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Z Grills never sent us a replacement unit...

That would be amazing! Aldi is my favorite!

Great observation! What's are you grilling this weekend?!

It definitely makes more delicious food...

Why thank you kind sir!

Great question! I did not make the brat mix. We have a great local family meat market that sells ground brat mix so for simplicity sake I used that.

That sounds delicious! I thought about incorporating mustard (and pickles), but decided to keep it simple. Thanks for watching!

Thank you for watching!

Thank you! They were yum!

Super delicious!

Thank you!

This is a winner for sure!

They were delish!

Fair assessment. Check out some of our more recent content - we're trying to put out more useful, real-world videos.

Or is it wash your sister sauce?

Haha! Easy and delicious? Sign me up! Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching and for your feedback! You're right, that grill was absolutely filthy.....

Thanks for the feedback! What can I say - Winter in Minnesota 🤷

Thanks for watching!

Great idea!

AMEN 🙏

Delish!

Gracias. I am forever indebted to you. 🙇‍♂️

Thanks for the feedback!

Still using it! Filmed our latest video (chicken temp) with it. No complaints here.

Really funny you should mention... that has been THE project the last few weeks lol. Looks much nicer now :-)

To each their own! Thanks for watching!

That aligns close to the serve-safe table provided by USDA: 2.7min at 150*. But, as you say, it does carry-over cook, and at 153*, the time drops to a little over 1min. Not many people actually know this though!

Thank you! We've got a few more cooking videos and a kettle grill review coming up so stay tuned!

Thank you so much for watching! We've got a few more reviews in the works.

The CPT is not perfect, but it is an amazing piece of cooking tech. That being said I'm super excited to test out ThermoWorks new RFX wireless thermometer!

We love our Blaz'n Grid Iron!

​​@@TheGrillingDadI'm really trying to decide between the Grid Iron and the Lone Star Grillz (LSG) 20x42. I'm leaning toward the LSG due to the charcoal option.

The LSG is on the top of my wishlist. I've heard nothing but good things. Let us know what you end up going with and how you like it!

​@@TheGrillingDadI pulled the trigger on a LSG 20x42 Pellet Smoker today.

Congratulations! Let us know how you like it!

Yes it does leak quite a bit of smoke. My dad has a different model Recteq with the same issue and a gasket solved the problem. That being said I've seen no evidence that leaks like that lead to less smoke flavor or significantly longer cook times. You can get very smoky food cooking over an open fire.

Great question! I missed the Heinz 57 too!

Yea I saw that. Seems too good to be true....

Great tip! Thank you!

Not the best option. We prefer the Thermapen One or Typhur InstaProbe. I find myself reaching for the Thermapen most often.

Hey @Biker1111 - yup, have used it since! I'd say that, overall, it's been good for the price. The frame doesn't feel as strong/thick as a blackstone, but the grate does. It more or less heats evenly (some areas don't get as hot like the front), but I've found that with other griddles too. And it hasn't hurt my cooking. Just something you learn, with any grill. It's leaked grease down the leg by the drip (front right) because it didn't all get caught. We're planning a full review in the next month, so keep an eye for that!

@@TheGrillingDad Thank you! The price seems the biggest quality... I will check your review for sure, but I think that like a lot of things in life: Buy cheap, buy twice.... I got a 17" Blackstone at an incredible deal, but I like it so much that after 2 weeks I find it way too small for my family. That's why I'm already looking for a bigger one. The Camp Chef Gridiron seems a good griddle, but here in Canada they are very expensive. So I hesitate between a Blackstone and a Weber. The Vevor, at half the price, may be a good option, but I fear I will regret it in a couple years...

I'd recommend looking at the Traeger Flatrock and the Weber Slate.

Awesome, enjoy!! Let us know if you make any interesting things! A 20lb tank is perfect. Fits on the holder. Those are the ones you normally find at a gas station or hardware store.

I agree! We've got a 25+ year old Weber Genesis at our cabin. Still a fantastic grill!

Thanks for the great feedback! These are fantastic questions! I personally don't think a new grill should require modifications to function as expected. The grill actually heats up pretty quickly, but for me that's not a decision point. If I'm using a pellet grill I'm generally smoking which is a multi hour process. If the smoker heats up in 15 minutes or 30 minutes makes no difference to me. Temperature stability is also virtually a non-factor in general. You could argue that temperature variation is actually better than temperature stability on a pellet grill because of its impact on smoke profile. Pellet grills always have a grate level hot spot directly over the fire pot and the Smoke Beast was no different. Smoke flavor is also virtually non-existent when smoking above 225F, but that is true of every pellet grill I've used unless you supplement with a smoke tube or have a firebox (as on the Camp Chef Woodwind Pro).

@@TheGrillingDad Thanks for your response. I've never used a Pellet grill, like I said I have WSM which is my work horse and a DYNO vertical Offset which I need to use more. Both about the same price or cheaper than the Smoke Beast but then again I did buy both of them pre Bidenomomics so... My question regarding how it holds temp was meant with in a range For smoking I like to hold my temp between 225-275, with an average of 250. I'm a data nerd on this and have all kinds of temp probes that I use to graph. Love the Meater + and the 5GHz Bluetooth Inkbird WiFi. Anyway so my question is how well does it hold a temp for long periods of time with in a RANGE. I mean if I set it to 250 will it stay between 225 and 275 for hours with at least an hour or two being at the desired temp. Example. I put a brisket on my WSM after its calmed down to 275. The Pit Temp will drop to 225 and then will spike to 300 and will drop down to 250 after an hour or less. It will then stay at 250 for hours and only decrease and or increase if I have to take the lid off or refuel. So thats my question if I load the "Hopper up with pallets, set it to 250 will it stay at that 250 for hours and only decreasing as fuel burns out and increase as its refueled? Regarding MODS, to be honest for me thats part of the fun. Making it my own, improving on the design making it better.

More great questions! I haven't independently verified the temperature stability (using something like my Signals), but I suspect that the Smoke Beast will easily hold +/- 25F in stable weather conditions. The pellet hopper should last 10+ hours unless it's very cold outside. The pellet feed rate is controlled enough that I don't believe you'd see significant increases in temperature when the auger kicks on and more pellets drop into the fire pot. That being said I had a number of issues with my Smoke Beast so I wouldn't vouch for much on this unit! Thanks again!

@@TheGrillingDad Did you ever get the replacement unit? Were there any significant improvements on it? Did you happen to check the temp at each grate level? I'm wondering if it would be significantly hotter the lower you go since you were measuring 900F at the heat deflector plate.. Thanks in advance!

I have not received a replacement unit from Z Grills. I did not measure the temperature at grate level versus the two shelf heights. That being said the grate level temp will be very hot when running the grill to set temps at or above 450F (which is great for grilling). I'm not sure what the temps at the shelves are, but I cooked ribs (see our kettle grill vs pellet grill video) and those turned out great so I don't think the high heat is really a problem when smoking meat on either shelf. Let me know if you have other questions!

You can tilt a little higher, but the handle and leg bracket/how the wheels sit prevent it from full height

That could be a great idea! I definitely didn't want it on the grate. Let me know how it works for you!

Will do!

The charcoal flavor is just outstanding. Gas grills are convenient, but nothing beats the flavor of charcoal grilling!

This was a whole packer brisket so it includes both the point and the flat.

If I had a resource like this when I was starting out I could have gotten much better at trimming briskets much faster!

@@TheGrillingDad no question about it! Almost need a moment of silence for all the poorly trimmed briskets.... 😂😂

Tasted even better than it looks! The combination of flavors and textures....one of the best things we've cooked on the flat top.