Since they first showed up in the 1980s, pellet grills have been bridging the gap between two approaches to outdoor cooking ...

The Weber Smoque Pellet Smoker, Reviewed It hits the sweet spot in size. The Weber Smoque measures just over 3 feet wide, which didn’t hog a significant amount of real estate on my patio.

But smokers, pellet or otherwise, don’t have direct access to the flames for cooking -- the Yoder YS640s does. Modern smokers use a heat deflector to help distribute heat evenly across the grill.

“A pellet smoker is the closest thing that might resemble a household oven as it is ‘set it and forget it,’ making it user-friendly,” says Snell. Craig agrees.

The pellet smoking machinery, along with probe temperatures for your meats, can be monitored and controlled via Wi-Fi and the Camp Chef app, but you’ll need to manage the Smoker Box manually ...

Pellet smokers lend food a delicious grilled flavor, but pitmasters will tell you that it's not the same in-depth or nuance as what you get from a barbecue smoker. Molly Allen.

The best pellet grills make it easy to achieve wood-fired flavor and control cooking temperatures. Here are our top pellet smokers for every budget.