I checked out the Yoder 640 at Everything's BBQ this weekend when I went to get Egg stuff. It was def well built, much better than my inlaws Treager. I don't trust any of the pellet smokers to get hot enough for steak. I've used the inlaws Treager and was not impressed even after they upgraded computers.
I have a Treager and like you it doesn't get hot enough for a good sear on steaks. 425 degrees isn't hot enough and it has a hard time reaching that.
Otherwise we really like it.
Personally, I'd contact Craig Bell at Bell Fab in Tulsa, and let him build the smoker to do exactly what you want.
Nope, me too, which is why I recommended Bell Fab. Pellets are convenient, but nothing beats a properly built offset.
probably true...personally, i like the process of learning the quirks of the machine...and playing with fire
I'm having second thoughts about the sticker shock... like I said, I really need some new wheels on my truck. I may just buy me a PBC and call it good. I dunno.
playing with fire is always fun.
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