The Wait is Almost Over...

After shopping around for the last several months, I've decided on a Yoder Smokers pellet grill.  Don Cary of Yoder Smokers and All Things BBQ showed me his prototype a couple of weeks ago and I was sold.  This is a brand new line of pellet grills so I'm still waiting for production of the unit but will find out a estimated completion date soon. Don has made an impressive unit, made of heavier gauge steel than you'll find from the competition and it's manufactured just north of me in Yoder, KS.  If you're in the Wichita area be sure to check out his store, All Things BBQ or visit their website linked at the left.

UPDATE:  Estimated delivery is currently the last week of August or first week of September.  I'm feeling like a kid at Christmas time!

The Path to the "Dark Side"

My quest to find a better grill has been a long journey to say the least (according to my wife anyway).  I've cooked on gas grills all my life, but have always had a desire to add slow smoking to my repertoire.  I didn't want a separate smoker due to the size restrictions of my back deck.  A few months ago, I came across an add for Green Mountain Pellet Grills.  I instantly became enamored with the technology.  This style of grill would allow for both slow smoking and grilling, using all natural hardwood pellets, and would allow for near precise temperature regulation without tending fire.  After months of research on the technology and looking at various brands of pellet grills, I've decided this is what I want to replace my five year rusted out Charbroil with. In August my path to the Dark Side will be complete.  Why the Dark Side, you ask?  Smoking with pellets is definitely the "Quick and Easy" path versus tending a fire of lump charcoal and wood.  So Dark Side BBQ was the perfect name for this blog, because of the set-it and forget-it nature of pellet grills (as well as my love of the Star Wars movies).  I hope you will join me on the path to the Dark Side.  I'll be posting some of my creations soon.