I have a “Country Smoker” Pellet Grill. It is the TG-300, “The Tailgater” model.
I was needing a new grill, didn’t like the gas one I had. I bought an older Traeger
But it didn’t get hot enough to grill. I used it for a while, would only get to 300 degrees on high setting. When you needed to clean out the ash you had to lay it on its side and shake it out. Sold it to a guy that only wanted to smoke with it, O.K. with him.
I wanted a pellet grill that would GRILL, you know 400-450 degrees. I purchased this from Louisiana Grills (
www.lousiana-grills.com). I am very satisfied with it. It has a rheostat which controls the amount of pellets that feed the burner. It will smoke at 150 degrees or turn it up and it will sear at 500 degrees. Turn it back a little and it is just right to grill at 400- 450 degrees. A couple times and you will know just where you want to set it to have the temperature you need. When you turn it off the fan stays on to cool the unit before it shuts down. Safety.
The flavor from using hardwood pellets is great. Even when you grill you still get that terrific flavor.
If you get a chance to test a grill, try it out look at all the features, have someone demo it for you. They aren’t cheap, and you want to be happy with it long after you get it.
For me taking it apart to clean it has to be simple and easy. The Country Smoker comes completely apart and can be cleaned in 3 minutes. Remove the grill, then the “steel arched flavor guard”. Remove the vented stainless pellet tray and stainless pellet tray holder. I use a wide putty knife to scoop up the ash. Put it back together and you are ready to grill or smoke. I only clean it after 5 or 6 uses. Not much ash to remove.
I will include some pic’s to let you see the insides of this unit.
Control Panel....
Electric Ignitor....
Pellet tray Holder....Stainless
Pellet tray....stainless
Dispensing shoot....stainless
Starting the grill....turn it on and press start....
Everyting removed....Lots of room for cleanup....
Steel flavor Guard installed....
Fan blows on pellets....
Pellet Hopper....
Good luck with what you purchase, sounds like the Green Mountain might be a good unit.