no benefit of a gasgrill besides convenience. Good comparison tho & thanks for that.
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It would been great to make this kind of comparison of a gas grill but instead using one of those pellet offsets designed for searing too, I'm talking about Pit Boss or Louisiana.. Really curious
camp chef makes a. great one too we are working on getting our hands on one for a video
I use a gas grill with a pellet tube. No complaints yet.
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You need both. If you use each for what they are best at, there is very little downside.
not a bad point
Just bought a Traeger over the weekend and I’m taking it back today. Temperature swings over 50 degrees over 2-3 minutes! It never stabilized temp kept rising and falling never cooking even. No smoke flavor either. Get a Big Green Egg for smoke or a Weber gas for connivence and quality. Pellet grills are to cold and won’t keep temp.
Oh man that's not good. Sorry to hear that. Hope you have more success with your next one!
Interesting..I have a traeger..I get smoke flavor..the temperature swing is caused from several things...bad temperature sensor, wrong pellets..bad auger... etc.
If you have to wait for the temperature to stabilize...yes, wind affects it...
I assume you have never smoked
Webber kettle works great.
The taste test doesn’t lie 👍🏻
That's right! Thanks for watching.
Hi, thanks for your video and I am looking for some of your expertise to answer my following question: I know how to calculate BTU per square inch for the primary grilling area, but some of the most highly reputable and expensive grills like Weber have a low BTU per square inch like 70, where many experts say that the most efficient grill must have 80 to 100 BTU per square inch. So, what are the main factors to consider for buying a new grill? Thanks in Advance
I think perhaps you could be overthinking it a bit. I would say weber and Napoleon have the best (most even) cooking temps between them
I think you're overthinking it too. BTU's don't mean much. A grill can use low BTU Because it has better insulation and doesn't leak a lot of the heat outside. Heat always leaks through the sides and through the door hinges and the through the metal itself as it get Hotter on one side and cool on the other side.
So the pellet grill is best for long cooks like brisket, gas grill best for quick cooks like steaks and chops? I've always been a Hank Hill type gas guy, but idk anymore lol. Great video!
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Gas grill and a smokey mountain (or a kettle with a pellet maze) is the sweet spot I think.
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Might be a little redundant, but I'd like to see a side by side blind test, Weber 335 vs smokefire 2nd gen. The smokefire can sear better than the treager and you didn't use the Weber 335 in this comparison to actually cook. Basically I'm a Weber fanboy and looking for a 3rd option to compliment my Performer Deluxe and Smokey Mountain lol BTW your videos are great, I've watched nearly all of them!
Great idea!
I'll take both!
hahah
Traeger is that brand your buying because of the name. Steak on live fire will always taste better for steak.
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How would u compare to a charcoal grill??? Really having a hard time deciding between the 3 styles
Stay tuned we are about to release a video about Gas VS Pellet VS Charcoal!! Coming soon!!
Next time cold smoke it for 30 then slow cook for 30 then remove and turn traeger to high and put on for three min per side… perfection.
good to know!
I would be inclined to say a longer cook would be more consistent on a gas grill.
I have friends who have had trouble with their Tragers flaming out late at night 2-3 AM and there goes that 75 dollar brisket.
My NG grill isn't going out and it's far more stable. I have a Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker, it works great but I have to watch it like a hawk, feed the fire and monitor my dampers.
The results from my Weber SMC blow the easy bake Trager out of the water taste wise and I get a better deeper smoke ring too.
In the next 2 years I'll be getting a Yoder Loaded Wichita, that should last all the way through to my grandson's kids.
I'll pass on the Trager.
I have plenty of friends who swear by Trager, you either love 'em or you don't.
true, some of the newer smokers do a. better job
It really depends on what you want to do. You will never get true BBQ (low and slow) on a gas grill. Indirect smokers are the only way to get that real BBQ result. No, you don't get the same results if you use wood chips in a smoking pot in a gas grill. However you will never get a good high temp sear from a pellet cooker. For that you need a direct heat grill. In reality if you want to do it all you need both. And, as for a taste test why not try to cook a brisket in both and see which people prefer? I'd bet a new top end smoker that no one would choose the one from a gas grill.
great feedback!
