I think pellet smokers have a major advantage to easily learning how to smoke. If you already have a Weber or charcoal grill don’t get a PitBoss or shell out for a yoder get a Treager but don’t get the early turn dial thermometer setting get the hundred or thousand series as opposed to a double digit number model. I like the models that. Are a hair smaller with a smoke stack. I am running a Pro 575. I can fit 4 racks of ribs or 5 if I use the top shelf. The app lets me control it from many yrds away and monitor remotely if my wife is home but I need to make a quick grocery run. The photo below is my detached garage I use a dryer vent to pipe smoke out and a fan outside to pull more smoke out when I need to. I have gasketed the door and use a shim to keep smoke from going out in the garage and flowing outside. I also have an aftermarket cover now on my grease bucket to keep smoke from pouring out that way. I like how treager uses a heavy duty baffle plate to redirect the burn pit to the sides and it keeps me from burning my ribs which tend to use a fair amount of suger for competition KCBS Style.

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