As an expert in outdoor cooking, Greg has written more than 30 articles on grilling and barbecuing for Food & Wine across categories including kamado grills, pizza ovens, and meat thermometers.

Accessorizing, starting with the $200 purchase of a grill cover, is almost prohibitively expensive. Still, this is the best upgrade pellet grill of nearly a dozen that I've tried, and it's built ...

After years of testing smokers and grills—and cooking (and eating!) a lot of meat—I can confidently say that Traeger is the ...

Do you crave outdoor cooking? Then CNET has you covered. Pellet grills can be a game changer, immediately upgrading most—if not everything—by giving it a new, smoky flavor. Pellet grills offer ...

That said, it’s worth noting it only works with Ninja pellets, which is a shame. Regardless, its use as a grill is great ... they can be pretty expensive, especially compared to your everyday ...

2025 is shaping up to be a big year for grills. Both Weber and Traeger have released three new models and we're currently working to get them all tested before we decide if they deserve a spot in ...

The release I'm most excited about is the new Smoque; a pellet grill that's designed for low-and-slow cooking at an accessible price point. Although it's not available to buy in the U.S. just yet ...

Happily, once the legs and wheels are on, and the grill is back on its natural orientation, the physically demanding part of the setup is complete. Unlike some wood pellet grills I've tested ...

It also offers an upgraded controller with a pellet-monitoring sensor inside the hopper. Those upgrades cost $200, as the Woodridge Pro is $1,000. On the Woodridge Elite, you get some of the best ...

I typically use pellet grills for smoking ... you get some of the best aspects of Traeger’s most expensive grills — the Timberline and Timberline XL. Those conveniences include insulated ...