Camp Chef Pursuit 20 Portable Wood Pellet Grill - PPG20

I originally bought this for the portability but the legs are very awkward and it is way too heavy for my wife and I to load in our fifth wheel. The first time I used it the drip pan warped and it never sat in there right after that. It worked OK for a while but it was always very affected by even the slightest breeze and the temperature would be all over the place. After a few months it would start OK and then just go out for seemingly no reason. Several times I cleaned everything out and made sure the auger was moving but that didn't seem to help. One day I had finished cooking and turned the grill to shut down and a little later I looked outside and smoke was pouring out of the pellet box. Investigation revealed that the pellets inside the box were on fire! I went ahead and ordered a new auger motor (took me a couple of hours to install) and the grill worked great for a couple of times. Last weekend I had a bunch of friends over for ribs but, of course, as soon as everyone arrived the grill quit working and I had to finish everything in the oven. Its a good thing I had friends there because they helped me throw this grill on top of my scrap pile.

Great little grill. New to pellet grills, so practicing has been fun and flavorful. Cleanout system is great. If you want to change pellet flavors, just replace the cleanout cup with a clean bowl and run FEED. Takes a while, but works well. Very happy with the purchase.

It was ever thing i have come to expect from Campchief high quality easy to use and the food we have cooked while camping in are trailer out of this world

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I have now had this about a month and every weekend I have smoked something different on it. I love it, the ability to control the smoke the flavor the pellets give the food and how easy it is to clean. The best part is the ash cup very nice feature to not have to disassemble your grill just to remove the ash. The legs are a bit iffy but for being portable they will work.

Nice grill but it's heavy for a camping grill. Uses a lot of pellets. Weird to operate. Don't thing I'd buy another one.

I have a Woodwind WIFI 24 and I absolutely love it. We have an RV and was looking at the Pursuit. After the Gen 2 controllers came out and it was advertised that the Pursuit now came standard with it, I wanted to purchase it. After receiving the grill today and attempting to connect it to my phone, nothing happened. I then noticed subtle differences on the controllers and realized this Gen 2 controller doesn't have the features?!?!? It looks the same and was upgraded, but the WIFI and Bluetooth features were taken off? What sense does that make at all? SOOO if your looking to add the Pursuit to your collection and utilize the cooking features you're used to and love on your WIFI models than hold off getting this model.

I wanted the quality and flavor of a dual purpose pellet grill but didn't have the space as a city dweller. The Pursuit solved that problem: what an amazing grill! I was a novice to pellet grills but Camp Chef made things easy with this model. It does all the work for you. I have made ribs, smoked chicken, and look forward to more exotics like pizza and pies. I'm spending so much more time on my patio and eating whole fresh meats and veggies. I highly recommend this grill if you have limited space and want a high quality smoker/grill.

Runs too hot, built in probe temp is constantly lower then other probes. The heat dispersion/ drip pan warped second use and definitely has very notable hot spots. (CC did send a replacement easily though). My other main complaint is lack of ANY accessories! We are a small family and thought this would be big enough, but very limited on space. If you have the top shelf in, it's nearly impossible to do anything on the bottom- especially the back half. It smokes a heck of a lot better than it grills. Only get if you REALLY can't afford a bigger 24" model (they are quite a bit more expensive for those 4" though!)- I feel so SOL with this.

I've been doing a Boston butt on this thing and the grease does not drain it all . The Pan does not have enough slant on it in either direction to drain the grease and to drain it to the grease pot. So all my agrees keeps splattering up coming out the vent holes and on to my concrete. This is a terrible design. Very unhappy

I bought mine in June 2019, and as of Dec 1 have run more than 6 bags (120#) of pellets through it. Ribs, pork butts, sausage, meatloaf, meatballs, thick chops & steaks, prime rib, salmon, wings, beer-can and bricked chicken, kabobs ... Still doing research before tackling a brisket (thanks Franklin & Tom). The unit is easy to start & heats-up well. Maintains fairly consistent temperature. Develops great smoke ring & flavour (yes I'm Canadian). I rarely use the 'slide & sear' except when camping (I have other grills for high-heat searing). Lumberjack brand pellets leave very little ash. Cleaning is straighforward and should not be neglected: shopvac the dust out of the base + apply degreaser / brush all-around. The patio cover is good quality; I'm waiting for them to offer an insulating blanket for cold-weather cooking (please?). Others have commented on portability: Yes it is 100# and a little akward to fold-up etc. - but I say it's worth it vs alternatives - folks are always very happy to see it / enjoy the resulting food at a campsite / tailgater. No Regrets - I remain very very satisfied with my Campchef Pursuit.