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Spent $180 on a pellet smoker that died in 4 months
I grabbed this off-brand pellet smoker from a flea market in Phoenix. Looked solid, had good reviews online. Hooked it up, ran it maybe 15 times. Then the auger jammed and the control board fried. No warranty, no receipt, just a paperweight in my yard. Tried fixing it myself, even watched a YouTube video on the controller. Total waste of cash and a whole Sunday. Anybody else gamble on a mystery brand and regret it? What do you trust under $300 now?
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beth_hunt26d ago
My neighbor bought one of those cheap pellet grills from a Facebook marketplace listing last summer. Brand was something like Z Grills or maybe a knockoff version of it. It worked for about two months then the temp kept swinging wild, like 100 degrees off. He opened it up and the fan was shot plus the auger was grinding metal on metal. He ended up putting it on the curb with a free sign. The controller boards on those budget units are the weak spot, I read that most of them use the same cheap parts no matter what name is slapped on the lid.
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