Due to characteristics of the pellet grill, feeding pellets periodically will always lead to an inevitable temperature fluctuation. Our product specs is to control the temp swing within +/- 25 F. For grills with PID controllers, you can expect an even more accurate temperature.
For most of our grills, we use a heat baffle to block out direct flame to create convection heating. We do not support open flame grilling by design, but you can remove the heat baffle and the grease drain pan to access the open flame. For our 600 series, there is a built-in slide plate broiler that allows …
There are three conditions if your pellet smoker smells like burning plastic. If your Z Grills pellet smoker smells like burning plastic or electrical fire during an initial burn in, your grill is burning off manufacturing oils. If smoke is coming out of your grill’s control panel, please take the steps below: Damaged grill wires …
Make sure all the internal grill components (heat baffle, drip tray, grill grates) are inside the grill and installed correctly. Close the grill lid. Plug in and turn on your grill. Turn the temperature dial to the desired temperature.
Grease fires A grease fire can occur in a pellet smoker if there is an accumulation of grease that contacts the fire. A grease fire in a Z Grills smoker will not only burn any food you are cooking but can burn the high temperature paint inside and outside the grill. Grease fire prevention Grease fire …
If you live in a wet or humid climate, the answer here is not long at all. It’s best to store your pellets separately in a dry area to avoid them being exposed to moisture and becoming ineffective or clogging the auger. While you can leave your pellets in the hopper between cooks in drier climates, …
The trap door on the back of the hopper is a quick exit for pellets; when you’re done smoking for more than a week, dump them out. Pellets absorb moisture easily and will break apart into a pulp if left outside for an extended period. We recommend that you always use the trap door to …
Whether you’re new to grilling, an experienced cook, or just interested in getting started, you might be asking yourself what is a pellet smoker? Although the concept is relatively easy to comprehend, understanding the process is a bit more difficult. So, if you want to learn what a pellet grill smoker is, how to use one, and …
If we are talking about the summer months and a dry ambient climate, you could potentially leave the pellets in the hopper and you wouldn’t experience any issues. In this scenario, we are talking about very low humidity. However, to be on the safe side, even under such weather conditions, please do not leave the wood pellets …
We use gauge 12 stainless steel for the grill lid and gauge 14 iron steel with powder coating for the body.
