While you can smoke on any grill (read our guide to the best grills for all our favorites), a dedicated smoker is shaped to accommodate larger cuts of meat and impart the ultimate smoke flavor.
A friend who cooks competition barbecue and does whole-hog pop-up events told me they no longer have any desire to tend a smoker all night if it doesn’t pay the bills, and is now a pellet grill ...
Be under no illusion, this BBQ grill and smoker is crazy heavy, weighing in at over 200 pounds. My first job, then, was to get the top box off and then decant the grill and its components.