Menards is now selling Pit Boss 820 Pellet Grills

[drholly]

Well, I won't be buying anything before this snow / cold leaves (spring, summer, 2020???) So, I have time to look around. I don't need a large cooking area - we don't do a lot of food to save. But, if I pull the trigger (and that is an if as my fires are working well) I want something that will last in the extreme temps / weather we experience and is reliable. Those are the two critical factors for me. I regularly read the posts of the pellet heads and appreciate your comments, thoughts and experiences. Please keep them coming.

The Memphis and Cookshack offer insulated lids. You can also save some coin with a Traeger Lil Tex or a GMG Daniel Boone with a insulated cover that both companies offer for their pits............

Thanks Smoke,

While price is a factor it is not the only factor. As you know, I want something that will perform as well as last, and I really appreciate your input - after all these years, you have never steered me wrong.

[smokeasaurus]

Well, I won't be buying anything before this snow / cold leaves (spring, summer, 2020???) So, I have time to look around. I don't need a large cooking area - we don't do a lot of food to save. But, if I pull the trigger (and that is an if as my fires are working well) I want something that will last in the extreme temps / weather we experience and is reliable. Those are the two critical factors for me. I regularly read the posts of the pellet heads and appreciate your comments, thoughts and experiences. Please keep them coming.

The Memphis and Cookshack offer insulated lids. You can also save some coin with a Traeger Lil Tex or a GMG Daniel Boone with a insulated cover that both companies offer for their pits............

Thanks Smoke,

While price is a factor it is not the only factor. As you know, I want something that will perform as well as last, and I really appreciate your input - after all these years, you have never steered me wrong.

 

[pmillen]

The Memphis and Cookshack offer insulated lids.

David, I thought about the potential benefits of pit insulation when I bought my Cookshack Fast Eddy PG-500, which is not insulated.  Cookshack makes an insulated model, the PG-1000, but it's $1,200 more.  I thought, "The PG-500 will maintain temperature, it wil just burn more pellets.  Well, $1,200 will buy a lot of pellets.  The time-value of the money not spent will result in more than $1,200 savings."

So I bought the uninsulated model.  YTMV (thoughts)

[hikerman]

If you go to a welding supply store or Amazon, welding blankets are available at a fraction of the cost of brand - specific insulated covers or insulated grills.