Unveiling the Champion: Camp Chef vs Lone Star Grillz

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• M4

  @M4ttNet · 2 years ago

  Great comparison.  Pretty much what I expected on the smoke flavor.  Burning wood chunks "should" get you better smoke flavor.  As far as tenderness and juiciness that's an interesting one, could be variation in the brisket itself or some other factor.  Though for me if I have to add wood every so often to get that flavor I might as well use an offset since that's the most inconvenient part.  Even cook it for a few hours in an offset and swap to a pellet if you want to be lazy.  Absolutely love how easy the LSG Pellet is to clean out, that removable burn pot really is a time saver.  Though a CC WWP is certainly cheaper than say something like the LSG and an offset, so if you have limited budget and/or space it seems like a great option.  LSG support has been fantastic for me.  When I got my LGS Pellet 42 freighted (alone with a 60" Santa Maria and a Large insulated cabinet smoker) the freight people did a real number on my pellet grill.  Was mostly hidden until I uncrated it but the whole hopper assembly was bent and twisted.  Chris from LSG sent me a new one no questions and some touch up paint for a couple of the scraps.  The LSG was relatively easy to move the electronics over to the new hopper (which gives me confidence if I ever need to swap something out).

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• FI

  @Fiveiron · 2 years ago (edited)

  Great comparison.  I appreciate your honesty as well as the disclaimer about not being compensated.  I was questioning that from the beginning but you addressed it well.  Thank you for not just saying "Hey, they're both winners.  You decide which is better for you."  Your videos are all about process and methodology, and as an engineer myself, I highly respect that.  Keep up the great videos, I'm enjoying learning from each one.

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• RI

  @richardmulcahy8607 · 2 years ago

  Both are awesome units and you did a bang up job on the comparison. Keep up the good work Andrew!

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• JO

  @JonnyItunes · 2 years ago

  Thanks for the thorough insight as always! One other thing that makes a difference in deciding on a grill is customer support. Working with CC support during grilling season was a royal pain and frustrating because they were so busy. However, they took care of each and every manufacturing issue I had. In the end, the issue was that the body was not up to spec and noting fit right on the grill. Camp Chef took care of everything and shipped a new body out to me with no hassle. Couldn't be happier with my decision...just contact customer support in the winter time :)

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• PO

  @polsok44 · 2 years ago

  This video was great! Nice camera work 👍 audio is crystal clear and the briskets looked awesome

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• JO

  @JosephHanks-b4q · 6 months ago

  I like the fact that you can run wood chips mixed with pellets on the Lone Star.  I would think it would be just as smokey flavored, but I can see how burning wood chunks would impart a bigger flavor into the meat over a longer period of time on the Camp Chef.  Good video!

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• MA

  @markX-v7f · 2 years ago

  Thank you for the transparency

• CH

  @chrisbriones8714 · 1 year ago

  I’d like to see this test again in 20 degree weather.

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• GA

  @garylambrow4446 · 1 year ago

  Thank you for your hard work. Great job

• PA

  @Pawdukes1 · 1 year ago

  Appreciate your vids!  Currently in the market and leaning towards the Woodwind Pro.  Thanks for the info!!!

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• WA

  @waderussell2005 · 1 year ago

  Very detailed, and great comparison.  Thank you so much.

• CH

  @ChocoTacoMan · 2 years ago

  Thank you for the video! I'm not looking for a pellet grill, but from the various videos I've seen, that WWP seems to be the best.