It seems that you are not convinced that smoking food is in your future. Have you ever smoked food? Perhaps, you need to learn how to walk, at first, before you run. A good pellet smoker is a non trivial investment. You will need to spend at least $1000.00 for a product and shipping if not more. Perhaps you should try something more elementary and less costly. You can purchase electric and propane or pure wood and charcoal smokers for $300.00 or less at Lowes or the Home Depot or even at your local supermarket like they sell them here in Texas.
I had a propane smoker and then went to a Masterbuilt Electric over the past five years. I did not go pure wood/charcoal because there is a different requirement to manage fuel, temperature, and air flow. I did investigate pellet smokers because of the "set it and forget it" philosophies and wanted to escalate to a form of wood fire cooking. If you want to go from "0" to "60" and get a pellet grill, then that is a choice. If you want to try it to see if you like it, then that is a choice. I just get the feeling from this conversation that you are not there, yet. So, collect information and digest data until you are sure.
This is not a life threatening situation. This is suppose to be for fun.
With kind regards,
Ed
