A pellet grill offers precise temperature control with no effort from the user, its just simply a case of making sure there are pellets in the hopper and the controller has been set. Pellet grills save you time and effort.

Offset smokers, on the other hand, are much more manual and hands-on, which can be fun if you have the time. An offset smoker provides a stronger smoke flavor compared to a pellet grill. Also, an offset smoker will typically be the cheaper option as there are no electrical components.

If you are looking for the strongest smoke flavor in your food possible, and you have the time to play around manually managing a fire, an offset smoker will be your best option.

However, if you're tight on time, but still want to cook your food with some flavor, a pellet grill can offer that. While pellet grills are generally more expensive than offset smokers, there are now many budget pellet grill options, which you can explore through our database (link below).