Gear Review - Cuisinart Woodcreek Pellet Grill 

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So far I have not made anything on this grill that has not been fantastic. I've made burgers, pork ribs, pork shoulder, chicken fajitas, pork steaks, and beef steaks. My favorite thing to cook on this grill is thick rib eyes at 500 degrees using a blend of charcoal and hickory pellets. I cook them about 8 minutes total on each side (turning them about 45 degrees after 4 minutes to create the crisscross grill pattern) and let them rest for about 10 minutes covered before eating them. They come out perfect every time to about medium rare. Make sure you cook on the right side directly over the fire pot (with the fire pot cover in place along with the drip tray) as it is by far the hottest side of the grill necessary for the charring. They are by far the juiciest steaks that I have ever eaten in my life.

Thank you so much for this video, I was on the market for a new bbq grill and never owned a pellet grill and I didn't want to break the bank after looking at your video 1 hr later I had it in my house getting assembled, so far I've cooked hamburgers ,sausages, pork butts and everything tastes amazing!

I love the grill for all the myriad of bullet points it has and I've done 4 different major cooks. My only criticisms are that it doesn't go under 200 degrees and have a smoke level adjustment. Added a 70 in Cuisinart cover, Cuisinart rib rack, and a smoking tube for extra smoky flavor. I'm very happy and impressed with all this grill offers for the price compared to Pit Boss, Camp Chef and Traeger l even though it was a tough decision.

My local Walmart had this thing for 50% off today, I was able to pick it up for a bit over 220 bucks. Thanks for the review, excited to give this thing a try

This is my first Cuisinart Wood Creek pellet 4 - 1 pellet grill. Wal-Mart had the display model on clearance for $249, It was already assembled with all accessories I bought it on impulse and rented a truck for $19. Can't shake a stick at that.

Great info. just bought one today, Walmart has them on clearance for $199 YES i said $199. My brother and i planned on spending $1000 on 2. It was like $437 out the door for 2

I just picked this grill up from my local Walmart for $200 on clearance 🥳

Looks like a nice cooker for any backyard bbq enthusiast!! Thanks for sharing!

I love my Woodcreek, but unfortunately mine came with a problem where the hot rod would stay on constantly even when it wasn't turned on. I emailed them, and they determined it needed a new board. After giving them the info they wanted (serial number and date of purchase), they sent out the new part immediately. So glad I did not have to pack that thing up and return it. About 10 minutes of work and it was up and going again with the problem fixed. Great customer service. I wish dealing with all companies was that easy. BTW, anyone looking for a replacement hot rod, the Traeger hot rod fits perfect, plugs right in, and comes with a fuse. My hot rod wore out from being on for a few days before I noticed that it never turned off. The only one available locally was a Traeger hot rod which I took a chance on, and it was identical to the Cuisinart except that the shrink tubing on the wiring was a different color, even the fuse was the same type.

Just got one for free guy said it stopped working.... turns out his pellets got wet and clogged the auger. I cleared it out and it runs, I haven't used it yet but will this weekend

Nice review seen this at Walmart and initially turned my nose at it. As a Chef I should have realized this would be good because of the name. Cuisinart makes very good products but didn’t realize they made grills. I’m definitely going to pay more attention to this now.

Kudos buddy. DoIng this review in the middle of a sleet storm.

Cuisinart has a new “Bristol” model smoker. Seems at first glance to be a small version of this Woodcreek. If you can get your hand on one would love to see a comparison.

Great video Would you get this over pit boss 1100 or 1600?

