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A Grill All Outdoorsmen Might

Want To Finish Off Their Hunts

By Gary Elliott

After going nearly, a year and half without a grill, I began looking around trying to decide what did I

want, a grill or smoker maybe both? Pricing seem to be a bit on the higher end for pellet grills, so I
began reading up on them. My concerns were not only can they be pricey but am I going to spend a lot
on pellets alone. Also, what are pellets and why use them? So much to think about.

Let’s begin with what are pellets and what is a pellet grill? A pellet grill has a pellet hopper that requires
you to dump pellets into it and then it is powered by electric to auger the wooden pellets out to a fire
pot where an ignitor will light the pellets. Some hoppers will have an electronic temperature control and
one or two meat probes. So, when using a pellet grill, you will need a power source nearby. Pellets are

very versatile and allow you to obviously smoke and grill, but you can also roast and grill. Depending on
the grill you purchase. Pellet usage is not bad, and I compare it slightly to using charcoal. It all depends
on how much you smoke or grill and how long it takes to smoke or grill it. But, overall it isn’t bad at all.
Pellets usually come in 20# bags and I have used my grill to smoke 4 times and grill 3 times and I still had
a little over a third of a bag left.

After some research I settled on the new Campchef Woodwind SG grill. This is a versatile grill in