There are downsides to cast-iron cooking grates however. Pellet grills from Pit Boss (left), Louisiana Grills (centre) and Broil King (right) are commonly found with cast-iron cooking grates: Images –, and Then there is also Broil King which fit cast-iron cooking grates across all their models and also feature a high 600-degree maximum temperature setting. Likewise their sister brand Louisiana Grills also fit cast-iron cooking grates.
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Pit Boss across budget Pit Boss pellet grills, their Pro Series and Platinum Series pellet grills all feature cast-iron cooking grates. When it comes to cast-iron cooking grates three brands fit them across pretty much all the models in their ranges. Therefore, let’s say you have two pellet grills with the same maximum heat setting, but one has thin steel wire cooking racks and the other has thick cast-iron grates, the one with cast-iron grates will provide superior searing performance. Basically more metal means more thermal mass to absorb heat from the pellet fire below. You will find various materials used on pellet grills for the main cooking grate, and different materials produce different searing performance. While a higher temperature setting on a pellet grill is going to provide better searing capabilities, what the cooking grate is made of is also important. When you start moving up into the premium/luxury pellet grill brands such a Cookshack, Memphis Grills, Coyote and Twin Eagles these pellet grills have maximum temperature settings between 600 – 725 degrees. You then have other brands such as Broil King who also offer a maximum temperature setting of 600 degrees and the same is true of RECTEQ pellet grills when their ‘FULL’ setting is activated. You then have the Weber SmokeFire which provides a 600-degree maximum temperature setting.Īs I discuss in my Weber SmokeFire Gen 1 vs Gen 2 article, while I have issues with it as a pellet smoker, as a pellet grill it’s very capable.įor under a thousand dollars the Weber SmokeFire Gen2 EX4 with its 600-degree maximum temperature setting is an excellent backyard pellet grill for searing: Image – The same is true for budget/mid-range pellet grills from the likes of Camp Chef, Pit Boss and Grilla Grills, all offer pellet grills with a 500-degree maximum temperature setting. For instance, as I discuss in my Gen 1 vs Gen Traeger Pro Series article.
Many of the latest generations of pellet grills have a maximum temperature setting of at least 500 degrees. Maximum Temperature Settings On Pellet Grills
When it comes to getting good grilling/searing performance from a pellet grill you really need to be considering these questions: Take for example one of the most popular pellet grills for many years the Gen 1 Traeger Pro Series, while very good at indirect cooking and ‘Low and Slow’ its maximum temperature setting of 450 degrees really held back it’s out of the box grilling/searing performance. The reason why pellet grills have previously had a stigma around grilling/searing is that earlier generation models could only just achieve 450 degrees. Searing food requires high temperatures at the surface of the cooking grate, as a general rule, you want the surface temperature of the cooking grate above at least 450 degrees. What Makes A Pellet Grill Good (or Bad) At Searing? My Thoughts On The Best Pellet Grills For Searing….The Best Pellets For Searing? (Charcoal Pellets).Combo Pellet/Gas Grills For Higher Temperature Searing.The Benefits/Drawbacks Of Direct-Flame Access.
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