I beg to differ. I do a brisket with gas grill and a smoke box. Yes, I do have to change the wood chip every 4 hours, but burning wood chips give more smoky flavor than burning pellets.
pellet grills... cook and give smoke flavor all the time. gas grill, you can cook without smoke, or get a smoke tube and smoke while you cook and still get that high heat. i was torn between a traeger and weber for my new one... went with a weber and getting a smoking tube so i can still smoke but when i dont want to, i dont have to. seems that is kind of the beat of both worlds. for me it just seemed that propane/gas grills can have more options... but that is just me.😊
hard to argue that
Forgot to mention gas grills flare up and catch fire much easier causing your food to get burned
sometimes
No, not the new Weber's or any Infrared grills . They're hotter and can reach over 600 degrees without the flareups. Look into it.
Are the hardwood pellets sustainably forested? I know hard wood takes many decades to grow large so would like to know if they are chopping the Amazon down so I can enjoy a tasty steak.
that I dont know
They’re made of compressed sawdust, so I’m guessing they’re made from wood that was already going to be lumber anyway
i got my traeger and after 2 cooks i returned it lol didn't really taste the smoke
thanks for the feedback
I agree gas grill is great for steak and hamburgers, but for slow cooking treager. That is why I own both.
not a bad idea
Completely disagree. Smoke my steaks at 175 until they hit 130 then reverse sear and they are much better than anything I ever did on a gas grill
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Why didn’t you use the Weber? I thought this was a comparison between Traeger vs Weber.
we have cook and showroom models at the store.
Have used and owned gas grilled all my life and now have a Traeger. Would never go back to a gas grill. The ease of cooking and flavor doesn’t even compare to a pellet grill. The gas grill does give a much better sear though.
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Gas grills or great for a steak, maybe burgers and dogs, They have a tendency to have flare ups, Everyone i have owned was next to impossible to cook a brisket, chicken, or pork, anything that has fat … Traeger has no flare ups as long as you keep it clean… literally 5-10 minutes for every 20-25 hours of use… Low and slow with Super Smoke … put a steak on 210 with super smoke for about an hour , then turn it up to about 450 and they will be ready at medium rare in about 8 minutes …. The extra smoke really helps the flavor ….
all great points
why didn't you cook the steaks on a Weber grill? This video was comparing a Traeger to a Weber and the taste test was based on a different gas grill?
Time is always an issue when shooting these videos! We also still have to sell the grills after the video so sometimes cooking on one just works better. Which one would you go with ?? Thanks for watching 😁
wouldn't it have made sense to grill a steak with the weber?
we just dont have that many cook models
Or you get a Pitt boss that you can sear on
good to know
I personally always buy charcoal grills and get a better flavor than either a pellet or gas grill.
hard to argue that
Two totally different types of grills. The techniques are different. Steak on a treager is amazing when you know how to cook.
Very true!
Treagers are garbage. Ill sell you my 780 pro. Its a month old.
the first time you try a hamburger on a traeger you will realize why you need a real gas or charcoal grill. Traeger's are good for what they do but not for grilling. You can get high heat pellet grills that will work but generally pay much more for them... The Weber Smokefire is a high heat for the same price as a traeger though
thanks for the feedback
I have made both regular burgers and smash burgers (with a cast iron griddle) on my Traeger and they are the best burgers I’ve ever made.
@@mjsabie8517 maybe someone else should be making your burgers
@@-ampm- Nope….I just know what I”m doing and how to use a pellet grill effectively. Its just a two step process and using a cast iron griddle. Smoke low temp for about 30-45 minutes, then pull the burgers (or meat balls for smash burgers) off the grill, turn Trager up to 500 with cast iron griddle on it, wait for about 5-10 minutes AFTER it has come to temp, then finish your burgers.
The thumbnail made this look like some kind of weird R2-D2/C-3PO homage
lol
The r2d2 grill
Lol 🤣
You should try reverse searing, where you cook over low hear and smoke, until reach 110 internal temp. Then put the steak on the sear burner. I do this on a 2 burner Weber. I have a v shaped smoke box on the flavorizer bar on the back of the grill. I set that side on high and the other side on the lowest setting. When I get smoke, I cook the steak, etc on the cool side until it is 110 degrees, then I put it on the hot side to sear that s gives the steak more time to absorb the smoke and the fat to render, both of which add flavor. .
great idea!
