Is using a pellet smoker cheating?

Is using a pellet smoker cheating?

If the heat comes from electricity, and smoke is a byproduct, then it is cheating. If the heat comes from the wood, and electric only provides ignition, combustion fan and control, then it is not cheating, but some folks that use “stick burners” (wood guys) frown on pellet smokers.

Can you use a Traeger as a normal grill?

Start Traegering. No other grill can match the versatility, ease, and consistency of a Traeger grill. You can grill, smoke, bake, yes BAKE, roast, braise, and BBQ on our grills.

Do pitmasters use pellet grills?

There are those who believe that pellet smokers are the new future of barbecue, be it at backyard events or on the competitive side of things. However, on the South Carolina Barbeque Association competition circuit, there are very few pellet smokers to be seen, with most pitmasters using gravity fed smokers instead.

Is smoking meat on a Traeger bad for you?

Burning wood pellets, poured by grilling expert Brendan Burek, into a chute on the left side of a Traeger grill, doesn’t necessarily make for healthier grilling. Cooking meats with charcoal or gas grills can cause the formation of compounds called heterocyclic amines (HCAs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).

Do all smokers use pellets?

Pellets can be used in both grills and smokers, although they are certainly more suited to smoking meats. Speaking of smoking meats, you can use wood pellets for both hot and cold smoking. Hot smoking is the traditional smoking process that you know and love, essentially using heat and smoke to cook the meat.

Are electric smokers cheating?

Electric smoking, similar to propane smoking, is often considered ‘cheating’ by meat smoking purists. But just to be fair, if running out of propane is a disadvantage, so also is losing power. Parts can break. Just like propane, electric units can have failures that charcoal smokers just won’t have.

Do restaurants use pellet smokers?

The main types of smokers used in restaurants selling BBQ; the offset smoker, the electric smoker, the wood fired gas smoker, coal pit and a pellet smoker/grill. Each of these different units does have an affect on the taste, appearance and sometimes texture of the finished product.

Are pellet smokers used in competition?

Pellet systems have slowly infiltrated the world of competition barbecue for the past 10 years, and it’s getting to the point where more cooks use one than cry foul or consider it cheating.

Are Traeger smokers healthy?

On their own and operated properly, wood pellet grills do not cause cancer—or, more correctly, they’re no riskier than any other type of grill.

Are Traeger pellets toxic?

Traeger pellets are safe for cooking, and they do not contain poisonous chemicals that can hamper your health. Traeger pellets are of food standard and can be used safely in the Traeger grill to cook food outdoors in your garden or at any outdoor open areas. Traeger pellets are made out of natural wood.