looks like you are coming up on about a year of owning this - i'd love to see a video around "lessons learned" . Any issues over the year you had to deal with ? Would also love to see more videos ! keep up the great work !
Thanks for the video, its helping me with my own decision. It's come down to either the LSG 42x20, the Pitts & Spitts 1250. I have friends and family who own one or the other and the debate is worse that Chevy vs Ford lol. But I'm leaning toward the LSG for a few reasons. 1) The removable ignitor box to facilitate cleaning. 2) The ceramic hot air ignition to mitigate the need to replace ignitors. 3) The tested and proven use of wood chips combined with pellets for enhanced smoke flavor without separate wood boxes or smoke tubes. 4) The shorter pellet delivery system which mitigates auger blockages. Keep up the great content!
Man o man. T-ROY! You have no idea how cool this is. I've been watching your stuff for years. You're actually a big reason why I got one of my first Lone Star Grillz. Thanks for taking the time to comment and subscribe! The New Pellet is awesome. It's impressive for being what it is. I plan on doing some videos on it in the near future. Keep up the good work!
Great video man! I’m ordering one. Mine will be kept inside a covered carport. Question: any need to get the cover? Also, how often do you wipe it down to prevent any rust build up?
Glad you like the video, and thanks for watching. I wipe it down every Cook or two. I actually use a detail spray for car applications. Obviously only on the exterior. But keeps the paint looking new.
I’ve got the exact pellet grill and I love it….hopper lid not a problem for me but a hinge would be great!!!! I used the sear on tri-tip and it was great….enjoy…..I’ll be watching!
I have the exact same setup even with the off road package and love everything about her. Unbelievably fantastic grill. A hinge on the hopper lid is not an issue for me but everyone has their opinions. I am sure you have cooked on it by now and sure you love it like i do mine. It smokes like crazy and just use premium pellets like Knotty wood or cookin pellets with lumber jack following up behind the first 2. Enjoy
@@kwikmechanic plumb and almond are both good. But here is the kicker, they are coming out with wine infused in both plum and almond. I watched mad scientist bbq do a cook with them and heoved it. I called knotty woods and they stated it should be available around june 22 to purchase. I am definitely getting both of them. Best of luck
Excited to see more videos of this. I'm saving my pennies for one! I believe they are claiming less risk for water seepage potential as a reason for no hinges on the hopper lid. Do you think a six foot tall person will have issues reaching the lid when open with the off road kit?
I will probably be adding hinges for ease of use. I will do a video on it. You're dialed. Access is ok. It's just a pain as it takes 2 hands and an additional fee seconds. All things considered. It's an awesome grill and a small gripe.
Agreed. I just looked and it looks like the new model has a hinge. You can actually buy a retro kit. I thought they had really missed the mark with the early ones, looks like they listened to feedback and addressed!
Awesome to finally see someone new with this grill! Ordered mine on December and waiting for it like crazy! Would love to hear your thoughts on flavor complexity compared to an offset on a cook like a brisket as well as how good it sears compared to a straight charcoal searing! Enjoy your new grill!!!
Absolutely. Cooked some pork belly burnt ends. Will be editing the video and releasing it shortly! But simply stated. It's a great grill and performs very very well.
Flavors? Hmmm. Well the gravity smoker has more of a charcoal flavor. And pellet had more of a traditional stick burn flavor. I think the difference is more about how you will use them. The gravity is much more versatile. However the pellet is built to last and consistently on temp. The flavor..... Do you like charcoal over pellet flavors? Go with what ya like and have fun cookin!
Just placed my order for the same grill. Thanks for your video it helps to see it as I wait for mine to get built! Very interested in the level of smoke it will deliver to the cook.
It's fast. From 60 to 250 was about 15 minutes. From 28 to 275 was 26 minutes. I just checked my fireboard app. I think they'd do it faster but they seem to stall out the ignition stage for a few minutes to ensure complete combustion. But impressive being the gauge of metal is so large.
Next video on the pellet. I'll try to give a breakdown. Very similar to the fireboard 2. Except for the knob. The knob acts as the scroll button through the various screens. Almost identical, connected right up to the app. No problem. I feel like if they made the fire board too with the knob it would be even better.
Great grill, interested to see comparison to the LSG IVS. I was going to pull the trigger on the pellet but really wanted the IVS. Any opinion you have would be great, but surely looking fwd to a comparison video!!! Prob to late to order one now for this yr grilling season .. appreciate any feedback !!
Can’t believe they still are putting the web address and phone number on the stack. Would be like buying a Ferrari and the dealer sneaking in a license plate frame of the dealership on.
Totally get it. Oddly enough it's not the same as my other pits. I assume the pellet grills are manufactured at a different facility and town in Texas.
@@kwikmechanic Either way how cheesy is it that the number and web address are on the stack? Like someone will be over and you will refuse to tell them what it is or where you got it. 😂
Do the 8" casters lift the grill up higher than the offroad wheels? seems like the casters are fully underneath the feet and the offroad tire's axle 10"? is close to that so the wheel lift would be closer to 1/2 the tire diameter... I ordered the 8" caster hoping it would lift it 3" over the standard casters. What is the height of the shelf from the ground? ( I am around 6'2 1/2") so I am also concerned about the height... Thanks!
