@MeatCranium Hey guy, no offense meant to anyone that likes a pellet smoker but they are just not for me. When I think of a wood fired oven I think of a cast iron stove where the cooking box is heated with no direct internal flame (fire outside food inside). BBQ/Grilling/Smoking IMO is direct or near direct access to the flame/heat/coals with adjustments to flame size/distance from flame/air flow/smoke retention made by the user for the most part, gadgets and gizmos allowed. A pellet grill is to me more of a convection oven, sensor controlled forced air. Much like Hank Hill's love of propane and propane accessories "taste the meat and not the heat", might as well cook indoors sometimes. I do have a friend with a $1400 dollar Traeger that he likes and does well with. Best and only mod he did was the smoke pot that blows into the temp probe hole, that's why I bought the one I did, to experiment and learn from it and what I learned is that I don't like it. Let me explain why. Besides the obvious lack of 275- 325-etc the temperature control is lacking and might have been better if it were a smooth gradient rheostat instead of a switch that clicks to preset resistors. The "smoke" setting is below cooking temp and cooking temp does not yield enough smoke, some yes but not enough. The single flame pot for the entire cook area. Some do not have access to the flame because of a solid shield, others do have a sliding section that allows direct flame but it's still a small area. Invite friends over and sear a dozen steaks over that one little spot. The feed hoppers can and do plug up and can ruin an overnight cook. The low and slow method (on mine at least) left food tough and dry even with a pan of water on the grate. 200/225/250 are no go, 300+ are ok. My friend with the Traeger cooks hot and fast so It might not be just me. On the plus side I can bake biscuits or a pie in it but I can do that in my cast iron Dutch Oven over a bed of coals too. You say burnt ends I say pulled pork. Hot Q, Cold brew, Good friends, Happy family, that's what matters. Here's to red sauce on your chin.

well said!

It's a nice attachment but. The Recteq RT-B380 bullseye is also a 22 inch kettle grill that uses pellets and gets to 750 deg. Only $ 100 more for the whole grill with a stainless steel kettle at 399.00 free shipping. If you like the Spider 22, you'd love the bullseye.

Awesome collection! Nicely Done!

Burn wood...annoy a Vegan. Excellent bumper sticker Chris!

Different smokes for different folks.

'Nuff said😎👍

To be fair to those who make that assertion, my guess is that they are not referring to the dictionary meaning of the word "oven" - something that cooks food with a heat source in a kitchen. My take is that they are probably speaking to how one uses an oven - Set a temperature and let it cook as opposed to a grill or smoker where a little more finesse and different skills are sometimes required. You argued a point, but probably not the point they are making.

Wouldn't a stick burner technically be a convection oven? Also, yeah, they're all ovens. But I wouldn't get a pellet smoker, I love playing with fire! And if I want set and forget I'll chuck the meat in kamado.

I use the thermostat in my brain attached to my eyes , nose, and my fingers . After smoking for 60 years without the electronic do dads I kinda know what I’m doing. When gas grills came out I thought the world had gone crazy. I’m a Spider 22 convert. When I don’t want to ramp up my 800 lb 4 foot grill with the firebox and vertical smoker that will feed 30 people and use quiet a bit of wood , yeah , I’m in for the easy way sometimes. Carry on.

Man I need to read more into comments asked..........so much new content with it. Love seeing you all worked up.....Always good stuff! But I have to disagree with You on a particular point.....at 3:50 you say you can not use charcoal or Wood in a pellet smoker. I've done both and I will Never burn sawdust in my pellet grill ever again. But that's just me. 😁 Metal On! \🔥/

Cost of pellets here in Costa Rica is insane. Dutch

Well,well. Time to get my popcorn!

@meatCranium, Do you have any opinions on WSM bullet Smokers? I once had a 18.5 inch WSM and a Traeger 075 Pellet smoker and while the Traeger was great for overnighters, I enjoyed cooking on the WSM better, more deeper smoke flavour.

I agree with your view here. Now I live in the middle of nowhere and wood is what I have plenty of. Mesquite, Hickory, Oak.....so, I am pretty much-gonna cook on Wood cause it is free and us Texicans are cheap. Basically....I got free meat and free food. Win, win 👍 👍

Nice job man!!! poser seems to just live up to his name.

Man how do u keep the highlander from rusting man

I love my Camp Chef also. I’ve had it for years and never a problem. Keep up the great work. Love you videos.

My beautiful brother perfectly explained. Take care and stay safe. CIAO!

Love it reminds me when you took SNS to task one of my all time favorites!

I was thinking "Aren't all smokers ovens?" when you started. It is good to see that great minds think alike ... lol

"Annoy a vegan". 🤣 Love it 👍

Love that quote: it makes me happy to annoy people like that!! 🤣🤣🔥

Subscribed! This is Daniel Medina...I asked that question about your feud with Dave Parrish and SNS. You continue to make great videos. Keep it up! My daughter and I started our own channel because of channels like yours...smoke on, brother!

I love my Spider-22 adapter, I use it often. As long as you're grilling, smoking and annoying vegans, it's all good, oven or not! 😁🍻

Well said. Cheers, Chris! ✌️

Technically the Spider Grills "Adapter" that you mentioned once or twice I think will only work on Weber kettles made in 1983 or later. Before that they had 3 daisy wheel type vent covers each with 4 small holes to let air in from the bottom. So, technically you can use the adapter on a Weber up to 38 years old lol......Thanks for the fun video. I want to light up a bunch of grills this weekend for the fun of it! ; )

Seeing all those smokers together, would be neat to see something like another blind test (like your steak video) with say, a 1/2 or 1/3 rack of ribs, on each smoker. You pretty much have all the types now. Offset, pellet, charcoal kettle, drum. Just an idea. 👍 Probably alot of work. Haha. Sorry if you've done that and I missed it.

And there you have it!👍 have a great one brother, you all stay safe!👍👊🍻

Well this video made me watch your Spider 22 unboxing video and a few others. I didn't even know about those things, looks really cool. Anyway, almost any outdoor cooker can be used as an "oven". Have a great day!

Vegans are against burning wood. Learned something new everyday.

I hope this isn’t a duplicate post as my first didn’t seem to go through. I think they mean any electronically controlled heat source as an oven. That can include any smoker with an adapter to control heat. The thought is less skill may be required to cook with these. I say use what you like!

Chris come out swinging... Good stuff. Personally, I like the pellet cooker. Cheers brother and let's catch up soon!

Love the shirt!

good to see ya 👍🏻

Meat C can you review the master build gravity series as I know it will be a honest review thanks mate 🇬🇧

Nice video!

Huh. I'm debunking a rack of ribs right now. The government gave me some taxpayer money to get a pellet smoker a couple months ago. I've used it several times now and was surprised to find a definite smoke ring and noticeable smoke flavor in the meat I've cooked in it. One thing that isn't as claimed is temperature control. It doesn't stay in a 10-15 degree range as advertised, but is more like 30-40 degrees (as read off of it's internal PID probe). That being said, it turns out pretty good food; conveniently. Best of luck on the job-hunt, Chris. Time to go open my oven and spritz the ribs.

He's BACK... LOL

I think they mean any cooker that is controlled by an electronic thermostat. Set and forget type cooking. Not bad, just less skill required possibly.

I'm headed to your town in 10 days !

What was debunked????

You know you are in trouble when MeatCranium pulls out the dictionary! I hope the job situation works out. If you end up fishing like you mentioned in another comment, you might be the next Deer Meat For Dinner.

Please keep annoying Vegans. Hope everything goes well on the job front.