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  1. Thank you! This is the best video I have seen describing the Yoder Smokers. I have a smoker from a different company right now (used to be based in Michigan), but when it dies, I am definitely going to look to upgrade to a Yoder. Thank you so much for your straight forward review. Have a great day!

  2. We’ve had our Z Grill ZPG-450A pellet grill for a little over two weeks. https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkx3c8DmtYRYEKYTiR4g7y6Yc2amUPVs_3X It was relatively easy to put together, with 2 of us. (friend and I)The grill seems well built and heavy duty. I followed the start-up directions, and then cooked chicken on it that evening. We’ve since cooked burgers, pork chops, meat loaf, and steak on the Z Grill and love it. I’ve used a hardwood mix (per my Son-in-Laws recommendation) and we are very happy. Like cooking in an outside oven with a nice smoky taste. This is a perfect size for the two of us, and would probably work fine for a small family also.All the things we have cooked have kept their moisture, and remained juicy. No burning on one side!My next challenge will be a brisket. We highly recommend the Z Grill 450A, so far. Hopefully they did get whatever “bugs” fixed from previous models (per the description on Amazon). I’ll update our review after a few months.

  3. Hi Chef Tom and the community. I am looking to buy either the 480s or the 640s. My goal is to be able to cook three briskets comfortably. Do you think I can fit three 10 lb brisket (19inch x 10inch) on the 480 or should I go bigger for the 640? Thanks ! Antoine

  4. I know this is an old video, but I'm hoping I can still get an answer. I have a Green Mountain (similar to Traeger) and I put foil down on my diffuser plate/grease catcher to make clean up easier. Is this something the Yoder can do because of that door over the fire box, and is it even really needed? If not needed, how do you clean all the burned on crap off the plate?

  5. Great video. I'm a traditional direct fire griller, but for the last couple of years, I've been wanting to get into offset smoking. I was looking at stick burners, specifically Old Country BBQ Pits. Would the Yoder be a good choice for the novice smoker? I know purists like Aaron Franklin scoff at pellet grills. What's your take on traditional stick fire boxes vs. pellet grills? Is it better to master stick fire boxes?

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