Great review. Just subscribed for some recipes. Your BBQ looks top notch. 👌🏻

I just returned my charGrill 980 and purchased the Cuisinart 4 in 1. I have only done a couple of short cooks so the verdict is not 100% this being said i just did a 3 hour cook of a full pork loin. I started out by cutting the loin into 2 halves and smoking for 3 hrs at the 200 degree setting. One thing i learned is that if you start the cook with the temperature over your set point it seems to hold that higher temperature, after i opened the top to get the temp down to 200 it seemed to hold that temp with in 5 or 6 degrees. The issue i have on my previous grill was the temperatures would not hold steady and a 200 degrees cook climbed to over 400!! Once the loin reached 135 i pulled it let if rest until 20 minutes before the desired dinning time and placed the searing insert in and let it get up to temp, out standing !! I placed the 1" plus chops on the searing grill for 2 to 3 mins per side and sauced watching the internal temperature pulling them at 145 so good!!. I did have a issue with the temperature probes reading 10 or more degrees different , Cuisinart is sending me new ones. I'll let you know how the long cooks go for pork butts or briskets... so far I give this a 8.5 i would like more smoke flavor , this may come with learning the unit, also the blue tooth sucks! needs updated to wifi!!

Review the Cuisinart BRISTOL PELLET GRILL please I'm considering buying one this month!

Bought one yesterday based on this video. Got it for $300 in Texas.

I've only had my camp chef for about a year but really want to buy one of these...looks great

$497 right now!!! Im going to get this or pitboss Austin xl. But this bluetooth nonsense. Wifi!!!!!!! This guys definitely deserves 1m views!!!! Him standing out there doing this for us is gangsta

Just got this today. Love it so far.

Exceptional review!!! The dude is badass, cold wind and snow blowing past him and he doesn't even change an octive LOL. Seriously tho, I am in the market for a pellet grill and this video came across my feed. I was considering a Yoder, but now I am curious about this Cuisinart no doubt. Especially the price! Liked and subbed man.

Also one more point on addition to not going down to 180 or having a smoke adjustment is that it doesn't do 25 degree increments after 300. So you can't set 325, 375, 425 or 475 at all.

Thank you for braving the elements (blizzard?) for your review! Now, please get a 70inch cover, a canopy and a patio heater and I will feel much better watching your videos lmao. Cheers!

Nearly 5,000 views in 5 weeks. WOW! This must be a popular grill.

I got this for 200 bucks at Walmart. Mis marked! I felt like I won the day with this buy

I was sold! but I live in Florida and feel that this will be an issue for me in case there is no power after a hurricane hits. I think that was the tipping point for me. Yes I have a generator and what not but I think I am going to have to go with a combo gas/pellet grill. I really was looking forward to this purchase.

On the second use, the auger would not stop pushing pellets into the burner, has anyone experienced this before?

I just picked one of these up from my local Walmart on sale for- 199.00

good review mate, well done

Nice review guys! Looking at the Camp Chef with the "sidekick" insert, but it's so expensive! Curious more about cleaning - you mention the ease to dispose of ash - what about grease drippings? For example, the new Weber is having issues of grease fires. How does this grill do for grease runoff? Thanks for any advice and keep up the good work!

Excellent

how do you keep yours at 225 mine couldn't do it at 25 degrees the most i saw it got up to it 189

Im trying to understand why it took y'all 3 hrs to assemble this grill? I've had 7 back surgeries and I was able to put this cuisinart 4 and 1 Pellet Grill put together in just about 90 and I had to take a break cause I was just shy of 4 weeks of surgery #7. My wife she read out the instructions as I assembled it. The hood is a rather large semi heavy piece and my neighbor came over and he and my wife put it on top of grill cause I physical was useless to help with that. He just was wow I can't wait to use that beautiful beast of a grill. I can say an 18-21lbs low and slow brisket looks and tastes absolutely amazing. I was going to buy the pitboss platinum pellet grill with smoker cabinet above but it was hard to locate in my area so I tried the cuisinart pellet grill and I'm very pleased with it, out the door less then $700 with tax. The pitboss was almost $120 more according to my cousin down in Forney, TX and he said the temp has to be really 400-450° high in order to get a 225° temp in upper smoking cabinets so I didn't like that cause I live in snow and -30° and that would burn though a 40lbs of pellets when I'm smoking year round. I agree with this video except the build time was a bit excessive they must have been drinking 😉😂😂

