What Is A Pellet Grill

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.

What is a pellet grill.

Pellet grills are an exciting advancement in barbecuing. Pellet grills sometimes referred to as pellet smokers are outdoor cookers that combine elements of charcoal smokers gas grills and kitchen ovens. Pellet grills promise to blend the flexibility of a charcoal grill and smoker with the convenience of a gas grill. Long employed by barbecue enthusiasts pellet grills went mainstream this year you.

Pellet grills run on standard household electrical current. The rod glows red hot for several minutes igniting the pellets. Most commonly known as smokers these grills are powered by hardwood pellets and act more like an outdoor oven than a standard gas or. When they reach the firepot an ignitor rod creates a flame and smoke is produced.

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.