Yoder Smokers Community Forum

Hey all

I am new to pellet cooking. Have been a Weber guy forever. Done a lot of charcoal and gas but never cooked on or ate from a pellet grill. I live in Wichita, KS so, naturally, I have heard a lot of hype about Yoder Smokers. I was in the market for a Weber S-470 (bad ass gas grill for sure!) but started learning more about the Yoders, specifically the YS-640. I have always liked to smoke food but cannot ever get the fire right. The 640 has me excited because I can grill steaks/chicken/brats/burgers/etc... like normal (but better flavor I hope) AND smoke/bake some awesome stuff!

I bought a 640 this weekend and it delivers on Wednesday. I bought the backyard style (non comp stand) but upgraded the shelves to the solid stainless like the comp stand because I think it will be better looking and much easier to clean. Also had them put a probe port in and bought the direct grill grates.

I am very much looking forward to being apart of this community.

Just wanted to introduce myself...

Jack

Welcome to the forum and thanks for joining the group.

Welcome aboard! Congrats!

So quick update... I pulled an switch-a-roo. I originally bought a YS-640 on the standard backyard stand. Ordered it Saturday and it is supposed to deliver in about 45mins. I got a little nervous the more I thought about that stand on my stone patio. My major concern was mobility, i move my grill a lot to clean and to entertain and these units are stinking heavy!! The last thing I wanted as a 300lbs+ grill that was a pain in the butt to move on my irregular stone patio.

I called Aaron at ATBBW yesterday (dude is awesome by the way!) and told him my concern... I asked him if I could pull a last minute switch on the grill and get a YS-640 on an Orange Comp Stand! He said "no problem" I have one ready to go and I paid the difference and it did not even mess up the deliver time.

Great story of the Yoder/ATBBQs excellent customer service.

I will post pictures later.

Here are pictures of the beast! Cooked steak last night - first cook! Turned out awesome.

Welcome to the group, and the Yoder family!

your going to love it I am loving mine