Love the idea of the charcoal because this is everything I want in a grill smoker, it’s like having my cane and eat it too, but what would you say if I was only grilling two steaks, and also on a separate cook boneless skinless chicken thighs, I’m gonna be heating up alot of space for just two steaks. Again love the idea of the charcoal!!! I wish it just had separate burners for the ceramic briquettes.. I’ve seen pit boss 1100 combo gas/smoke.. but it don’t have the charcoal... ugh.. choices I tell you.

Great review! I'm really torn between this & the camp chef woodwind sg24. I really like that the cuisinart has the ability to use charcoal, has the viewing window & has lights on the inside. Upsides of the camp chef is wifi, ability to control smoke intensity through the app & the slide to sear plate. Also camp chef customer service seems to be great from what I hear on Facebook groups. Not sure about cuisinart, although they do have a much bigger presence in the culinary world. I guess it comes down to how good the PID controller is in each of them, heard great things from camp chef but not much about cuisinart. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

In addition to a list of features it would be helpful if you would post functionality information based on your months of use: Temperature Fluctuation, Temperature Variance (across the cooking surface), Pellet Consumption (at various temps), Grease Management, Cleaning Requirements and Ease/Difficulty, Bluetooth Range, Noise Levels, Ash Dispersal (inside and outside), etc. Thanks.

What is the length and width on the primary grill cooking surface area? Thanks !

What are the dimensions of the lid? I am looking at getting a better cover such as the Ravenna 70" or the Hickory 70", both by Classic Accessories and want to know of the "dome" of each cover will match up reasonably with the lid. Thanks!

How does this compare to the gmg Daniel boon or the camp chef pro dlx? I’m trying to choose between these 3 and I have never had a pellet grill always used charcoal.

I thought Camp Chef had a patent on the fire pot sliding trap door.

Does it heat up quickly or does it take a while ? For example, how long does it take to get up to 400 to 500 degrees ? Thanks in advance.

My local Walmart has this for $200 right now. I currently have a Pitboss 820D (2019 model), do you think this is an upgrade from the Pitboss? Mine doesn't have bluetooth controls built in or anything.

They have it at my Walmart for $150 clearance. Should I pick it up?

A bit of a flame up at 08:32. Did you have briquettes or using ceramic on that side

So I have to use either charcoal or wood pellets to produce heat?

The Walmart by me has one for $300 pre-built. I'm seriously debating picking it up thank you for the review.

Any issues? Please be honest. I love the build of this, but the controls are garbage. So frustrating.

Great video btw! I've been waiting on reviews but haven't seen too many talking about this grill. Although the lack of smoke taste is disappointing.

How did you make your grill stay steady? Mine likes to fall apart at the screws attaching the frame to the grilling box.

Any thoughts on the Woodcreek vs the Camp Chef Woodwind Wifi with Sidekick? I was initially all set on the Camp Chef, but after seeing this and the tremendous savings - it's made me reconsider. However despite lots of searches, unable to find a good comparison. Specifically wondering about Bluetooth vs Wifi and build quality comparison. Any opinions for consideration are welcome.

Is it good

Just bought one for $199 at Walmart on clearance

Great grill and I love the window and lights that allow you to see what you are cooking without lifting the lid. However... cleaning these items is a BEAR and will quickly become useless if they are not routinely cleaned. And its just not spraying, you need elbow greas

We just bought this grill for 240 Walmart had it listed in the store for 497 and online for 240.

Just found this at Wal-Mart for $150 on clearance. Check around.

I just got this grill last Tuesday for $250. Walmart made a mistake on their app 🙌

are you saying you need coals to get sear temps

I noticed that the grill comes with a ceramic briquette tray. How is it intended to be used?