I swear by Weber grills. Once you try one, you won't go back. The amount of heat, and the consistency is hard to beat. It's all about the cast iron grates, heavy lid, and cast iron base.
great feedback
So ideally sear on the gas then smoke it lol
id probably do it reverse in that case
Cooking two different steaks is obviously not a comparison at all. What you should have done was to take one steak, split it fairly and then cooled each separately. But even that has many variables. Not very good or smart.
next time
i'll save you guys the 22 minutes, if you like to eat but not grill, get the trager, if you like to grill also, then get the weber propane, if you like to play with fire, get the weber charcoal master touch $229 and use the rest of the money to save to buy meats for the year.
thanks for the feedback
I had a gas grill and the nobs melted off. And I wanna smoke a brisket, too. Just buy a cheap smoker and a new gas grill?
oh shoot
Both?
not a bad way to go
I'm confused... we see a bottom of the line Trager and a mid line Weber comparison... then you grill on the most expensive Trager and a random gas grill? 😒
no that was a everdure gas grill in the video
and both treager and weber were the midline models
I did smoking brisket in Gas Grill. It's possible with a smoke box. It does take effort to fill the smoke box every 4 hours.
The minimum temperature a Weber can do is about 250. Obviously, if you want to smoke at lesser than that, you need a Treager.
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use a charcoal grill for steaks and a pellet grill for slow cooks easy as that a Gas grill will never beat a charcoal grill in a Taste test it is just easy cleanup with gas people tend to be lazy and do not want to dump a few ashes out of the charcoal grill.
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Hank Hill would be proud of this video
thanks for the feedback
Your taste test was not a very representative comparison of the two machines. Each machine is better at doing a certain type of cooking and you only compare the two machines using one cooking method and that method favors steak. You should’ve also tried cooking a brisket on each of the grills, and then done a comparison. Clearly the smoker would have done a superior job with the brisket where the gas grill did a superior job with the steak.
whoops
I noticed that for the gas grill ... you didn't actually use a Weber, you used an Everdure. After seeing this, and doing more research, I went with an Everdure Force. I do already have a Cypress Bayou Classic smoker. Thanks. This helped. We use the gas grill for quick things like steaks and burgers and such. The Cypress gets used for actual smoking.
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I recommend both: gas grill + Kamado 😂
"Not a lot of problems with gas grills."....That is a salesman right there, LOL. What ever you say buddy.
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They are all over priced, traeger took the developed technology of a pellet stove and put it in a BBQ container. Gas grills have the cheapest weak ass burners that rust away too soon. The bodies are stamped out by the thousands so that should be economical too. Traeger for the lazy person who doesn't want to monitor his smoker. 😊
I have to ask, how often do you take you grills somewhere other than you patio? Why do they need to be portable? I'm moving toward a brick setup that is permanent, grill area and a smoker tower in one unit.
Buy a Pit Boss Combo 1230g and u'll have no more problems 😉😁
ha good to know
I wish people would stop calling treagers a pellet grill. Its a lousy pellet oven that does not smoke. Max heat is 500 degrees. I went from excited to disappointed in two cooks on the treager 780 pro. Its junk, crap, garbage? Misrepresented is the best way to describe a pellet grill. I dislike gas grills but they are far superior in my opinion for grilling food than a pellet cooker.
Now i just need to find another sucker to buy my treager.
thanks for the feedback
I feel like this test should have been done with anything but a Traeger. So many better Pellets out there for less.
intresting
Great vid! Could do without the camera guys gum chewing though.
oh boy
Wait what? You got weber over 700? How’s that possible?
that was an everdure
I have a Weber genesis and regularly get it up to 700… I can cook pizza in a couple minutes right on the grates!
What temps did you grill at? What seasonings did you use? How much time per side did you grill at? How long did you rest the meat for after taking it off the grill? I dig the content, but for fucks sake man this is amateur hour!
well Jim we are amateurs! Thanks for watching
Sounds like someone bought a Traeger
Gas grills is like eating at McDonald's and Burger King crappy crap pellet grills is like eating at a steakhouse but even more better I prefer fresh Foods of all kind too hot is not good Charco for backup
thanks for the feedback
Thanks for saving me several hundred dollars. Gas is the way to go.
yup
Nope. He just didn’t cook the steak on the Traeger the right way.
This review makes no sense. Essentially you grilled on both working toward the weber's strength. I was interested in the comparison but this tells me absolutely nothing.
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This is like comparing apples to oranges, you need a smoker and a grill.
no kidding!
If you really knew anything about cooking on a Traeger you would know that you don't cook a steak on such a high heat
ah thanks I didnt know that!
You lost me at "Heat and outside with electronics means replacement parts." Seriously? Just making that assumption is ridiculous. It is entirely possible to make that combination incredibly durable under those conditions. Using that as a con is completely arbitrary.
thanks for your feedback
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Last guy looks like Eli Manning.
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Gas grills are garbage. I hate grilling on my gas weber.
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why are you people not wearing masks? Touching face mouth to hands ? What are you doing?
thank you for the feedback
What?!?!? This is the most useless comment to a grill comparison.