I don't know the exact measurements. But the rims are ten inches. Plus the tires. I think they are 13". The Irish package is much taller. The 8 inch careers will be better than the basic ones but the off-road package is by far the tallest. The one downside is turning radius. Very easy to roll over dirt and lawn etc. However, it sucks at maneuverability. The good news is it's fairly light. I usually just pick up the end opposite the pellet hopper and get it lined up. I'm 6 ft 5, and most my friends comment on how tall the grill is. Is. I'll try to grab a measurement to the rack next time I'm in the pit.
I live in the UK and just ordered the exact spec due to yours and a few others great reviews.Glad to hear it cooks pork ribs a close second to an offset,as for me that is the best comparison.I have offsets too but don’t want to be chained to it all day.
Couldn't agree more. That's the beauty. Significantly easier and almost as good. Tough to be the offset. But sure is nice to sleep while cooking a brisket.
@@ambbrano3049 I guess I am lucky that I am only a few hours away in Dallas/Ft. Worth! I may need to order one and get my son-in-law's truck and go get one!
Looks good brutha! I should have mine in about 2-3 weeks. I will be doing a video aswell in comparison with this to my reverse flow I built. I have recteq pellet rigs aswell, but as you mentioned this one is supposed to be as close as ya get to stick burn flavor. We’ll see! My reverse flow is definitely my best tasting rig 🔥🔥
Maybe. Haven't tried. You may be able to slide something through the grate to slide plate to the side. Was just discussing this. But honestly, as easy as the grates pull out. I don't see it being an issue.
Just tried some spare ribs off an LSG pellet grill for the first time. I'm pretty impressed with the flavor. Is it as good as offset flavor, probably not. But for the convenience, it's pretty good. It at least blows all other pellet grills out of the water.
I’d love to see a lot of cooks on this thing and how it compares to your offset. I’ve been thinking about getting a pellet smoker and was thinking about the Yoder until I saw this grill. Now I’m torn. Hopefully I can get a sense of how well this thing performs in your future videos!
@@kwikmechanic Brisket and Turkeys (breast or whole). I think if a brisket cooked on the lone star pellet grill is somewhat indistinguishable from a offset, then that’s a game changer. Turkey is one of those meats that is often overlooked but can be amazing if done properly. Plus I tend to judge a place base on those two meats.
Thanks! It's wide. The wheels are the widest point. I can measure but I'd guess about 40 inches. The standard is probably about 24 inches. I can measure if you'd like.
It turns pretty sharp for what it is. For in and out of my backyard, loading onto trailers, etc. It's great. Honestly, it's light enough that when the tires hit the frame and don't want to turn. You can pick it up and or drag it fairly easily. My horizontal offset weighs way more and is very hard to move with a much wider turning radius
I actually did my first this week as well. It was 14 lbs. After trim about 11. I smoked at 225. Not many spikes however needed to keep the brisket to the left away from the heat. Great bark! Great flavor. 10 hours later and a 3 hour rest... It was awesome!
I don’t think you need worry too much about the temperature spikes,you get that too with offsets when you load another split.if you haven’t watched it, check out mad scientist take on pellet grills, very good
Not sure what the backlog is currently. From the time it went into production. It was 18 weeks. A few weeks to deliver. They were waiting on the off-road kit for weeks. They are usually pretty good about giving an estimate if ya call and check in. Congrats!
I HAVE MY LOANSTAR PELLET ON ORDER . DID YOU SAY 20 WEEKS FROM YOUR BUILD START DATE ? WHEN I ORDERD MINE IN DECEMBER SHE TOLD ME THEY WERE 18 WEEKS OUT , I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING MINE , THEY LOOK AWSOME
Yes, that's what they told me. They had a problem sourcing some of the parts for the off-road package. 18 weeks is what I would expect for a ship date.
Yes yes yes. The most consistent pellet smoker on temps I have. Prob 5 to 10 degrees. It's heavy gauge is great for recovering temps when opened as well.
I love those! I have a fatstack 120 on order but the LSG pellet has been really tempting as well. I just really want to try meat from it before I spend all that money. I’ve been really unimpressed with my recteq and have been considering getting the masterbuilt as a replacement to get some more smoke flavor. Curious to know how the smokiness is on the LSG pellet vs the masterbuilt.
Fat stack is awesome as well. Honestly. One of the closest flavors to my offset this far. It smoked consistently the entire cook. Unlike any pellet grill I've run across so far!
The smokiness vs masterbuilt is heavier. Not bad just more prominent. The masterbuillt definitely has hints of charcoal and more traditional barbecue flavor. Both are unique and great in their own right. Definite advantage of the master build is the ability to sear. It rips!
@@kwikmechanic that’s mind blowing. The smokiness I get from my Oklahoma Joe’s bronco is really nice (though not as good as my old country pecos) and I get next to nothing from my recteq. Only time I get smoke flavor from my recteq is if I use lumberjack mesquite (which I don’t love, too earthy) pellets and smoke at 200 for at least 6 hours before I bump up the temp. So my mind is slightly blown thinking of a pellet that would produce better smoke flavor than charcoal with wood chunks 🤯 Wizardry
There is no hinge for a reason. Screw holes open the change for moisture enter into the pellet hopper. Like a roof on a house, if you put screws through the surface eventually water finds a way to enter through the holes.
Great observations. On cheaper pellet grills I totally understand. However they have amazing hinges on some of their other smokers. I own a couple other Lone Stars. They are all welded, no penetrations to worry about moisture seepage. For the money these things cost, you would presume they can add a $50 hinge set. I'll probably add it myself, good project for the winter time.