What is the cooking surface dimensions in inches? I can’t find that information anywhere

Would you go with this or the Traeger Pro 575? I’m leaning more toward this as I want to cook hot dogs and hamburgers more like a regular (propane or charcoal) grill. But people say I can do that on the traeger? My husband is leaning more toward the Traeger. Would I be disappointed with the Traeger the first time I cooked a hot dog on it?

Have a couple of observations, and a couple of questions about the Cuisinart Woodcreek 4-in-one. I currently have an old Traeger Lil-Texas. One of the features not mentioned is that the exterior seems to be stainless. If you have ever experienced trying to clean a Traeger with that rough surface you would understand. It is impossible to make it look good after a couple of uses. You had the comment about the Cuisinart not having the “exhaust pipe”. The firepot, at least on a Traeger, is dead smack in the middle. So at most the smoke would go from the middle to the end. A Traeger is really a convection oven. A fan blows the smoke all around. Also, the Traeger does not have a good seal around the lid, so smoke comes out everywhere. If you also have noticed, the new, expensive, Traeger Iornwood has no smoke stack, and is about $1200 for the cheapest with 650 grilling surface. They claim special venting, but who knows. Now questions I noticed that it appears all of the temperatures set by the dial had a fixed number. Traeger has a setting called smoke. It just augers the pellets in on a fixed pattern. It does not check the internal temperature to activate the auger. Instead it has a P factor. The factory preset for the smoke on my Lil-Texas is P2. I have reset it to P4. At that setting, the auger waits longer between cycles. That tends to cool the smoker. I have noticed that the lower the temp, the better the smoke. (I live in the bay area of San Francisco, no snow) Does the Cuisinart have something like this, or is it always checking the internal temp and auguring pellets in to keep the temp stable?

Do you still recommend this grill?

Have you had a auger jam or motor go bad? Which pellet grill is the easiest to clear an auger jam? Thanks

How would compare this grill to the PB 820 Pro? Especially from a smoking standpoint. I am looking to purchase a new grill/smoker and was just told about this one. There are some really great features, but still not sure which way to go.

How do you use yours in the snowy weather? Do you get water in the pellet hopper?

Is there any way to use it without pellets?

So i am guessing it has an igniter to light up the pellets right?

Just picked mine up for $200

Do you think you would be able to offset low and slow smoke with the charcoal along with the pellets?

Do you do most of your cooking on summit gas grill or the cuisinart 4 in 1 pellet?

Would this grill go low enough to make sausage?

Any idea where to find this model in Canada? I only see the Bristol model available. Thanks

Take a look at RECTEC RT700

Just got this. Do they make grease pan liners that fit it?

Love this review. Now I'm torn this or Lockhart 😭😭

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Are you still using this grill, and did you come across and problems with it?

Just got this on clearance for $200 even new in the 📦

I bought for the name and bells and whistles and got duped. Auger and sensors dont work right had 2 fires now im afraid to use it the plates rusted in 2 months and i already had to replace a part the first month and the company wont refund only send parts that dont fix the problem. Bluetoothuseless Basically nothing works right even thermometers dont.

I just got this grill for $150 at Walmart….

Only issue with this grill is that Cuisinart gives only 3 years of limited warranty which is super short compared to other big brands 10-15 years of limited warranties. I was going to pull the trigger then changed my mind after I read that sadly.

And now it sells for $200.

You forgot to mention another con. The Bluetooth is horrible. If I am very close it works. Ten feet away I side house the only thing between me and the grill and the connection drops constantly. After that you have to search for device and re pair. I have headsets you don't have to re pair! It's still a great grill but they should fire the tech company they got the bluetooth from!

Just bought this for $247 today

I'm sure you can afford a generator if you ever decide to take this thing camping LOL!

I detect a Canadian accent!

Is there a grease drip tray on this?

I just got one at Walmart on clearance !!!!

Dude stop saying proteins.

Complete garbage do not waste your money not even worth 200